North East Vision Summer 2007

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Boss aims for gold standard

The man who led one of the North-East's biggest media companies has become the first boss of a big new organisation which helps the region's small businesses. Alistair Gilmour met Alastair MacColl. Read

How football success is helping city reach its goal

Sunderland FC's revival under the inspired leadership of Irish footballing duo Roy Keane and Niall Quinn could have implications for the city's regeneration. Nigel Stirling looks at the commercial fallout from the club's on-field success. Read

Onedin charts its course for future development

A project to enhance and market some of the region's most exciting development opportunities has been launched. ONEDIN (One NorthEast Development Initiative) will improve One NorthEast's current portfolio of business development sites by establishing a property regeneration partnership (PRP) to manage and develop its regional land holdings. Read

Lenny gives new estate a very firm foundation

Two very different projects are the focus of this quarter's regeneration feature. Sarah Judd reports. Read

Out of a great past, an inspiration for the future

Mummies from ancient Egypt, a life-size dinosaur, a six-foot tuna and an enormous bison. These are just some of the fascinating artefacts which will share a home in a new £26m museum in Newcastle. Read

Moving into pastures new with property investments

South Tyneside has been the poor relation to more established industrial and office locations in the region like Gateshead's Team Valley. But planning roadblocks have forced developers to look eastwards for new opportunities, writes Nigel Stirling. Read

From Chaplin to stand-up

Theatre-goers will be treated to a fabulous season of shows and celebratory events as Darlington Civic Theatre marks its centenary year. Marie Turbill reports. Read

International stars played there

Darlington Civic Theatre first opened its doors on September 2, 1907. It was then called the New Hippodrome and Palace of Varieties and was run by managing director Rino Pepi. Read

Count-down to stubbing out a big health risk

On July 1 smoking will be banned from virtually all workplaces and substantially enclosed public areas in England. What effects will this new law have on businesses and their employees and what do employers need to do before the impending deadline? Sarah Dale reports. Read

Towering presence in recycling

Recycling rubbish, reducing carbon dioxide emissions and reducing the use of landfill sites has become a priority in a more environmentally-conscious world. James Barton looks at a new bio-processing plant successfully addressing all three of these issues. Read

Wellstream lets its success flow

A manufacturer has been crowned the cream of the North-East's commercial crop. Oil and gas pipeline maker Wellstream International, of Newcastle, scooped the Company of the Year title at the NorthEast Business Awards, which are organised by The Journal and the Evening Gazette. Read