Comedy favourite Al Murray heads north on his national tour. But the aggressive, in-your-face Pub Landlord of TV fame is quaking at the thought, as Keith Newton reports.Read
Comedy is bigger than ever in the North East, with festivals and tours from top names. Much of this is down to the hard work and perserverance of two men. Keith Newton reports.Read
The world is a very different place from that which greeted the arrival of the National Skills Academy for the Process Industry in the North East just over 12 months ago. But while the global economy slows, the pace is gathering at its new headquarters.Read
A MONTH after The Journal joined forces with One North East to launch the Real Help for Businesses Now campaign, the number of firms calling for support and advice has increased markedly.Read
SUPPORTING the Tees Valley economy is at the core of Teesside University’s philosophy – and now the credit crunch is starting to bite, this role has never been more vital.Read
THE North-East's wealthiest millionaires have already proved that age is no barrier to entrepreneurship. Duncan Bannatyne started his first serious venture in his 20s, while call centre tycoon Chey Garland was a similar age when she established a debt collection agency in Middlesbrough... and just look at them now.Read
SANDY Anderson doesn't do awards. In fact, he's been successfully dodging them since the last time he was set up for an industry gong 14 years ago. Read
Political indecision and unfair competition have made the birth of the biofuels industry in the North East a difficult one. But with Europe steadfast in its pursuit of green goals and tough action this month on diesel dumping, the future is looking more certain.Read
WHEN news came through this month that Europe had at last heeded calls to hit the American biofuels industry where it hurt, there was an audible sound of relief in the control room of The Biofuels Corporation on Teesside.Read
JOSEPH Swan is well-known as the inventor of the electric light bulb, but his interests, expertise and influence spread far wider, into areas such as rechargeable batteries. Read
WALKING is set to play a bigger role in creating a healthier nation. Described by health experts as "almost perfect exercise", walking requires no equipment or expense and is the ideal way for most people to become more active.Read
THE opening of a new office in Tyneside recently by leading renewable energy company RES, and the announcement of their plans for a wind farm in Northumberland, are the latest evidence of the company’s commitment to renewables in the North East and of the economic, employment and environmental benefits they can bring. Read
WHATEVER your personal or scientific viewpoint on climate change, the need to preserve or alter our consumption of scarce natural resources is without question. Read
Mike Leakey is the Senior Reserve Manager at Natural England's Teesmouth National Nature Reserve. Passionate about the wildlife of the Tees, he explains why the area has a special place in his heart. Read
Bob Coxon, chairman of NEPIC, the North East Process Industry Cluster, discusses how the largest part of the North East economy is surviving the current recession.Read
