Aug
2010
Articles from 11th Aug 2010
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Economic recovery will not be smooth, warns Mervyn King
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
Bank of England governor Mervyn King has warned of ``a choppy recovery" for the UK economy today as he braced households for slower growth and stickier than expected inflation. Read
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Teesside fall in unemployment gathers pace
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
THE FALL in the number of people out of work across Teesside has gathered pace, official figures out today have shown. Read
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Balfour Beatty clinch multi-million pound double contract
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
INFRASTRUCTURE giant Balfour Beatty has clinched a multi-million pound double contract win as it reported strong half-year results this morning. Read
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Innovation Centre to be extended to meet need for office space
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
WORK is under way to double the size of a Teesside business centre, in a £4.7m boost for start-ups in the wake of the Corus Teesside Cast Products closure. Read
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Businesses tally up success of Tall Ships
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
Early estimates suggest a predicted £16m economic boost locally and £50m for the wider economy from the historic event was accurate, with some companies reporting two months’ takings in a few days. Read
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Grainger trading well in slowing housing market
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
PROPERTY giant Grainger says it is trading well even though the bounce back in the housing market is starting to slow again. Read
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BE-NE event will get your business fighting fit
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
AN EVENT is being held to help North East businesses grow despite the challenges of the battered UK economy. Read
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Newcastle salon is first to roll out secret styling tool
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
A HAIRDRESSER has been helping North East women make their hair look like Cheryl Cole's by testing out a "revolutionary" new heated rolling system which has just been launched across the UK. Read
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Profits plummet at GrowHow UK Limited
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
SALES at a Billingham chemicals plant have plummeted as a result of increased competition from overseas and a temporary closure of the plant last year. Read
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Commercial focus on North East biotechnology
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
A TOP academic has been appointed to put a fresh commercial focus on biotechnology innovations in the North East. Read
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Teesside woman launches successful bakery business
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
A YOUNG business woman is cooking up success with a bakery business which is winning corporate clients. Read
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New North Shields law firm hopes to expand
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
A NEW law firm, which is the first in the region and one of the first in the UK to bring together barristers and solicitors together under one roof, has created 15 jobs and already has plans for further expansion. Read
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Funds flow in for eco energy inventor test
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
AN inventor who has discovered an ingenious way of harnessing tidal energy has received more than £600,000 of investment to test a device that is hoped to one day provide power for millions of homes. Read
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Mervyn King casts doubt on UK's recovery
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
THE Bank of England will highlight fresh doubts over the UK's fightback from recession today, with forecasts of slowing growth and a spike in the cost of living. Read
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TV deal would see chef Gordon Ramsay collect millions
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
CELEBRITY chef Gordon Ramsay is in line for a multimillion-pound windfall as part of a deal to sell the company behind many of his hit TV shows. Read
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Trade figures ease worries over economy
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
UPBEAT trade figures have allayed worries over the UK economy after the country cut its global goods deficit to a lower than expected £7.4bn in June. Read
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Hotel firm plans 3,000 jobs in UK
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
HOLIDAY Inn firm Intercontinental Hotels Group has set out plans to create 3,000 jobs in the UK, as it reported a 22% hike in half-year profits. Read
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Cheap holiday deals after sun and sport
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
THOMSON Holidays owner TUI Travel has been left with more cheap deals to sell after would-be sunseekers sat on their hands amid nerves over post-election tax hikes, decent summer weather and the World Cup. Read
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Guidepost dentist's appointment with 1000-mile journey
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
DENTIST Richard Fretwell is asking people to open their purses and wallets as wide as they can to help him to raise £10,000 for the Tiny Lives charity. Read
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Report shows North East is most inventive region
Aug 11 2010 | Business News
A NEW report shows that the North East is the most inventive region in the country. Christopher Knox asks why the region is producing so many new business ideas and talks to some promising inventors. Read
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Acorn Dairy celebrate seven millionth glass bottle delivery
Aug 11 2010 | Evening Gazette Business News
A SUPER-GREEN organic dairy is celebrating its seven millionth glass bottle delivery in a decade of production. Read
