BusinessWorks North East

13/02/2025

Newcastle-based business growth specialist 360 Growth Partners is expanding its team of experts by welcoming Justine Joisce as an associate.

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Newcastle-based business growth specialist 360 Growth Partners is expanding its team of experts by welcoming Justine Joisce as an associate.

10/02/2025

📢 Join us for BusinessWorks: Meet the Editor, Alison Cowie!

🗓 Thursday, March 27

📍 The Grand Hotel Gosforth Park Newcastle

⏰ 4pm – 7pm

An evening of networking, drinks and canapés, hosted by Charlie Richmond – all in support of St Oswald's Hospice & Sailors Childrens Society.

🎟 FREE EVENT – Secure your place on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/businessworks-meet-the-editor-tickets-1236563066419

☎️ Or contact Helen on 07854 442741

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and support a great cause!

06/02/2025

The Northern Housing Consortium has achieved a Gold Better Health at Work award, recognising its commitment to promoting health and wellbeing to colleagues and the wider community.

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The Northern Housing Consortium has achieved a Gold Better Health at Work award, recognising its commitment to promoting health and wellbeing to colleagues

17/01/2025

An innovative new service designed to help North East business owners navigate the funding landscape in an increasingly challenging climate has been unveiled by WE ARE UMi, specialist providers of business support, finance and funding.

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Get Funding brings together the knowledge and expertise to offer tailored support through a streamlined one-stop shop approach, helping businesses access

10/01/2025

British Engines Group has launched its 2025 apprenticeship programme to provide vital career opportunities to the next generation of North East engineering talent.

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British Engines Group has launched its 2025 apprenticeship programme to provide vital career opportunities to the next generation of North East engineering

09/01/2025

A leading UK provider of lifting and testing services which has bases in Stockton and Gateshead has recorded the highest turnover in the company’s history.

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Towne Lifting and Testing said the achievement highlighted the growing trust customers place in its services as well as the dedication of its staff.

20/12/2024

🎄 The BW team would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

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12/12/2024

The 32nd edition of the annual Parent Power, the official league table of UK schools’ performance, has been unveiled – and the Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School has once again been awarded the title of North East Independent Secondary School of the Year for Academic Excellence.

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Founded in 1525, Royal Grammar School Newcastle has a long-standing tradition of academic excellence, innovation, and a commitment to holistic education. Its

29/11/2024

Some 600,000 people in the North East – 21% of the population, and 30% of children – are pushed into poverty after paying their housing costs, according to new research from the Northern Housing Consortium.

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Some 600,000 people in the North East – 21% of the population, and 30% of children – are pushed into poverty after paying their housing costs, according to

18/11/2024

Ambitious plans to secure a medical school in the Tees Valley have taken a step forward after the approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Teesside University.

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Teesside University, which reinforces shared ambitions for the social and

08/11/2024

Employees and their bosses from four innovative businesses based at Newcastle Helix are taking on a starring role in a new series of podcasts all about the Future of Work.

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Employees and their bosses from four innovative businesses based at Newcastle Helix are taking on a starring role in a new series of podcasts all about the

07/11/2024

Sunderland-based businesses are being urged to enhance their teams’ engineering skills and extend their capabilities, through fully funded courses delivered by training specialist SETA Ltd.

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Sunderland-based businesses are being urged to enhance their teams’ engineering skills and extend their capabilities, through fully funded courses delivered

04/11/2024

A new documentary telling the story of the 1914 bombardment of Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough is to have its gala premiere at Tees Valley International Film Festival.

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A new documentary telling the story of the 1914 bombardment of Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough is to have its gala premiere at the Tees Valley

31/10/2024

LET'S TALK BUSINESS: In our latest special online feature, Durham Business Growth looks at the common challenges faced by rural businesses.

Business Durham WE ARE UMi RTC North Durham County Council

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The Durham Business Growth programme is dedicated to empowering County Durham businesses through long-term investment and strategic guidance.

24/10/2024

The latest edition – October 2024 - is out now! Read FREE online here: https://www.bw-magazine.co.uk/in-print-ne/

In this issue:

👩‍💼 Cover star Melissa Coutts, MD of Recruitrite UK, shares her business journey that started with a bold move.
📦 Matthew Drennan of Lush Logistics on why his order fulfilment centre packs a punch.
💼 As the Business Clinic at Northumbria University turns 10, founder Nigel Coates reflects on far the award-winning initiative has come.
🗺️ Serial entrepreneur Roz Tinlin shares the novel ways she’s promoting an often overlooked area of Northumberland.

Plus lots more…

21/10/2024

Whitley Bay's Holywell House Care Centre is celebrating after winning a national award for its end-of-life care.

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Holywell House Care Centre in Whitley Bay is celebrating after winning a national award for its end-of-life care.

18/10/2024

Plans to complete the final phase of the multimillion-pound redevelopment of a well-known Jesmond office block have been outlined in a public consultation.

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The regeneration project led by Jomast Developments could see a mix of 58 one and two-bedroomed private rented properties developed at the Jesmond Three Sixty