Feb
2010
Articles from 25th Feb 2010
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Alun has all the bases covered!
Feb 25 2010 | Business News
A STOCKTON sign company’s lighting column innovation is being snapped up by councils. Read
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Teesport company CAT UK revs up rates fight
Feb 25 2010 | Business News
CAT UK, the Teesport company caught up in a protracted row over retrospective business rates that have cost hundreds of jobs and sent port-based firms elsewhere into liquidation, has lodged its own appeal with the valuation office. Read
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Green motor sites on way to Tees Valley
Feb 25 2010 | Business News
A SUCCESSFUL rallying call for North-east businesses to invest in electric vehicle infrastructure will see hundreds of charge points installed in the Tees Valley over the next three years. Read
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New Ryanair service set to bring influx of tourists to region
Feb 25 2010 | Business News
A LOW-COST airline says it is giving the North East a £7m boost by launching flights to Norway. Read
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Scrappage drives North East firm Vertu Motors ahead
Feb 25 2010 | Business News
NEWCASTLE motor group Vertu is gearing up to reveal bumper profits thanks to the success of the scrappage scheme. Read
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Northern Rock sale closer as safety net removed
Feb 25 2010 | Business News
THE sale of Northern Rock by the Government has come a step closer after the lender confirmed that savers would no longer be protected by the Government’s 100% guarantee. Read
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North East gets go-ahead for network of electric car charge points
Feb 25 2010 | Business News
A NETWORK of hundreds of charging points for electric cars will be created in the North East thanks to the region winning millions of pounds of Government cash. Read
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Customer takes over Team Valley shop Cyber Aquatics
Feb 25 2010 | Business News
A FORMER customer who panicked when his favourite shop closed down has taken over the business and is getting in the swim thanks to help from local people. Read
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Director of UK Commercial Cleaning rewarded for 'outstanding vision'
Feb 25 2010 | Business News
AN ENTREPRENEUR from Tyneside who turned his £300 window cleaning round into a multi-million pound national business was last night named the top young director in the region. Read
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Corus in £250m carbon credits wrangle
Feb 25 2010 | Business News
STEELMAKER Corus looks set to receive at least £250m in carbon credits over the next three years - despite mothballing its Teesside steel plant. Read
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown hits out at Corus
Feb 25 2010 | Business News
AN angry Gordon Brown appears to have attacked Corus for mothballing its Teesside steel works. Read
