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North Tyneside Council launches process for local business funding
North Tyneside Council has launched an online process for local businesses to apply for funding to support them during the Covid-19 pandemic. North Tyneside Council is due to receive more than £30m to distribute among up to 3,000 businesses in the borough. Businesses...
Record year for Greggs
Bakery giant Greggs has experienced a record year with the company reporting a surge in sales and pre-tax profit in preliminary results, which was buoyed by the continued popularity of its vegan product lines. Total sales for the 52 weeks ended 28 December 2019 rose...
Sage sells off Brazilian business as simplification strategy continues
Software giant Sage, who recently announced plans to move to North Tyneside, has announced the disposal of its Brazilian business, taking a £15m loss on the deal. Sage had indicated at the end of last year that it was putting the Brazilian business up for sale as part...
Award Categories and Judges Announced for North East Contact Centre Awards 2020
The North East Contact Centre Awards (NECCA) have announced their award categories and the core panel of judges who will be shortlisting entrants and deciding on the winners in 2020. The Awards have been revamped for this year, with more emphasis on individuals within...
MIPIM property festival postponed until June
The MIPIM Cannes property festival has been postponed in response to growing concerns related to the coronavirus outbreak and is now set to take place in June, organiser Reed MIDEM has announced. The event, staged annually in Cannes, had been scheduled to get underway...
2,500 jobs hopes as North of Tyne mayor unveils business support package
North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll has unveiled a funding package of almost £20m that aims to help create more than 2,500 jobs in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland. The £19.75m scheme, which is backed by European funding and will unlock £20m in private...
Eight-figure funding boost for communications provider
A North Shields-based satellite communications provider has received an eight-figure funding package from Santander UK which will be used to bolster broadband provisions in remote areas around the world. Broadband Satellite Services (BSSL), which has offices in the...
Verisure opens operating site at Quorum Park with a commitment to create 1,000 jobs
Verisure UK Services Limited has announced that Quorum Park, North Tyneside, is the location of its new UK operating site, with a commitment to create 1,000 jobs. The company, which is Europe's largest domestic alarm provider, with more than 3.3 million customers in...
Passionate People, Passionate Places: why the coast is for me
Journal print publishing editor Richard Kirkman writes about a very special corner of Tyneside. Twenty-seven years ago I arrived in North Tyneside for the first time. Newly taken on by The Journal, I needed a place to live. There wasn’t too much internal discussion. I...