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Rising costs and cautious demand have left many small businesses fearing for their future. We look at the pressures squeezing the backbone of the economy.
The story of Barbour, the South Shields firm founded in 1894 whose hand-made waxed cotton jackets became a globally admired symbol of British style.
Business rates remain a significant ongoing cost for small businesses operating from commercial premises across Newcastle and the wider North East.
Newcastle University has long been recognised for producing graduates who go on to make a difference...
Artificial intelligence is no longer reserved for large technology firms. Across Newcastle and the w...
Artificial intelligence is no longer reserved for multinational corporations with huge technology bu...
Newcastle's vibrant restaurant scene has become one of the city's biggest attractions, drawing local...
From global brands battling over logos to small independent businesses protecting their names, trade...
How Sir Tom Cowie built a European transport giant, Arriva, from a small Sunderland motorcycle shop, one of the North East's great self-made business stories.
How Bainbridge of Newcastle, founded in 1838, became known as the world's first true department store and eventually part of the John Lewis Partnership.
The North East's five universities contribute billions to the economy, supply skilled talent and turn research into businesses. We look at their economic power.
Back pain, neck strain and repetitive injuries are often dismissed as unavoidable parts of working l...
Few people outside the financial world had heard of Castlelake before its multi-billion-pound approa...
Housebuilding is falling short of the 1.5 million homes target, held back by planning, skills shortages and costs. We look at the drive to build more homes.
The North East has a growing fintech sector along a Newcastle-to-Durham corridor, anchored by app-based banks and software firms. We look at the boom.
Tourism has become one of the North East's most important industries, quietly supporting tens of tho...
For shoppers across Newcastle and the wider North East, every supermarket trip has become a careful ...
The North East has the lowest household income of any UK region and a stubborn productivity gap. We look at the great divide and the region's potential.
A widening skills gap and falling apprenticeships threaten the region's ability to fill the jobs of its new industries. We look at the challenge.
