Pedal power! Aug 8 2007
COMPUTER experts at Croft Technology have swapped their PCs for mountain bikes to take on the taxing Coast-to-Coast bike ride, in aid of the NSPCC. The team of nine from Croft took on the trip from Whitehaven in Cumbria to Tynemouth to support the NSPCC’s Big Bike Ride event and raised £3,000 for the children’s charity. more
People on the move Aug 8 2007
DE VERE Slaley Hall Hotel in Northumberland has appointed experienced chef IAIN JÜRGENSEN as its food and beverage director. Iain will help build on the hall’s reputation for food and wine and will oversee the hotel’s portfolio of restaurants and bars. more
Rowing race is success for club Aug 1 2007
STRONG armed executives from King Sturge Property Consultancy in Newcastle, have won second place in the annual Allcomers rowing regatta in the city of Durham for the second year running. more
People on the move Aug 1 2007
NEIL METCALF, 43, joins Hodgson Toyota Gateshead with more than 25 years of experience in the motor trade. He will oversee the running of the service department. more
Charity drive golfers have hit £100,000 Aug 1 2007
LAWYERS from Newcastle law firm Samuel Phillips have reached the 18th green in their fundraising bid for a cancer charity. more
People on the move Jul 25 2007
NEWCASTLE-based Premier Direct Group plc (PDG), the national shopping-at-work company has appointed Christine Stobbs as finance director. more
Law firm stumps up for cricket club Jul 25 2007
LAW firm Gordon Brown Associates has gone into bat for a local cricket club by sponsoring its top two teams. The firm, which has an office in Houghton-le- Spring, has provided kit sponsorship for the town’s Philadelphia Cricket Club. more
Spa treat for Jennifer Jul 25 2007
LAW firm Ward Hadaway is helping to provide some welcome relaxation for a prize-winning university student. more
Coast to coast charity ride Jul 18 2007
INTERNET entrepreneurs George Kinghorn and Colum Smith are braving a bone-shaking journey in a mini scooter van to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). more
Couple trudge 85 miles in the pouring rain Jul 18 2007
ANDREW Walker, commercial property partner at Sintons law firm in Newcastle, walks to work most days from his house in Jesmond, but even he felt the pain of an 85-mile hike last weekend. more
Bowls team get boost to success Jul 11 2007
CAR dealer Springfield Honda is providing a welcome boost for a bowls club which is hoped will drive the team to national success. more
Dragons are smoothies Jul 11 2007
WHO says the North-East business community aren’t a bunch of smoothies? Law firm Eversheds, shopping centre Washington Galleries, Sunderland housing group Gentoo, supermarket Sainsbury’s and envelope manufacturer Encore Washington are offering youngsters a unique insight into the world of commerce by acting as “business dragons” as they try to break into the smoothie market. more
People on the move Jul 4 2007
ONLINE mortgage company Moneygate has kicked off its recruitment drive with key appointments as it develops its already national operation. more
Waste cash will save lives Jun 27 2007
The North-East's largest waste recycling firm, Premier Waste Management has given a cash injection to a hospital unit to care for premature and ill newborn babies. more
Familty tree Jun 27 2007
In the latest in our series looking at the management structures of companies in the region we focus on Nexus, the Government passenger transport executive which provides, promotes and plans public transport across Tyne and Wear more
Business diary Jun 27 2007
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No business but a long and celebratory lunch Jun 20 2007
The 20th annual general meeting of the Geordie Cresta Club was yet another day of no formal business and a long, celebratory, lunch says my "fly-on-the-wall" reporter from the Black Bull at Moulton, North Yorkshire. more
Lawyers leap from plane to raise charity cash Jun 20 2007
Partners and staff of a Newcastle law firm ditched their pinstripe suits in favour of jumpsuits last week and threw themselves out of a plane at 10,000 feet. more
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