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Latest News | A Newcastle-based health and safety software firm has completed a second six-figure funding round from the North East Venture Fund.
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Abby Dorani, solicitor in the corporate and commercial team at Hay & Kilner Law Firm in Newcastle, says It’s an inevitable truth for any long-standing business that, sooner or later, there will have to be a change at the top of the organisation.
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Gateshead-based Gordon Brown Law firm's commercial, corporate and real estate team has reported a strong start to 2020, having acted in deals worth more than £10m so far.
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The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has found competition concerns over Hunter Douglas' acquisition of counterpart 247 Home Furnishings.
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Chocolatier and retailer Hotel Chocolat has raised £22m to underpin its long-term growth plans and to provide flexibility if needed in response to challenges presented by the Covid-19 outbreak. The business said its ability to shift its focus towards online and digital wholesale would help mitigate the impact of the pandemic.
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Colin Bell, business growth director at the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), says right now is a time of anxiety for many people and business owners due to the impact of coronavirus, also known as Covid-19.
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The business community has reacted to the government's package to support businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, which includes a commitment to paying 80 per cent of wages.
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The John Lewis Partnership has temporarily closed all of its 50 John Lewis shops as a result of the impact of coronavirus - the first time in the 155-year history of the business that it will not open its shop doors for customers. Johnlewis.com will continue to operate as normal, alongside Waitrose shops and waitrose.com.
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The FCA has asked companies intending to publish preliminary financial statements in the next few days to delay their planned publications as a result of the disruption caused by Covid-19.
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Newcastle-based construction and property consultancy Summers-Inman has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of a national business development and marketing director.
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McDonalds is set to temporarily close all its UK and Ireland restaurants.
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Spire Healthcare has confirmed an agreement to make all of its hospitals, facilities and services available to the NHS and its patients during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Aldi has launched a recruitment drive to hire 9,000 new workers as part of its response to the coronavirus outbreak. A number of products have also been further restricted.
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Insider has extended the deadline for entries into this year’s North East Property Awards.
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Houghton-le-Spring venue Rainton Arena has offered its space to the NHS to support the battle against coronavirus.
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The FCA has revealed new guidance for small business lenders, mortgage lenders and mortgage administrators, to help firms and households deal with the economic disruption caused by Covid-19.
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The total value of construction contract awards in February 2020 rose to £6.5bn, despite the global coronavirus crisis, according to a new report.
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