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NECC leads way as apprenticeships increase

FIGURES released by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills show a huge rise in regional apprenticeships over the past year.Read

John Crummie

DFDS Seaways route hits a record high

THE North East's growing popularity as a tourist attraction has seen the number of passengers using DFDS Seaways' Newcastle to Amsterdam ferry route hit a record high for the third year running.Read

OpSec Security issues profits warning

BANKNOTE printer and anti-counterfeiting equipment maker OpSec Security has warned that 2011/12 profits will be well below last year’s level.Read

Teesside Petroplus oil workers wait for news

WORKERS at the Petroplus oil storage site on Teesside, which went into administration last week, are hoping finance can be secured so it can continue operating.Read

Cramlington wood-burning boiler firm wins funds boost

A WOOD-BURNING boiler firm is looking to a bright future after winning a £150,000 investment and a boost from new Government subsidies.Read

VIDEO: Former RBS boss Fred Goodwin stripped of knighthood

DAVID Cameron last night hailed the decision to complete Fred Goodwin's disgrace by removing his knighthood.Read

Centaur Corporate Holdings under investigation by authorities

GAMBLING authorities are believed to be probing a North East sports betting firm that collapsed owing investors £1.6m.Read

North East celebrates apprentice success

APPRENTICESHIPS in the North East have nearly doubled in the last two years, according to new research.Read

N8 Research Partnership launch Industry Innovation Forum

UNIVERSITIES minister David Willetts has officially launched a forum to boost collaboration between industry and university researchers.Read

Filtronics establishes stronger foothold in American market

ELECTRONICS company Filtronic has launched new products and secured more customers as it establishes a stronger foothold in the lucrative US market.Read

North East festive season spending was nothing to celebrate

IT WAS never going to be the merriest of Christmases for retailers. Britons had seen their disposable income fall for the last two years and even the most festive shoppers have learned to keep their high spirits on a tight leash when it comes to spending over four years of economic gloom.Read

Consumer appetite for borrowing stays low

CONSUMERS cut their debts at the fastest rate in two decades during December amid signs they dipped into savings to pay for Christmas.Read

UK shoppers buying less

THE boom in internet shopping failed to stop online grocer Ocado slipping back into the red despite growth in new customer numbers.Read

Santander's profits plunge

BANKING group Santander has revealed a 40% drop in UK profits, but hailed its success in increasing support to small and medium-sized firms.Read

SSI flag flying at the Redcar steelworks

Blast furnace stoves lit at Redcar's SSI steel plant

BOSSES at the SSI steel plant in Redcar say the 'finishing line is now in sight' after four massive stoves were lit in preparation for restarting the blast furnace.Read

New social media contracts boost for Fifteen Digital

ONLINE marketing firm Fifteen Digital has landed several new clients in the hospitality sector after launching a new social media training and support service.Read

MC Ware punches well above its weight

FAST-GROWING MC Ware Group has more than doubled turnover following a string of lucrative contract wins.Read

Slaters Electricals finishes work on SSI plant

A NORTH-EAST electrical engineering firm has finished installing the vital power distribution plant needed to power the rebuild of the blast furnace at the SSI site.Read

Latimer Hinks Solicitors staff celebrate success

NATALIE Palmer and Gillian Ibbotson of the Private Client Team at Latimer Hinks Solicitors in Darlington are celebrating their success after passing their Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) examinations.Read

Niven Architects appoints new associate

AN architectural technician has been appointed an associate of one the region’s leading practices.Read