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  • UK flights hit by German airline strike

    Monday 22 April 2013 6:00

    German airline Lufthansa has cancelled most of its flights scheduled today, including those to and from Newcastle, because of a strike over pay.
  • Carlyle grabs taxi firm for £300m

    Monday 22 April 2013 6:00

    London minicab firm Addison Lee has been sold for £300m to private equity firm, the Carlyle Group.
  • From builder's yard to the Bar

    Monday 22 April 2013 5:00

    A construction lawyer who started his career getting his boots dirty on building sites has joined Newcastle law firm Sintons.
  • Royal rewards for North East empires

    Monday 22 April 2013 5:00

    North East engineering firms, clothing brands and recruiters are among the winners of this year's Queen's Awards which celebrate enterprise and international trade.
  • Chocolate, beer and the secrets of success

    Monday 22 April 2013 5:00

    Some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs will share the secrets of their rise to power at an event in the region next month.
  • Jobs boost follows £200m power plant deal

    Sunday 21 April 2013 22:00

    Sembcorp Industries is to build a £200m green power station in Teesside as part of a £1.2bn contract to convert Merseyside’s household waste into enough energy to power 63,000 homes.
  • Fund helps MJF clean up

    Sunday 21 April 2013 22:00

    A North East commercial cleaning firm is aiming to add £1m to its annual turnover every year for the next five years as it branches out across the region and Yorkshire.
  • New Northumberland mining sites drawn up

    Sunday 21 April 2013 22:00

    Plans to mine around a million additional tonnes of coal at two North East surface mines are to be unveiled.
  • Carney sees crisis with no quick fix

    Friday 19 April 2013 6:00

    Incoming Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has labelled the UK a “crisis economy” as he reportedly played down talk of him leading a rapid turnaround of the country’s fortunes.
  • New £20m skills centre to be developed

    Friday 19 April 2013 6:00

    Middlesbrough College will today outline plans for a £20m STEM Centre of Excellence to give apprentices a head start and help meet the needs of employers across the country.
  • Weekly investment report

    Friday 19 April 2013 6:00

    John Dance, chief investment officer and CEO of Vertem Asset Management, delivers his round up of risers and fallers this week.

  • Funding to help glass centre shine

    Friday 19 April 2013 6:00

    Sunderland’s National Glass Centre has been given a £200,000 boost to its redevelopment programme.