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R3 North East Deputy Chair Responds To Deadline Extension For Debt Enforcement Actions Restrictions

The government’s decision to extend its pandemic business support measures is a ‘further and...

Your staff’s COVID testing and vaccination status – to track or not to track?

By Marta Kalas, Thomson Screening The country is opening up. You can now get a pint, from an...

Leading digital agency drives York St John University apprenticeship campaign

Future-facing digital marketing agency, Mediaworks has been appointed to support York St John...

New study shows Government COVID vaccine scheme needs to better tackle socio-economic issues to boost uptake

A new study from Durham University Business School has revealed that, in order to encourage...

New ‘Breathing Space’ Rules To Help North East People With Money Worries Find A Way Forward – R3

The North East chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 has welcomed the introduction...

Subsidies reform will boost investment to UK’s offshore wind supply chain, says NECIT Services

NECIT Services has welcomed the government’s decision to tighten up subsidy rules surrounding...

Elderly cast their postal votes at care home polling station

AN UNOFFICIAL polling station was set up at a Teesside care home to allow residents to exercise...

North East crime reduction awards 2021 launched

Professionals working with prisoners, ex-prisoners or those sentenced to community punishments in...

Heating industry expert Ian Henderson supports calls for reinstatement of Green Homes Grant Scheme

Heating industry expert Ian Henderson is supporting recommendations in a new report that the...

Northumberland National Park Awarded £133k to Support New Visitors as Lockdown Eases

Northumberland National Park has been awarded a grant from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage...

Radical policy changes needed to significantly boost Scottish economic growth

-Oxford Economics report for The Hunter Foundation makes case for transformational growth- -Sir...

Northumberland National Park Authority Launches New Fund to Support Community Projects

Northumberland National Park are launching a new fund to support community projects that support...

OPENCAST SOFTWARE’S RECRUITMENT DRIVES CONTINUES AT PACE

TECH consultancy Opencast software targeted 50 new recruits in Quarter One of 2021 – and is...

Odyssey Systems says North East roll out of gigabit-speed broadband strengthens trend towards home working

An announcement that North East households will be among the first in the UK to benefit from...

Cellhire supports O2 with NHS COVID-19 vaccination rollout at more than 1,600 sites

19-03-21. York-based global telecommunications provider Cellhire is supporting UK mobile network...

UK steel industry could expand in transition to Zero Carbon future, report reveals

The decarbonisation of the steel industry provides Britain with an opportunity to stimulate...

Region’s largest bus operator welcome new bus strategy and stands ready to deliver in partnership with councils

Today (15 March) the Government has published Bus Back Better, the long-term National Bus...

Is 2021 the year to start your own property development business?

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO Could 2021 be the year of the small...

The impact of Covid-19 on Independent Retailers

By Daniel Whytock, Down Your High Street March 23rd 2020 is a date independent retailers won’t...

Pacifica Group welcomes new government plans to tackle electrical waste

Pacifica Group, the leading UK domestic energy and appliance services provider, has welcomed the...

Why the Government should help reduce the administrative burden by making it easier to digitally bulk upload COVID testing data

By Marta Kalas, Thomson Screening Covid testing is a vital part of our ongoing fight to stop the...

Positive News for Homebuyers but More Clarity Needed Warns Slater Heelis

The housing market should be buoyant thanks to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Budget, but Slater...

BANNATYNE HEALTH CLUBS IN THE NORTH EAST WELCOMES REOPENING CLARITY

The Bannatyne Health Club and Spas in the North East* are ready to welcome back members on 12...

Region’s business leaders welcome Budget announcements on Treasury North and Teesside Freeport

The creation of a Treasury North campus in Darlington and the granting of freeport status to...

Budget Response From Newcastle Building Society

Stuart Miller, customer director at Newcastle Building Society, says: “The Budget contained lots...

Developer pays tribute to long serving late councillor

A North East regeneration specialist is ensuring that a late, local veteran councillor’s name will...

North East business leaders outline their Budget hopes

As Chancellor Rishi Sunak prepares to unveil the government’s spending plans in Wednesday’s...

Heating expert Ian Henderson brands reports that the government is to abandon Green Homes Grant scheme a ‘disgrace’

Home heating expert Ian Henderson has branded reports that the government plans to scrap the Green...

Transmit Startups backs UK entrepreneurs with £100million

The UK’s flair for turning adversity into opportunity has helped a Gateshead company reach a major...

My Property Box warns landlords of impending 60-day ban on chasing debts

Landlords are to be banned from contacting tenants over unpaid rent for 60 days as part of a new...

UK Government’s debt equal to £40K per person by 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic has been financially challenging for tens of millions of Brits, but...

Materials Processing Institute CEO Chris McDonald appointed to Foundation Industries innovation network

Chris McDonald, the Chief Executive of Teesside-based Materials Processing Institute, has been...

Halo Solutions today launches the world’s first combined incident management platform

which includes radio Event safety specialist Halo Solutions has today launched the world’s first...

Heating expert Ian Henderson calls for Green Homes Grant to run until £1.5bn budget is claimed

Ian Henderson, the managing director of Boiler Plan UK, has written to Business Secretary Kwasi...

Materials Processing Institute CEO says new state aid regime is an opportunity to boost research and development

Chris McDonald, the Chief Executive of the Teesside-based Materials Processing Institute, has...

Building the future during National Apprenticeship Week

Busy Bees Education and Training will mark this year’s National Apprenticeship Week (8 – 14...

Primary School Teachers Need Support and Advice

Scott Biggs, Education Specialist, highlights challenges and possible steps forward for the...

Actor Cel Spellman launches art competition Creative Earth for children ahead of UN climate change conference

An art competition for young people across the UK has launched, with the winners having their...

NE businesses urged to share how pandemic has affected gender equality in workplace

BUSINESSES in the North East are being urged to help give a true picture of how the pandemic is...

Connexin to launch UK’s first IoT network nationwide

Leading Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart City operator Connexin has announced that it will...

6 Reasons to Stack on Tactical Gear

Although tactical gear has been used in the past by the army men, today its purpose is much...

YARM SCHOOL STUDENTS FIND FORMULA FOR SUCCESS

Two Yarm School students are in the top 25 percent of a prestigious national maths competition....

Staff from Darlington special needs staff brief minister on pandemic experience

STAFF at one of the country’s leading schools for children with special educational needs and...

The North East is the region least prepared for 2030’s diesel and petrol car ban

Although Boris Johnson’s announcement banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is seemingly...

Opencast appoints new Digital and Tech Services Director

Opencast Software, the independent tech consultancy, has appointed digital transformation...

Materials Processing Institute leads £60,000 project to recycle critical materials from used electric vehicle batteries

The Materials Processing Institute has been awarded funding by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)...

Boiler Plan UK’s Ian Henderson urges government to back hydrogen in rush to replace gas boilers

Heating expert Ian Henderson says the industry is 100,000 engineers short of being able to replace...

North East business leaders welcome chancellor’s announcement on ‘levelling up fund’

The spending statement issued this week by chancellor Rishi Sunak held few surprises – but...

Treasury ‘cash grab’ could increase North East business insolvencies, warns R3 regional chair

A new law that comes into force on 1 December which will move HM Revenue & Customs higher up...

Heating industry expert Ian Henderson calls for clear plan as government prepares to banish gas boilers

Ian Henderson, the founder of Boiler Plan UK, is calling on the government to provide clear...

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