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Anarchy Brew Co seeking sponsors for festival

BREWERS are hoping to create a lasting legacy for their Northumberland town with a new national music and beer festivaRead

Funding to renovate Newcastle pharmacy

PHARMACISTS are set to offer a range of new services to a North East suburb, with the help of £600,000 in funding from Santander.Read

COLUMN: Neil Warwick - Bank of England optimistic

ON June 12, Service Network hosted an event at Bond Dickinson’s offices on the Quayside where talks were given on the Bank of England’s update for the economy and the new EU Structural Funding Programme for 2014-2020.Read

Solar Solve Marine gets a new window on the world

A COMPANY that makes anti-glare windows for ships has won orders from two Japanese shipbuilders.Read

COLUMN: Jen Smurthwaite - Clarity needed for tenants

A RECENT High Court decision in Marks & Spencer plc (M&S) v BNP Paribas (April 17, 2013) may come as a surprise to tenants looking to exercise break rights that fall in the middle of a rent quarter.Read

Revolution Motorstore's anniversary race car sets record lap time

A RACE car built by a motorstore in Gateshead has become the fastest Impreza around the Nürburgring in Germany.Read

COLUMN: James Wilders - Club shown red card for shareholder’s comments

IN ORDER to bring a successful discrimination claim in the EU, a claimant has to establish a ‘prima facie’ case of discrimination to prove their employer discriminated against them. The employer must then persuade the tribunal there is a non-discriminatory reason for the treatment. In a recent case in Romania the concept of the burden of proof in discrimination claims was put under the spotlight.Read

Gateshead woman launches The Designer Cake Company

BUSINESS is proving a piece of cake for a former marketing manager now cooking up success with her new bakery.Read

Thomas Swan firm invests in new CRM technology

A CONSETT chemical manufacturer has developed ground-breaking software to help it interact better with customers globally.Read

Peter Weldon & Co launch new IT upgrade

A NORTHUMBERLAND-based accountancy practice has overhauled its operating systems with a £30,000 IT investment.Read

MJF Cleaning Services set to double workforce after landing new contracts

A CLEANING company is to almost double its workforce after landing a number of new contracts in the North East and beyond.Read

North East businesses tapping in to scheme

A NORTH East-based lender has seen a huge increase in demand for an innovative product designed to help regional SMEs take advantage of new business opportunities.Read

COLUMN: Neil Warwick - EU played vital role in scandal

IT IS over four months since the horsemeat scandal broke in the UK, initially in Ireland and then extending throughout the EU.Read

Etyres north east 'thrilled' with fleet contract

A MOBILE tyre-fitting firm has motored ahead with its expansion plans to win a multi-million pound manufacturing deal.Read

Kelburn recruitment firm taking on new staff in Newcastle

A RECRUITMENT consultancy in Newcastle is creating jobs and plans to double its £2m turnover next year.Read

COLUMN: Neil Warwick - Unrestricted access to EU market vital for UK

THE recent local elections and by-elections have thrown up the issue of how unpopular the UK's membership of the European Union is.Read

Defra Secretary tells farmers to stop relying on subsidies

FARMERS should stop relying on subsidies but instead look at how they can better provide products that the public will buy.Read

Orcuma hails North East as best place to start a hi-tech business

SOFTWARE specialists Orcuma have hailed the North East as the best place in the UK to start a hi-tech business after winning two sizeable contracts in their first year of trading.Read