Cautious welcome for "business Budget"
Business leaders have given George Osborne's Budget a cautious thumbs up, but it's still unclear how far the North East will benefit
Apprentices to get careers on track
Nexus, the company which runs The Tyne and Wear Metro, today revealed it will recruit 30 new apprentices over the next 3 years.
Revamped cars revealed at Geneva Motor Show
Production of new Nissan model to begin this month
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Millions promised to create jobs
700 jobs are being created in the region as the Business Secretary Vince Cable has announces more than £5 million to revive the manufacturing industry.
Another £3.5 million will go towards creating 200 new apprenticeships, across Teesside and County Durham.
Frances Read reports.
North East Local Enterprise Partnership meet with Vince Cable
Business Secretary Vince Cable met with members of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership Board as part of his visit to Teesside on Monday.
On the table for discussion was an update on the region's Finance for Business scheme, which providis equity and loan finance to new and growing businesses.
North East LEP Chair, Paul Woolston, says he is delighted to see the partnership's strategic leadership in action.
“Opportunities like this to accentuate the positives about our future plans are extremely valuable. We need to continue to build on the ownership that the North East LEP is demonstrating.
“Meeting the Secretary of State in a part of the region with a huge future ahead of it is testament to the broad based and well-balanced economy of the North East.”
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Redcar MP welcomes new Teesside apprentice scheme
The Redcar MP Ian Swales has welcomed the introduction of a new apprentice and 'fast track' graduate scheme at the Sembcorp site on Teesside.
Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, is visiting the Wilton International plant today to launch the new scheme.
– Ian Swales, MP"I look forward to seeing this contract get up and running.
"There has been a lot of hard work from the team at Sembcorp to get to this point and it is an exciting project.
"Apprenticeships are vital for this area, and I am delighted that the Government has backed a further 300 in the Tees Valley for a range of people to access.
"By up-skilling our workforce, we provide young people with the ability to compete in the workplace and increase the amount of people who want to remain living and working on Teesside."
Business Secretary launches new apprenticeships
The Rt Hon Vince Cable is visiting the Wilton International site on Teesside on Monday.
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills is launching a new "fast track" apprenticeship and graduate training scheme aimed at 16-24-year-olds.
The Sembcorp Skills Development Programme will create 200 new jobs for apprentices and graduates in the process industries and their supply chain businesses.
Government talks on flood protection for York
Government officials are meeting in York to discuss ways of securing affordable insurance against flooding for residents. Premiums could rise next month unless ministers strike a deal with insurance firms.
Gateshead's new town centre square almost ready to open
by Lucy TaylorThe Trinity Square development in Gateshead's town centre is almost complete. The area used to be run down and was famous only for its derelict car park - which featured in the film Get Carter, in 1971.
Now, the car park and most of the shops around it have been demolished and replaced by a new cinema, supermarket and flats for 1,000 students.
Watch the full report below.
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Gateshead's Trinity Square much needed, says council leader
Gateshead's Trinity Square almost ready to open
The final stone has been laid at Trinity Square, a new development to regenerate Gateshead town centre.
The area was largely run-down before building work started. When it is finished, it will include a supermarket, cinema and flats for 1,000 students. The first shops open later this month.
Nissan announces 50 new jobs on Wearside
by Derek ProudNissan announced fifty new jobs at its plant on Wearside as the Labour MP for Sunderland South, Bridget Phillipson urged the government to do more to help the sale of electric cars.
Greggs warns profits for whole year could be lower than first forecast
One of the North East's biggest businesses have announced a shock profits warning today, causing a marked drop in its share value - and raising more fears about the pace of the country's economic recovery.
Greggs the Bakers blames bad weather on a drop in like-for- like sales for the first four months of the year.
The company has warned it now expects profits for the whole year to be lower than first forecast.
