Work on Lite-On site set to start next year Aug 8 2007
A MAJOR new development in Ashington will see more than 100,000 square feet of industrial units created at the former Lite-On factory. The site, now known as North Seaton Business Park, is being developed by Spencer Holdings from St Helen’s in the north-west. more
Popular city centre comedy club is to be extended Aug 8 2007
PLANNING permission has been secured for an extension to the popular Hyena Comedy Club in the centre of Newcastle. Architects CSM, based in the Ouseburn area of the city, have won permission for a ground floor extension to the club. more
North market stable but London booms Aug 8 2007
DEMAND for commercial property in the North-East remained steady in the second quarter of 2007, while the London market moved ahead, apparently showing a widening of the North/South property divide. more
Property market can ride the storm Aug 8 2007
THE last four weeks has seen a distinct cooling in the global economy as the true force of interest rate rises in the UK and US come to bear. Venture Capital Funds are cooling as, in turn, are equities and the UK property market. more
In heart of town Aug 4 2007
POPINJAYS Restaurant, located on Hide Hill in the heart of Berwick -upon-Tweed, is a well established business. more
Popular card shop put on the market Aug 4 2007
The business is situated on the main shopping street and has been reluctantly placed on the market. The shop is fully fitted and equipped for the trade and the premises also benefit from air conditioning. more
Investors fail to put price on upkeep Aug 1 2007
LESS than one in six investors costs sustainability issues when they bid for property, new research has revealed. more
Quayside penthouses are snapped up Aug 1 2007
CONSTRUCTION work on the mixed use Keel House overlooking Newcastle Quayside is close to being completed and all of the penthouse apartments in the building have already been sold. more
Revamp for city centre office building Aug 1 2007
NEARLY £2m of investment has gone into revamping the public areas in two of the three blocks in the All Saints Office Centre in Newcastle as agents seek to let the remaining space. more
Marketing company moves into new office Aug 1 2007
DIRECT marketing company dsiCMM has brought all its operations together in one unit on South Tyneside. dsiCMM, formed in April from a merger of Direct Solutions International and Corporate Mailing Matters. more
SFM on the menu with restaurant deal Aug 1 2007
WEALTH management firm SFM in Gateshead has provided legal services on the sale of an Essex restaurant where David and Victoria Beckham like to dine. more
Kickstart at the Ouseburn Aug 1 2007
DEVELOPER Adderstone is close to starting work on a £2.5m office scheme which is expected to kick off a series of developments at the top end of the Ouseburn valley in Newcastle. more
The city that’s not simply competing Jul 25 2007
The city of Sunderland has undergone tremendous change and development over the last decade. Here council leader Bob Symonds outlines the way the area has transformed itself. more
A community starts to take shape at park Jul 25 2007
THE perception of progress at Newcastle Great Park may have focused on the Sage headquarters and a great deal of housing, but the autumn could see significant steps forward in providing more business space and on building the town centre. more
Homes, offices and restaurant in city green plan Jul 25 2007
PLANS for a three block, mixed-use development in the centre of Sunderland have been re-submitted this week with some minor changes by Belfast developer Vico Properties. more
New high in rents ruled out Jul 25 2007
A LEADING office agent says talk of Newcastle rents hitting £24 per sq ft this year is not realistic – despite a major shortage of ‘grade A’ space. more
Shops to replace former filling station Jul 25 2007
THE green light has been given for a 6,480sq ft retail development in Longlands Road, Middlesbrough. The former BP petrol filling station site was acquired by Newcastle-based Circle Red Properties in summer 2006. more
£12.5m investment at Wynyard Park Jul 25 2007
THE developers of Wynyard Park on Teesside are investing £12.5m in more than 100,000sq ft of new office and industrial space. Wynyard Park Ltd, jointly owned by Helios in London, Kilmartin from Edinburgh and local developer Chris Musgrave, is building a 46,000sq ft office building and 64,000sq ft of industrial space, on the 700-acre site on a speculative basis. more
£260m tag on care homes Jul 25 2007
AN estate of care homes run by North-East operator Southern Cross has been put on the market with a price tag of £260m. more
Big plans all adding up for accountants Jul 18 2007
THE Mandale Park development on the outskirts of Durham has secured accountants Clive Owen & Co as its first tenant. Stockton-based developer Mandale has developed the site out of the old LG Phillips factory next to the Belmont Industrial Estate, close to the A1. more
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