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Old Co-op has development potential

A POSSIBLE development opportunity is for sale in Wingate, County Durham. The property is set within an established and primarily residential location situated south east of Durham city with access to the A19. Read

Specialist agency spreads its empire further south

A NORTH East specialist business and property agency is celebrating a year of business growth by launching a nationwide expansion programme. Read

Strong bidding as newsagent changes hands

TAYLORS Newsforce in Shotton Colliery, near Peterlee, has been sold after 25 years of family ownership. Located on Cowley Street the two-storey mid-terrace property, features a two-bedroom flat and extensive storage space to the rear. Read

Defeated developer goes back to drawing board

DEVELOPER Banks Group walked away from its appeal against Durham City Council refusing permission for its £150m Mount Oswald Golf Course scheme – but promised to be back. Read

Top building awards launched

THE North East’s top competition for the construction and development industry is launched today – The Journal’s Landmark Awards. Read

Specialists expand nationwide

A NORTH EAST specialist business and property agency is launching a nationwide expansion programme after a year of substantial growth. Read

Guest house offering a variety of possibilities

THIS thriving guest house is located in the heart of the pretty rural Northumberland village of Otterburn. Butterchurn Guest House on Main Street offers potential for further growth. Read

Village pub with lots of potential

REGULARS at a popular Northumberland pub will soon be seeing a new face pulling pints behind the bar. Read

Paving a way for jobs at marina

A VITAL land deal has been struck between development company Jomast, the HMS Trincomalee Trust and Hartlepool Council to pave the way for a £30m project at Hartlepool Marina which is expected to create hundreds of jobs. Read

Quality is the watchword at Preston Farm

A HAT trick of deals is being celebrated by agents handling the Halegrove Court development near Stockton. The high quality 30,000sqft scheme overlooking the Tees Gorge at Preston Farm is about to welcome its three occupiers. Read

International firm snaps up offices

CONSTRUCTION and property consultancy Cyril Sweett is opening a new North East office in the middle of Newcastle. Read

Industrial unit snapped up for £2.3m

AN INDUSTRIAL unit on the Team Valley Trading Estate in Gateshead has been sold for £2.3m. Read

Hospital on moor goes on market

A PROMINENT Victorian hospital on the edge of Newcastle’s Town Moor has been put up for sale by the NHS with potential uses including a hotel and business premises. Read

North confident as others worry

DEMAND for commercial property in the North East has remained steady, or even increased in some sectors, despite national research showing the fastest decline for six years. Read

Slice of future up for sale at £6.25m

A MAJOR industrial site on the edge of Chester-le-Street has been put on the market with a price tag of £6.25m. Read

City Campus takes top awards

THE best new buildings in the North East have been celebrated at an awards ceremony hosted by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors at Newcastle Civic Centre. Read

£85m hotels buyout

BUDGET hotel chain Travelodge has snapped up a North Tyneside property as one of six Menzies Hotels bought in one £85m deal. Read

No date for H&M new store opening

THE opening of a new H&M store at the top of Grey Street in Newcastle still has no definite date some four months after the retailer revealed it was taking over the former Waterstone’s store. Read

Venture with scope to grow in busy spot

LIMANI pub and restaurant in South Shields is for sale. Read

The housing debate

NEWS last week from the Halifax that house prices fell by 2.5% in March was hardly disastrous and certainly not unexpected, but it was the debate which followed it that I found really interesting. Read