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		<title>Concerns over Co-operative&apos;s banking health</title>
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		<title>Arriva takes lead position in Central and Eastern Europe</title>
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		<title>Design jobs lost as Prudhoe&apos;s Fuzzwire factory shuts</title>
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		<title>Landlord upbeat about UK market opportunities</title>
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		<title>Offshore vessels raise port&#8217;s renewable reputation</title>
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		<title>Guardian Marine Testing wins North East export trophy</title>
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		<title>Investment plans for Sunderland&apos;s Bridges shopping centre</title>
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		<title>Sage Group confirms Jonathan Howell as new non-executive director</title>
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		<title>John James Fenwick announces retirement from Fenwick Ltd</title>
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		<title>Lovell takes on two new recruits in the North East</title>
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		<title>North East jobless figure still a worry, say experts</title>
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		<title>Rising energy prices &apos;will threaten jobs&apos; in the North East</title>
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		<title>Ben Darcy launches Darcy&apos;s of Durham vehicle repair business</title>
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		<title>Izumi Products secures &#163;20,000 contract</title>
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		<title>Full steam ahead for Hitachi&apos;s train factory in County Durham</title>
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		<title>Shares rocket at e-Therapeutics after cancer drug trials</title>
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