The giant Sunderland car plant will benefit from an additional 225 jobs after new investment. Once the new influx of employees has arrived, the factory’s workforce will stand at a record 6,225, supporting annual production of more than 500,000 vehicles.
A County Durham man is at the centre of a political storm over possible blockades by fuel activists.
A Middlesbrough development has brought forth the prospect of up to 1,500 new jobs. There is an investment plan for the Western Gateway, in the Cannon Park area of the town.
Tyne and Wear boasts three of the top 20 spots in England for ‘business champions’ which could drive economic growth.
A firm specialising in pharmaceuticals has this morning (March 14, 2012) announced that almost 500 posts were going at its facility in Fawdon, Newcastle.
Drugs that “could be fatal if misused” were stolen from Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
Nearly 100 years of manufacturing at the Brough factory will come to an end next year because BAE Systems today (March 1, 2012) confirmed it is moving out.
Selby District Council said it would cost a “significant” amount of money to get the fire-damaged Abbey Leisure Centre open again. The centre is run by the Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust on behalf of the council.
BT said it hopes to finish the restoration of communications services by Friday (February 24, 2012) at the latest for the village of Tickton near Beverley. The Tickton Grange Hotel was just was one of the local businesses affected by cable theft.
Teesside Crown Court heard how a man from Crook made up a story that he was robbed in order to mask the fact he had lost £1,000 in cash. Alex Jones had put the money on the roof of his car before forgetting where he had left it.