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B&B bosses stand accused of ‘bungling’ £400m fundraising

BRADFORD & Bingley’s bosses have been accused of “bungling” a vital £400m fundraising after being forced into yet another overhaul of their plans. Read

Shoe firm reports 3% rise in sales as turnover hits £27.3m

A NORTH East shoe retailer has performed well in a testing economic environment recording a 3% sales growth in its last financial year with hopes for further improvement after buying 12 new stores. Read

Search the Influential 500

What is influence?

WHAT does it mean to be influential? It is something that we thought long and hard about, believe me, as we developed the idea for the Influential 500. Read

Positive obligations

Leadership and talent attraction are increasingly important issues for the North East, so there has never been a better time to celebrate the contribution of those people who are playing a positive role in the region. But what does it mean to be influential? Read

Technology News and Thinking Digital

Digital set to weather the storm

AS economic turmoil continues to cause soaring levels of business failure across almost all industries, the region’s digital sector could be set to weather the storm. Read

US games publisher in town

A NORTH games developer is awaiting a visit from representatives of an international publisher, who will jet to the region this week to discuss a new games concept. Read

Business Awards 2007

Darchem Engineering wins top company title

DARCHEM Engineering was last night named the Company of the Year at the biggest and best business awards in the North East. Read

Steve Brown, Regional Managing Director of Trinity Mirror North East

We are a region of business champions

THE North East Business Awards are, in my view, more important this year than ever. The region has had a tough few months. Read

Business Blog

Happy Liberation Day Rwanda!

Today is an important date in Rwandan history. Read

Happy Liberation Day Rwanda!
Today is an important date in Rwandan history....Read
ScS saved - but Journal's North 40 is shrinking!
It is great news that a deal has been thrashed out today to secure the immediate future of Sunderland sofa retailer ScS....Read

The Dealmakers

Crutes sets compass for commerce and fares well

DEALMAKERS at a Newcastle law firm are celebrating a successful 12 months and setting their sights on further growth. Read

Halved fee growth seen as omen

FEE income growth has slowed to half of last year’s, according to Accountancy magazine’s annual survey of the 60 top UK firms. Read

Who's Who

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Your essential directory of hundreds of key decision makers, people of influence and business bosses in the North East. Read

Latest Tees Pride News

Extra lift for air ambulance

A NEW mortgage launched by Darlington Building Society could inject thousands of pounds of funding into the Great North Air Ambulance Service. Read

Ronnie’sflying to the rescue

SCHOOLCHILDREN at a Teesside school are jumping for joy after a former pupil offered to do a sponsored parachute jump to help save its popular field centre. Read

Business Interviews

Creating a world with stronger foundations

The Community Foundation for Tyne, Wear and Northumberland has had the same man at its helm for its entire 20 years and its chief executive George Hepburn believes it has now reached the end of the beginning. Christopher Knox reports. Read