Business News
Peace descends on war front
Published 3 July 2009
YOU would be looking at Beggar Bog Farmhouse for some time before you thought of ‘military installations’.
More landlords put property up for sale
Published 26 June 2009
THE state of the lettings market is a good indicator of the overall health of the property market, and latest figures show an improvement in the North.
Spirit of maverick Jack has taste of success for new gin
Published 26 June 2009
THEY call it Mother’s Ruin, but a newly formed Tynedale company is hoping it will bring the sweet taste of success.
Robb’s owner buys 11 more stores in eventful year
Published 26 June 2009
THE firm that took Robb’s store in Hexham in and out of receivership has announced its second major expansion of the year.
Co-op dividends still being paid
Published 26 June 2009
ALTHOUGH the North-East Co-op in Hexham closed its doors three years ago, the town is still benefiting from the bi-annual “divi.”
Sarah pedals closer to World Cup dream
Published 26 June 2009
A HAYDON Bridge mountain biker is pedalling towards her ambition of becoming a world champion, thanks to Matfen Hall Hotel.
Johnson staff are hanging on to hangers
Published 26 June 2009
HEXHAM’S Johnson dry cleaning company has come top of the class after slashing its plastic coat hanger orders by a record 44 per cent, with a successful “Hand Back Your Hangers” recycling campaign.
Cromwell’s refuge from war?
Published 26 June 2009
CELEBRITIES – from footballers to pop stars – cluster round about Callerton Gate near Darras Hall in Ponteland.
House bridges decades of village history
Published 19 June 2009
COULD there be a more prime position in Corbridge than that enjoyed by Bridge House, as it sits on the bank of the Tyne, cosying up to the glorious bridge that gives the town its name?
Bring a bottle scheme at cafe
Published 12 June 2009
A CAFE in Hexham is taking a green approach to packaging in a bid to save both planet and pocket for their customers.
Vet in van service comes to valleys
Published 12 June 2009
EVERYONE’S heard of the flying doctor but how about the vet in a van?
Bakery at speciality food show
Published 12 June 2009
A HALTWHISTLE bakery will exhibit its products at this weekend’s Harrogate Speciality Food Show.
Bloody past ofa kingly ‘hain’
Published 12 June 2009
ACCORDING to Godfrey Watson in his satisfying book Goodwife Hot: Northumberland’s Past in its Place Names, a ‘hain’ had a particular meaning for farmers in this county.
Drug firm wins deal with global supplier
Published 12 June 2009
PRUDHOE-based drug-maker SCM Pharma has landed a substantial contract with one of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies.
Men of vision can inspire
Published 12 June 2009
THEIR names resonate through history, and they leave their mark long after they are dead and buried.
Lynn’s pedicures by the pool
Published 12 June 2009
TEN years ago former VAT inspector Lynn Foster was called to the bar – the nail bar.
Joanne launches her own law firm
Published 5 June 2009
ONE of the region’s top family lawyers has set up her own divorce and family law firm in Ponteland.
Cottage at heart of mining past
Published 5 June 2009
MINING for lead, coal and souls – that is the story of Shield Ridge.
Swap shop sparkles
Published 29 May 2009
SHOPAHOLICS can swap till they drop at a special clothes swapping event at Ponteland’s Kirkley Hall.
