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Developer at helm of Asian business forum

TOP business figures have given their seal of approval to the Asian Business Forum North-East (ABF), after it appointed a new chairman from Ponteland to drive it forward.

Last updated 12 March 2010
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Humble origins of mansion

FOR a fairly impressive country mansion with a pedigree stretching back to the days of Elizabeth I, Eltringham House is actually a Humble abode...

Last updated 12 March 2010
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Store owners move on

THE village store and coffee shop at the heart of community life in Matfen is on the market.

Last updated 12 March 2010
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Cab firm expands

A TYNEDALE taxi firm is strengthening its ‘green’ credentials.

Last updated 12 March 2010
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Couple join forces for their new ventures

A HUSBAND and wife team have set up in business together at a new development in the Allen Valleys.

Last updated 12 March 2010
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Green priorities for new homes

THE weather boffins can’t decide if this winter is a record-breaker or not but one thing is certain – our home heating bills are due to hit some impressive highs.

Last updated 5 March 2010
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Millionaire’s trust is in young business stars

A MILLIONAIRE entre-preneur who originates from Stocksfield has started a charity aimed at encouraging young people to develop a mind for business.

Last updated 26 February 2010
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Happy house hunting?

DON'T speak too soon, but could we be looking forward to a happy year of house-buying? Property pundits have analysed the portents and are risking a positive forecast.

Last updated 26 February 2010
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Kirkhaugh clan keep farmhouse in the family

IT IS quite possible that Kirkhaugh Farmhouse – at present looking for new owners – was built by, or for, the family of Maughan.

Last updated 26 February 2010
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Mad Jack was right at home in former tribal stronghold

OTTERBURN – is it called after the otters who once frolicked in the nearby burn? Probably, but there is an older possible root to the name.

Last updated 19 February 2010
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Family enjoy a double celebration at awards

THE Harding family enjoyed a special double celebration at the Tynedale Business Awards.

Last updated 12 February 2010
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Logic plays a key role in innovation

A PASSION for innovation and diversification is keeping a Tynedale manufacturer ahead of the field.

Last updated 12 February 2010
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Business expands with style

IN its fortieth year of trading, a well-known women’s fashion boutique in Corbridge, has opened a new showroom.

Last updated 12 February 2010
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Street recalls Shaftoe legacy

FANS of BBC's Lark Rise to Candleford will have seen the villagers fretting recently about collecting “leazes” to see them through the winter.

Last updated 12 February 2010
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WHAT a surprise – Whittonstall has nothing to do with “white”. You might expect the village south of Stocksfield to have got its name from whitewashed sheepfolds – “whitten stelle” – or some such Anglo Saxon concoction.

Last updated 5 February 2010
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Guests toast Immortal Memory

ONE of the world’s leading wine experts, Joe Fattorini, helped guests at Matfen Hall Hotel celebrate Burns Night this week.

Last updated 29 January 2010
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Travel staff find their Utopia

AN independent travel agents in Corbridge has doubled the number of its employees in the past 18 months.

Last updated 29 January 2010
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Dally a while and enjoy the delights of Dillies

A BELLINGHAM couple are hoping to toast the success of their new business venture in Hexham.

Last updated 29 January 2010
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Prices up and fewer time-wasters in 2009

WERE there any gleams through the gloom of the property market in 2009? Looking back, some of our local agents are determined to highlight the bright side of a tough year.

Last updated 29 January 2010
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