May
2010
Articles from 19th May 2010
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Newcastle Building Society set to axe 126 jobs
May 19 2010 | Business News
NEWCASTLE Building Society is to make 126 redundancies and close four branches as part of its reorganisation plan. Read
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Tees Valley haulage boss named Director of the Year
May 19 2010 | Business News
A FEMALE Tees Valley haulage boss has been named Director of the Year in the MAN everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards - a day before celebrating her golden wedding anniversary. Read
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Nexen Buzzard oil platform completed
May 19 2010 | Business News
HARTLEPOOL engineering giant Heerema has completed work on a major North Sea oilfield contract. Read
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Small businesses started with help from fund
May 19 2010 | Business News
AROUND 50 new small businesses - half of them set up by Corus workers and others who lost their jobs when the firm mothballed its slab steel works at Redcar - have been started with help from the company’s investment arm. Read
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Garlands staff in job boost from Infoserve
May 19 2010 | Business News
A GROWING e-marketing firm is hoping to recruit some of the 1,000-plus Garlands call centre workers who lost their jobs this week. Read
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Electric vehicle trial could help shape growth industry
May 19 2010 | Business News
TEESSIDE’S first electric vehicle trial could help shape a “critical” growth industry for the North-east, bosses say. Read
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Tees Valley call centre cash vow
May 19 2010 | Business News
REGIONAL development agency ONE North East is to make a major new investment in a call centre in the Tees Valley. Read
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CBI calls for public sector pay bill standstill
May 19 2010 | Business News
BUSINESS leaders have called for an immediate freeze in the public sector pay bill under moves to control public finances. Read
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Newcastle University Business School's seal of approval
May 19 2010 | Business News
THE GROWTH of Newcastle University Business School has been backed with the awarding of a series of prestigious hallmarks of quality. Read
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Your firm Going for Growth? We want to hear about it
May 19 2010 | Business News
AS the UK emerges from one of the toughest recessions in history and with public sector spending cuts looming large, it will be incumbent on the private sector to drive the country’s growth over the coming years. Read
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Firms lured to the North East by business growth fund
May 19 2010 | Business News
HUNDREDS of jobs could be created in the North East as firms from across the country are being lured to the region by a pioneering new business growth fund. Read
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Staying strong
May 19 2010 | Business News
THE loss of more than 1,000 jobs with the collapse of Teesside call centre giant Garlands is not the beginning of the end of the sector in the North-east where it keeps as many as 62,000 people employed. Read
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Asda sales fall amid 'tough times'
May 19 2010 | Business News
SUPERMARKET Asda has posted its first sales fall in four years and warned that conditions would “remain tough for some time”. Read
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British Land looking positive after return to profit
May 19 2010 | Business News
BRITISH Land is looking positive after recovering property markets helped it pull back into the black. Read
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Ex-RBS boss banned from holding top City jobs
May 19 2010 | Business News
THE former boss of Royal Bank of Scotland’s investment banking business has been banned from ever holding a senior role in the City again. Read
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Vodafone tops expectations
May 19 2010 | Business News
MOBILE phone giant Vodafone has revealed that it has exceeded targets for the year after growth in data and broadband usage helped annual profits hit £8.7bn. Read
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Jobs saved as catering butcher acquires rival
May 19 2010 | Business News
A COUNTY Durham catering butcher has doubled in size after snapping up a rival firm which went into administration late last week. Read
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Business needs to stand up for itself in the North East
May 19 2010 | Business News
BUSINESSES have to fight for success without stopping to wait for help from the new government. Read
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Hall of Fame honour for travel boss John Hays
May 19 2010 | Business News
THE boss of an independent North East travel agency has joined some of the sector's biggest names by being inducted into the British Travel & Hospitality Industry Hall of Fame. Read
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Conference exploring benefits of social media
May 19 2010 | Business News
THE art of tweeting is breaking new barriers with a special conference in Gateshead today set to explore social media in the public sector. Read
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North Shields based Ladhar Group secures bank deals
May 19 2010 | Business News
FAST-GROWING Tyneside pubs and healthcare group Ladhar has secured £25m to continue with its rapid expansion. Read
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Budding internet trade for Yarm florist
May 19 2010 | Business News
AWARD-WINNING North East florist Diana Kaye hopes to add a bespoke flower ordering service to her website within the next month. Read
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New Skills Consulting takes on graduate Lucie Edwards
May 19 2010 | Business News
A BUSINESS which concentrates on boosting graduate recruitment is practising what it preaches by taking on its own. Read
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Mervyn King unconcerned at inflation above target
May 19 2010 | Business News
INFLATION is likely to fall back to its 2% target "within a year" after the cost of living hit a 17-month high of 3.7% in April, according to Bank of Read
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Great Britain's the new abroad
May 19 2010 | Business News
NORTH East tourism business are poised to both reap the rewards - and feel the pinch - this summer as the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud and potential industrial action by BA cabin crew threaten flights in and out of the UK. Karen Dent reports. Read
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Longbenton MS sufferer sets up arts and crafts business
May 19 2010 | Business News
A MULTIPLE sclerosis (MS) sufferer has turned her life around after leaving her job and after setting up her own business and transforming into an arts and crafts guru. Read
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How did Garlands success story go wrong?
May 19 2010 | Business News
WHILE times are tough for some North East call centre operators the region is still a hub for the UK call centre industry. Peter McCusker reports. Read
