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Digital specialist to open technical hub in Newcastle

A London-based mobile tech specialist is set to open a new technical hub in Newcastle, creating multiple local jobs in the process, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to suggest. Mkodo, which supplies mobile customer relationship management and commerce products, has decided to take up space in The Core, the city’s new digital hub at Newcastle Science Central.
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Co-op Group opens new store in Northumberland, creates 15 jobs

One of the UK’s best-known major retail groups has opened a new convenience store in Northumberland and created 15 new local jobs as part of its expansion programme in the North East, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to find. The Co-op Group has opened the store on the site of the former Pegswood Ex Sports and Social Club on Main Street.
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Plans approved for more than 120 new homes in Sunderland

Plans for building 120 new properties in Sunderland have been officially approved by the local council, a recent news report has been able to reveal. The 128-home scheme put forward by Miller Homes will be built at the former Shiney Row Campus. The derelict site, home to now redundant college buildings, will be transformed and could benefit the local area both socially and economically.
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New jobs created at Bedlington convenience store

23 new jobs have been created after a Co-operative Food store opened in Bedlington, Northumberland, a news report in the local media has revealed. The store, based at the site of the former Ridge Farm Pub on Netherton Lane, is part of the company’s plan to open a total of 100 stores across the UK.
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Accountancy firm takes on multiple new trainees

An accountancy firm has expanded its North East team by taking multiple new trainees on board, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to find. Baker Tilly has appointed eight new graduate trainees that will be working across the company’s audit, corporate finance and accounting and financial reporting practices assisting clients from across the region.