May
2011
Articles from 26th May 2011
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Howard Webb inspires winning ways at Darlington Rugby Club
May 26 2011 | Business News
A WORLD class football referee has switched sports and inspired winning ways as a rugby club develops itself in a new field of business. Read
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Income up but profits sink at Brewin Dolphin
May 26 2011 | Business News
INVESTMENT manager Brewin Dolphin has posted a slump in profits despite seeing a rise in income. Read
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Handelsbanken open a new branch in Darlington
May 26 2011 | Business News
HANDELSBANKEN, named as the second strongest bank in the world, has opened a new branch in Darlington. Read
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Business leaders express concern over economy
May 26 2011 | Business News
BUSINESS leaders have expressed concern over the health of the economy after new figures highlighted a slump in investment and production. Read
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Union leaders hit out at timing of Tata axe
May 26 2011 | Business News
UNION leaders have criticised the timing of the Tata job cuts after the steel giant announced a huge rise in profits yesterday. Read
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Newcastle Science City lauded for innovation
May 26 2011 | Business News
NEWCASTLE Science City's work to create the North East’s next generation of innovative businesses will potentially contribute almost £63m to the region's economy by 2013. Read
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Jeremy Middleton moves into Geordie Shore house
May 26 2011 | Business News
LIKE thousands of others, entrepreneurs Jeremy Middleton tuned in for the much-hyped first episode of Geordie Shore. Read
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Northern Bear sells roofing firm The Roof Truss Company
May 26 2011 | Business News
BUILDING services group Northern Bear is selling one of its businesses back to its former owner. Read
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Thinking Digital conference gives a glimpse into the future
May 26 2011 | Business News
HUNDREDS of the region's most innovative digital businesses have come to Newcastle for the massive Thinking Digital conference which attracts some of the brightest minds in the world. Read
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Erin McKean speaks at Thinking Digital conference
May 26 2011 | Business News
SHE'S a published novelist and the former editor of the New Oxford American Dictionary. However, the passion that American "dictionary evangelist" Erin McKean has for words stretches far beyond the realms of paper. Read
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3,000 jobs could go as Focus DIY fails to find buyer
May 26 2011 | Business News
MORE than 3,000 retail workers, including 130 in the North East, are facing the axe after the administrator for Focus DIY failed to find a buyer for the collapsed business. Read
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Brewin Dolphin's income on the rise
May 26 2011 | Business News
STOCKBROKER Brewin Dolphin saw its profits rise 10% to £22.9mm and its funds under management grow to £25bn in the six months to the end of March. Read
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Tata Steel urged to secure future of UK workforce
May 26 2011 | Business News
UNION leaders have pressed steel giant Tata to guarantee the future of its UK workforce after the firm unveiled a massive increase in profits. Read
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Newcastle company Arnia lands £100,000 investment
May 26 2011 | Business News
SCIENTISTS Dr Huw Evans and his wife Sandra have spent years trying to interpret the buzzing coming out of beehives. Read
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Profits grow at property developer Terrace Hill Group
May 26 2011 | Business News
PROPERTY developer Terrace Hill Group has seen its profits grow in six months which has it moving ahead with its large North East portfolio. Read
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Second Amazon centre brings 900 Scottish jobs
May 26 2011 | Business News
ONLINE retailer Amazon is to create 900 jobs in the second major expansion of its Scottish operation this year. The firm will bring 500 permanent and 400 temporary positions to a new customer service centre in Edinburgh. Read
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Five-year recovery plan for ailing JJB
May 26 2011 | Business News
SPORTSWEAR retailer JJB has warned that its recovery could take up to five years as it produced more hefty losses in a year when it came close to collapse. Read
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Nationwide sees its profits grow by 30%
May 26 2011 | Business News
NATIONWIDE has said it grew profits by 30%, despite low interest rates and the impact of subdued savings and mortgage markets. Read
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Team Valley celebrates 75th anniversary
May 26 2011 | Business News
THE Jarrow March, the Berlin Olympics, the abdication crisis and the plans for the Team Valley Trading Estate may seem odd bedfellows but they all have one thing in common - they all happened 75 years ago. Read
