North East Vision Autumn 2007

Gap in market for urban space Sep 24 2007

A CONFERENCE on public space has raised questions of how we can use our area to its full potential. Read

Firm has innovation and tradition off to a T Sep 24 2007

RENOWNED tea company Ringtons, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, is looking back to the future as it draws on its proud history to push ahead as a dynamic North-East business.Read

Digging deep to keep firms on top of their game Sep 24 2007

Tens of millions of pounds are being invested by two very different North-East companies as Helen Logan and Mike Morgan discovered.Read

Muckle LLP reaches charity milestone with latest donation Sep 24 2007

YOUNGSTERS in Sunderland can get out into the countryside on their bikes, thanks to a milestone donation from commercial law firm Muckle LLP.Read

All change in local government Sep 24 2007

THOSE of us who live in Northumberland or County Durham will be subject to new local authorities within two years.Read

Lorna brings planning skills to growing public sector team Sep 24 2007

FOLLOWING Alan Grisedale’s appointment at Muckle LLP as head of the firm’s public sector practice, the team continues to expand with another key appointment.Read

Rekindling the spirit of enterprise Sep 24 2007

IT HAS been several years in the making, but at last the Institute of Digital Innovation – known by its IDI acronym – has arrived.Read

Digital way to help construction industry Sep 24 2007

IT HAS always been difficult for architects, engineers and project managers to predict each stage of the construction of new homes or offices.Read

Higher engineering skills: the challenge for the North-East Sep 24 2007

OF all the challenges North-East manufacturing and engineering companies face the recruitment and retention of higher skilled engineers is the most pressing.Read

Tornado team steams into future with new locomotive Sep 24 2007

PICTURE the scene. You are standing at Darlington railway station when a shiny new, yet old-fashioned steam train whisks along the platform, transporting you back to 1940s Great Britain.Read

Taking a major role in software development Sep 24 2007

MEANWHILE over on Wearside, another key science and technology project was getting under way.Read

Ideas for garden centre just keep on growing and growing Sep 24 2007

THE founder of nursery Plants R Ross is to spend £750,000 creating a garden centre and rural retail park in plans that have tripled in size in the last 12 monthsRead

Our future - it's in our hands Sep 24 2007

A CAMPAIGN has been launched which will have a major impact on the way people think, feel and act towards learning and skills. The Skills Campaign, which will run for at least three years, encompasses every aspect of learning.Read

Investing in a mature market Sep 24 2007

THE world’s population is ageing rapidly, and in the UK alone there are 19 million people over the age of 50, accounting for 32% of the population.Read

Creative links lead to pupil skills success Sep 24 2007

The creative industry is helping school pupils to develop new skills to lead them to success in the employment market. Joanna Desira spoke to Creative Partnerships Tees Valley to find out more.Read

A new era for constructing excellence in built environment Sep 24 2007

Constructing Excellence in the North-East is building a brighter future for the industry. One of the significant changes driving Constructing Excellence forward is the appointment of a new regional chairman, David Wood.Read

Making passionate places Sep 24 2007

THE construction industry in the North-East has experienced dynamic growth in the past decade, out-performing other regions and being transformed.Read

Engineering the future Sep 24 2007

LORNE Stewart Plc prides itself on being one of UK’s leading multi discipline building services providers.Read

Homes which older people deserve Sep 24 2007

WHILE politicians all over the country wrestle with the issue of providing affordable homes for families there is a danger that the needs of our ageing population may be overlooked.Read

Homes for the future: more affordable, more sustainable Sep 24 2007

UNLESS we act now, by 2026 first time home buyers will find average house prices are 10 times their salary. This could lead to real social inequality and injustice.” This was the view of Housing Minister Yvette Cooper on launching the Government’s Housing Green Paper last July.Read