Jul 08 2010 | Business News
The Bank of England has put safeguarding the fragile economic recovery ahead of fears of rising as it left interest rates on hold at a record low of 0.5%. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
APPLICATIONS have opened for the inaugural Ashok Kumar fellowship to promote better understanding of the chemical industry among politicians and civil servants. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
A STOKESLEY manufacturer is going for growth again after shedding almost half its workforce and a third of its revenues during the recession. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
SOARING demand for solar roof panels is being frustrated by a lack of supplies and slowing a scheme to provide the technology for free on Teesside. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
THE boss of Corus Teesside Cast Products (TCP) at Redcar is to give up day-to-day responsibility for the plant. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
AN EVENTS management team made up of Year 13 students has scooped top prize in the first business competition run between Berwick High School and the town’s WorkSpace incubator. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
A BAR and restaurant operator has revealed expansion plans including the launch of a string of coffee shops and the opening of a gastropub built on the ruins of a Northumberland castle. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
BUILDING services group Northern Bear says it has a significant order book, a healthy pipeline of work and is pleased with its "strong performance" in a difficult market. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
THE brightest and best businesses run by women in the North East are being urged to enter the region's top awards for female entrepreneurs. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
MORE than four in 10 North East businesses are optimistic about their growth within the next year, according to a new survey. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
DEVELOPMENT and ship-breaking company Able UK has unveiled plans to construct a £400m centre for renewable energy on the bank of the Humber. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
MARKS & Spencer's new boss Marc Bolland said he was braced for tougher times as he delivered better-than-expected sales in his inaugural update. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
TALK of another takeover tilt at Sainsbury's by its Qatari investors pushed shares in the supermarket to a two-month high yesterday. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
THE UK's biggest cash and carry chain has put its supermarket rivals in the shade by reporting another strong quarter of sales growth. Read
Jul 08 2010 | Business News
BP'S name may be black in political circles, but what does the Gulf of Mexico disaster mean for the oil and gas industry? John Hill talks to key figures in the region's industry in the North East. Read