FORMER Northern Rock chief executive Gary Hoffman has held talks with The Co-operative Group ahead of its acquisition of 632 former Lloyds branches, it was reported yesterday.Read
THE level of office take-up in Newcastle has risen to levels not seen since the recession and industry specialists believe a recovery is beginning.Read
North East companies are supporting a Government drive to retain skilled engineers in sectors which are key to the nation’s future prosperity. Karen Dent reports.Read
INVESTMENTS from the North East taxpayer-backed venture capital funds are continuing to be made despite the uncertainty surrounding the future ownership of the two major regional fund managers.Read
EFFORTS to boost Newcastle's early evening economy have netted an extra £53.1m of business in just six months and helped city centre traders to buck the national trend.Read
PUBLIC transport giant Go-Ahead is reaping the rewards of high fuel prices, which are pushing people out of their cars and on to its buses and trains.Read
SO you’re sitting down on your sofa, not doing much. All of a sudden, your phone charges you with a quest that may win you a few points, or maybe even some prizes.Read
HUNDREDS of John Lewis staff in the North East have landed a bonus windfall worth two months' pay as the retailer defied the high street spending slump.Read
THE Newcastle-based corporate broking arm of wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin is to be sold to its senior staff and Spanish financial firm N+1.Read
STOCKBROKER Brewin Dolphin's corporate advisory and broking division is linking up with investment banking and asset management group N+1 to form a new company called N+1 Brewin.Read
NEWCASTLE University's Business School has been selected to lead a £2m groundbreaking study into health and social care provision for the UK's ageing population.Read
PROPERTY firm Buccleuch is to resurrect plans for a speculative Newcastle office scheme although this time around the scheme leaves no room for the reconstruction of a 190-year-old Presbyterian chapel brought down by the snow.Read
LEADING North East commercial law firm Muckle LLP is helping a local company feed its ambitious growth plans by securing thousands of pounds of overseas investment for the firm.Read
PLANS for a boutique hotel in Newcastle city centre appear to have collapsed after the company which owned the 200-year-old building went into administration and the new owners lodged plans to convert it into flats.Read
NEWCASTLE commercial law firm Muckle has turned the corner, with profits coming back strongly after a difficult recession which hit revenues and the bottom line.Read
NEWCASTLE commercial law firm Muckle has turned the corner, with profits coming back strongly after a difficult recession which hit revenues and the bottom line.Read
SINCE being launched in late October, late-night shopping in Newcastle city centre has been an enormous success and allowed shoppers to get a head start on their festive shopping.Read
RESIDENTIAL landlord Grainger remains cautious about the prospects for growth in the housing market, despite reducing its pre-tax losses by nearly £150m in the last year.Read
MOVES by Spain’s Santander to float its Abbey and Alliance & Leicester UK banking division are unlikely to take place this year and may be scrapped altogether, according to reports.Read
LEADING North East commercial law firm Muckle LLP has helped regional charity Mental Health North East (MHNE) to become an independent organisation and provided advice on how it can benefit from commercial opportunities in the current economic climate.Read
BUSINESS Improvement District (BID) Company NE1 has created 20 jobs in Newcastle City Centre after hiring new recruits to its team of Street Rangers.Read
FAST growing car dealership group Vertu is continuing to keep its eyes open for potential takeover targets as it drives head with its expansion plans.Read
A TRIO of third-year Newcastle University Business School students will represent the UK at the finals of L'Oreal's international brand manager challenge later this month.Read
LEADING North East commercial law firm Muckle LLP has provided legal advice on a private equity investment into a specials pharmaceutical company based in Surrey, having gained significant experience in the sector in the North East.Read
ONCE found in back gardens all over the North East, hens are enjoying a 21st Century renaissance. Poultry keeping has been popularised by celebrities such as Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall and now even a national chain of garden centres is selling laying hens alongside the plants and lawnmowers.Read
INVESTMENT firm Brewin Dolphin has taken on an experienced financial planner to head up a new division which will broaden the range of advice it can offer.Read
FARMLAND prices are rising across much of the UK as investors look for somewhere safe to put their money but the trend has not reached the North East.Read
COMMERCIAL law firm Muckle has been appointed onto a panel of experts to provide legal advice to eleven NHS Trusts and Primary Care Trusts across the region.Read
SHOPPERS on Newcastle’s busy Northumberland Street are being entertained this Christmas thanks to business improvement district management company Newcastle NE1.Read
THE vast majority of companies in the North East are believed to be losing out on vital contracts within the public sector because of over-complicated applications and a lack of cohesion between councils.Read
BUILDER Barratt Developments has provided further signs of hope for the region's beleaguered housebuilding sector after becoming the latest firm to announce improved stability and increased reservations.Read
MOTOR dealer Vertu is expecting to announce another acquisition within months as it continues to defy the downturn and drives ahead with expansion plans.Read
COMMERCIAL law firm Muckle has worked with The Archbishop of York in drafting the constitution for his new Youth Trust, as well as registering it with the Charity Commission.Read
LEADING North East commercial law firm, Muckle LLP is offering reassurance to businesses looking to unravel the complex area of employment legislation in the current marketplace.Read
A CAMPAIGN hoped to breathe new life into Newcastle and its businesses was launched yesterday with the backing of entrepreneurs, shop owners and even a rock star.Read