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2011 (788)

March 2011 (195), February 2011 (294), January 2011 (299)

2010 (344)

December 2010 (215), November 2010 (128)

Businesses Stride into The Winner's Enclosure

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

FORMER champion jockey Peter Scudamore is just one of the racing greats lined up to speak at the North East’s newest business club.

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Surprise as public borrowing rises

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Chancellor George Osborne was dealt an unexpected pre-Budget blow today as Government borrowing last month came in higher than City expectations.

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Manchester United parent firm loses £109m in 2010

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Manchester United's parent company made a loss of £108.9m in 2009-10, according to newly released financial results.

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Protection for private industries

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

THE Government must take steps to increase Capital Allowances in the forthcoming budget so the North-east’s manufacturing sector can continue to thrive, say business advisers Clive Owen & Co of Darlington.

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New funding scheme will support innovative small companies

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

A new scheme will offer funding to small companies to enable them to research and develop new products, processes and services that could stimulate economic growth.

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Budget 2011: tax avoidance crackdown will raise £1bn

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

New measures to prevent tax avoidance, to be announced in tomorrow's Budget, will raise £1billion, George Osborne predicts.

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Businesses optimistic of growth

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

The region’s businesses remain positive about growth but are looking to the government to create an environment to drive future expansion, according to a survey carried out by YouGov on behalf of KPMG.

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Durham solar firm gets first Nissan Leaf

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

WORKERS at a County Durham solar panel firm have made history by becoming the first motorists in the region to own a Nissan Leaf electric car, but a dealer has warned that demand for the revolutionary vehicles could soon outstrip supply.

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Romag shares remain suspended after probe

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

SHARES in specialist glassmaker Romag will remain suspended after the company revealed an investigation into its transaction identified the need for adjustments to its accounts.

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Joining forces for quake-hit Japanese

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

BUSINESSES across the region are pulling together to help tsunami victims after an appeal by a Japanese carmaker based in the North East.

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Osborne ready to freeze air tax – but we want abolition

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

PLANS to freeze an unfair tax on the region’s air travel have emerged amid mounting pressure on the Government to scrap it completely.

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Region losing grip on £130m property empire

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

NORTH East business leaders fear they are losing the fight to convince the Government to hand over control of a £130m property empire.

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Inflation 'expected to hit 28-month high'

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Inflation figures are set to reveal another rise in the cost of living today as soaring oil and commodity prices continue to squeeze consumers' spending power.

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