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Stamp Duty Reform Could Boost North East Housing Market, Says My Property Box
Ben Quaintrell, CEO of North East estate agency group My Property Box, has welcomed reports that the Government is considering scrapping Stamp Duty in favour…

£4.25m Overhaul Of Newcastle’s Grade II Listed Discovery Museum Gets Underway With Howarth Litchfield
Procurement is now officially underway for a contractor to carry out repairs to the East Block of Blandford House, a Grade II listed building, which…

MotorVise recognised among UK’s top recruitment agencies in automotive sector
Automotive consultancy MotorVise has been named Highly Commended in the Recruitment Agency of the Year category at the prestigious 2025 Car Dealer Magazine Power Awards,…

Construction begins on new housing development in Ingleby Arncliffe
Beyond Housing has commenced construction work, in partnership with WB Construction, on a new £5m residential development in Ingleby Arncliffe, North Yorkshire.

Future STEM leaders kick-start careers with unique Teesside-based placement at Materials Processing Institute
The Materials Processing Institute (MPI) has welcomed a new cohort of early-career professionals and students onto its prestigious placement programme, designed to develop the next…

Budding Innovators Race Wind-Powered Cars, Extract DNA and Build Bridges During Inspiring North East STEM Foundation Event
More than 430 pupils from 11 Tees Valley primary schools got hands-on with the exciting world of science, technology, engineering and maths at a major…

Swinburne Maddison Advises on MBI at Pybus Recruitment
Swinburne Maddison, one of the North East’s leading law firms, is pleased to announce its role in advising on the successful management buy-in of Pybus…

Logic-i Group celebrates fifth anniversary with strong growth and expanding national footprint
Project management experts Logic-i Group is celebrating its fifth anniversary with impressive growth, high-profile project wins, and an increasingly prominent presence in national and international…

Darlington-based apprentice accountant ranks in Global Top Ten in CIMA exam
Rory Murphy, an apprentice accountant at the Bannatyne Group, has achieved a top ten global ranking in a recent Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)…

My Property Box Team Conquers Hadrian’s Wall in Charity Trek for Red Sky Foundation
A determined team of 19 staff from North East estate agency group My Property Box has completed a gruelling 15-mile trek along Hadrian’s Wall, raising…

Clive Owen LLP appoints Head of Tax amid continued growth
Clive Owen LLP, one of the North’s leading independent accountancy and business advisory firms, is gearing up for further growth and expansion within its tax…

Retrofit Boom Drives 18% Growth for 186 Property Solutions
As UK commercial property vacancy rates continue to climb, refurbishment specialist 186 Property Solutions has reported an 18% year-on-year rise in project volumes – a…

Michelle Harcourt joins Logic-i Group to strengthen senior team
Logic-i Group, the project management consultancy specialising in complex construction and infrastructure projects, has appointed seasoned commercial and contract specialist Michelle Harcourt as a Senior…

Swinburne Maddison Announces Key Promotions Following Record Year
One of the North East’s leading law firms, Swinburne Maddison LLP, has announced a series of internal promotions, recognising the outstanding contributions of several team…

Pupils discover future careers at regional STEM day
Yarm School, in partnership with North East STEM Foundation (NESF), has hosted an informative and exciting day for children from primary schools across the region…

Develop North PLC appoints international investment leader Dr Sameer Al-Ansari as Deputy Chairman
North East investment company Develop North PLC (Develop North), managed by Newcastle-based fund management specialists, Tier One Capital (Tier One), has added to its board…

FIVe report calls for key actions to enable innovation in the FIs and reach net zero
Foundation Industries Ventures (FIVe) has released a report outlining actions needed from government/policymakers, industry leaders and RTOs, and SMEs and entrepreneurs to enable innovation and reach net…

Swinburne Maddison Appoints New Head of Family
Swinburne Maddison LLP, one of the North East’s leading law firms, is delighted to announce the promotion of Catherine Lowther to Head of its Family…

Ashbrookes secures planning approval for £4.2m Sunderland student accommodation development
Ashbrookes Inspired, part of Ashbrookes Group, has secured planning permission for the transformation of a former office building in Sunderland city centre into a high-quality,…

Ashbrookes secures funding for student accommodation scheme at historic Linthorpe Assembly Rooms
Ashbrookes has secured planning permission and development finance to convert the former Linthorpe Assembly Rooms in Middlesbrough into high-quality student and residential apartments, revitalising a…

MP tours TICA’s National Training Centre to champion skilled careers
Darlington MP Lola McEvoy has visited the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association’s (TICA) National Training Centre to see first-hand how specialist training is equipping young people…

Harlyn successfully mobilises JD assister with T3200 trencher for offshore wind farm project
In August 2024, Harlyn successfully completed the mobilisation of the JD Assister for Enshore Subsea who were transporting a state-of-the-art T3200 trencher across 3,200 miles…

Swinburne Maddison announces three key hires to support growth plans
Swinburne Maddison LLP (Swinburne Maddison), a leading law firm in the North East, has announced the appointment of three heads of department, newly created roles…

Narro Newcastle Celebrates Three Years With Growing Pipeline Of Work
Sustainable civil and structural engineering consultancy, Narro Associates (Narro), which established a Newcastle office three years ago at Hoults Yard, is celebrating its third anniversary…