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The joint development agreement will see Power Roll, based in Seaham, partner with Tokyo Gas to introduce its solar film technology to the Japanese market, following Ms McGuinnessβ trade mission to Japan last year. She said: “This partnership between Power Roll and Tokyo Gas shows the depth of opportunity there is to secure and grow…
Jason Anderson started the Hartlepool Ambulance Charity after he performed CRP on an 11-month-old child who suffered a cardiac arrest while he was out shopping in 2016. A meeting with Hartlepool tech entrepreneur Chris Carroll led to an offer of help the charity described as βa game-changer.β Left, Jason Anderson who founded the Hartlepool Ambulance…
Samantha Pugh, 34, from Trimdon Grange, has spent the last seven years building her business Enhanced Aesthetics alongside her career as a mental health nurse. What began as a small setβup at home has gradually expanded, prompting her to take the leap into getting her own premises. The mum-of-two said: βIβve always wanted to have…
JT Lifestyle Homes is behind the scheme in Thornley, where seven detached four-bedroom houses are nearing completion on Maple Close. The development was the first in the UK to use a wall-laying terra-based robot – nicknamed WLTR or βWalterβ – which was developed in the Czech Republic in partnership with GreenBuild. JT Lifestyle Homes has…
The quarterly survey of more than 100 founders across the region found that 71 per cent are optimistic about their business prospects over the next 12 months, with many reporting strong pipelines, new opportunities, and encouraging levels of demand. In contrast, the findings also highlight significant pressures facing SMEs. Elaine Stroud, chief executive of the…
The quarterly survey of more than 100 founders across the region found that 71 per cent are optimistic about their business prospects over the next 12 months, with many reporting strong pipelines, new opportunities, and encouraging levels of demand. In contrast, the findings also highlight significant pressures facing SMEs. Elaine Stroud, chief executive of the…
Lovell, part of the Morgan Sindall Group, has credited its success in 2025 to regeneration schemes across the region, including projects in Newcastle, Whitburn and Morpeth. Don Anderson, regional managing director at Lovell, said: “The record results achieved by the Group demonstrate the strength and resilience of the business in what remains a challenging market….
Terry Garner, who runs Terryβs Fish & Chips from Morton-on-Swale, just outside Northallerton, has spent more than four decades travelling across villages in North Yorkshire bringing fish and chips to customers who might otherwise struggle to reach a traditional takeaway. Terry Garner, owner of Terrys Fish & Chips (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT) Mr Garner began the…
Game will shut down its final three stores in April, marking the end of the business’s three-decade high-street presence. The video-game retailer confirmed it would close its last three stores in Dudley, Lancaster, and Sutton in April 2026, following its entry into administration earlier this year. Game once operated more than 300 stores across the…
Game will shut down its final three stores in April, marking the end of the business’s three-decade high-street presence. The video-game retailer confirmed it would close its last three stores in Dudley, Lancaster, and Sutton in April 2026, following its entry into administration earlier this year. Game once operated more than 300 stores across the…
