An event which demystifies intellectual property (IP) and illustrates the potential positive and negative impact it has on businesses, is coming to the region next week.
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YOUNG audiences are in for a treat when The Princess and the Pea comes to Middlesbrough Town Hall on Saturday, November 15.
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IN response to today’s news that a new transport body could be created to develop a high speed rail strategy for the North, NECC Policy and Research Manager, Mark Stephenson, said:
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A STRATEGY to develop a firm foundation for job creation and support in Middlesbrough will be considered by the town’s Mayor Ray Mallon next week.
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THE Mayor of Stockton is promising to make the Christmas wish of a secret Stockton embroiderer come true.
Earlier this week a beautiful embroidery was found hanging on the door of Stockton Town Hall asking whether Stockton will “get a proper tree this Christmas?”
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NORTHUMBRIA University, Newcastle is playing a central role in a four-week long international, virtual festival curated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, which started on 20th October and runs through to 14th November 2014.
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A North East business fund manager is expanding its services across the region to enable more small, growing companies to access finance.
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MIDDLESBROUGH’S elected Mayor Ray Mallon will lay the first poppy on the Field of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough at 10.40am on Thursday, November 6.
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An octogenarian community campaigner has led a roll-call of everyday heroes from across the North East at a gala presentation evening held in their honour in front of around 200 people at the Great North Museum .
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THERE’S free fun on two wheels in store for the whole family throughout half term week.
Middlesbrough Environment City’s One Planet Middlesbrough project and Bike Academy are running family Learn to Ride sessions to encourage families to get on their bikes.
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People are being urged to take extra care on the roads from this weekend as the number of accidents looks set to rise after the clocks go back. Road Safety GB North East warned there was usually an increase in the number of motorists and pedestrians hurt and killed in the two weeks following the start of the dark nights.
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LOCAL businesses are being urged to boost their green credentials, become more efficient and save money. The programme – hosted by North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) and funded by the European Regional Development Fund – has been helping companies across the region Grow Greener for over two years. The programme has already supported more than 110 companies in the North East area and annual savings have been identified in the region of £1.8 million and 5,400 tonnes of CO2 and many Middlesbrough companies are already involved Middlesbrough Council’s Economic Development team has backed the free initiative from the...
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STUDENTS, academics, local business people, and representatives from the public and third sectors joined forces in Newcastle last week to share ideas and devise solutions for how to stimulate economic growth in the North. Northern Futures, which was launched by the Deputy Prime Minister in August, is a new Government initiative designed to explore opportunities for development in the region; and last Thursday’s event, facilitated by Northumbria University, Newcastle, provided the perfect forum for people from different sectors to offer up ideas and proposals for change. The diverse group of attendees – who ranged from Masters students and RSA...
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Teenager Kurtis Millward has discovered the recipe for success after landing a job as an apprentice butcher at well-known retailer Newboulds. The 18-year-old is doing so well in his Apprenticeship training, in partnership with Redcar & Cleveland College, he has been made Acting Manager at the company’s Wellington Square branch in Stockton and is even behind a rise in takings. Kurtis, from Elmtree in Stockton, said he never imagined he would work as a butcher. However, after completing a car mechanics course and several other training schemes, he was struggling to find work and jumped at the chance to...
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NORTH EAST home owners could now earn money whilst saving energy as Warm Up North introduces the first renewable energy product to its energy efficiency portfolio. As one of the UK’s largest energy efficiency initiatives, Warm Up North is now offering home owners across the region the opportunity to benefit from having solar photovoltaic (PV) panels installed, which could provide total annual savings of up to £880[1] per home. Available through Warm Up North, which is endorsed by nine North East local authorities, the solar PV panels are installed by British Gas, a market leading provider in the residential...
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