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			<title>Expansion Of Research Facility Underway </title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Leading North East building contractor SURGO Construction has further cemented its relationship with Durham University with commencement of work on a £1.8 million project, to expand the Wolfson Research Institute at its Queen’s Campus in Stockton.
This latest project follows on from completion of work on the Queen&rsquo;s Campus sports centre in 2010 and a number of other successful projects for Durham University in the past. 
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SURGO is the principal contractor on the design and build contract which will be completed in June, following a 45-week build schedule.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Winn Solicitors Win Claims Management Company Of The Year At The Personal Injury Awards 2011</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Local Specialist Accident Management Company Winn Assist part of Newcastle based firm Winn Solicitors, have won the award for Claims Management Company of the Year 2011 at the Eclipse Proclaim Personal Injury Awards. 
The event took place at The Riverbank Park Plaza Hotel in London. The Personal Injury awards aim to highlight and celebrate the outstanding achievements of individuals and organisations from across the personal injury sector. 350 professionals from the Personal Injury Industry attended the black tie dinner.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Building Firms Bring Christmas Cheer To Hundreds Of Children </title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With Christmas just around the corner, building contractor, Galliford Try Partnerships North and its house-building division, Linden Homes, were extending the festive cheer to children across the region through their annual Christmas appeal. 
The appeal is designed to ensure as many children as possible share in the excitement of Christmas.
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This year, both companies have donated gifts for the children on Ward 10, the orthopaedic ward, at the Great North Children&rsquo;s Hospital.&nbsp; Staff across the region collected presents for the appeal, which were delivered by David Atkinson, Galliford Try&rsquo;s design coordinator and Jan Gill, sales and marketing manager of Linden Homes.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Skills For People Project Officially Opened </title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Refurbished and extended office accommodation for Skills for People, a local charity organisation which specialises in helping disabled people take control of their own lives, was officially opened recently by Nick Forbes, Leader of Newcastle City Council.
The &pound;375k project, which was supported at the outset by award winning international architectural practice, Ryder Architecture (Ryder) was funded by grant funding from the Department of Health Social Enterprise Investment Fund, as well as feasibility and design services from the architect.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Bank Celebrates Its 10th Year In The Region With Two New Branches</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Handelsbanken, which launched on Newcastle’s Grey Street in 2002, will soon celebrate its 10th anniversary in the region with the announcement of two new branches, one on Saville Row in Newcastle and one in Hexham. 
The fast-growing relationship bank has also announced the appointment of a new branch manager for its Grey Street branch, Tom Ramshaw. 
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The Saville Row branch will be managed by Mike Brunskill who previously held the role of corporate banking manager in the Grey Street branch.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Central Bean Shares The Art Of The Perfect Coffee</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[North East independent coffee chain, Central Bean, has been officially recognised as a Turner Prize Cafe for 2011.
Central Bean, which has three outlets throughout the region, has been chosen to support the prestigious contemporary art exhibition, hailed in the art world as the most recognised event of its kind, reflecting the long-standing relationship between art and coffee houses.
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The exhibition running from 21st October 2011 &ndash; 8th January 2012 is being held at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Gateshead, making it the first time that the exhibition has been presented at a non-Tate venue.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>New Store Drives Expansion For Computer Shop</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A computer whizz has expanded his empire - thanks to help and support from leading North East law firm Gordon Brown Law LLP.
Paul Mitchison, 30, is expanding his business, the Computer Centre into Consett, County Durham, after owning the original shop in Chester-le-Street for five years.

The expanding company specialises in all types of repairs of computers and laptops as well as buying and selling a variety of new and second hand PCs, laptops, related software and hardware and modem routers.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title> Esh Group Renews Newcastle Eagles Sponsorship Deal For A Second Year</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“We’re working hard at business whilst at the same time supporting our community”
Esh Group has confirmed the second year of its main sponsorship of the Newcastle Eagles Basketball team.
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The announcement for the 2011/2012 season was celebrated with photos of the team sporting Esh Group&rsquo;s new branding.
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Brian Manning, Chief Executive of Esh Group explained:


&ldquo;We are very much looking forward to supporting The Eagles again this year, we are proud to have them wearing our name.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Electric Vehicles Fall Short Of Global Consumer Expectations, Says Deloitte</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[UK consumers the most price sensitive, with 71% expecting to pay the same
price or less for an electric vehicle.
Consumers across the globe expect electric vehicles (EVs) to be able to go
farther, on less charge time, for a lower price than automakers are
currently able to offer, according to the findings of a new report from
Deloitte's Global Manufacturing Industry group. 

The report entitled, Electric vehicle realities versus consumer expectations
is a global study designed to gauge consumer attitudes towards pure EVs.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>European Investment Bank to provide EUR 220m to Nissan for production of the 100% electric Nissan LEAF and advanced lithium-ion batteries in Sunderland</title>
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The European Investment Bank has agreed to support production of Nissan's first electric car to be built in Europe and the company's first European production of electric vehicle batteries.&nbsp;Agreement for EUR 220 m funding from the European Union's long-term lending institution was signed in Sunderland by Trevor Mann, Nissan Europe Senior Vice President for Manufacturing, and Simon Brooks, European Investment Bank Vice President for the United Kingdom.

European Investment Bank funding will support the integration of new machinery and tooling for production of the 100% electric Nissan LEAF, the world's first affordable, mass-market, pure-electric vehicle.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Glitz And Glamour As Contact Centre Stars Named</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The biggest night in the North East contact centre industry calendar saw More Than (RSA) and the NHS Business Services Authority named as the region's best for 2011.
The two centres, which are based in Sunderland and Newcastle respectively, picked up the top prizes at the North East Contact Centre Awards, which were organised by Tyne and Wear Development Company.

Over 450 guests were at Rainton Meadows Arena in Sunderland for this year's vintage Hollywood themed awards ceremony to recognise the star performers in one of the region's most competitive sectors.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Safety Consultancy Appoints Principal CDM-C Consultant</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Steel River Consultants, a quality health and safety consultancy has made a strategic appointment to its team based in Teesside, strengthening the company’s position in the field.
Chris Dixon from County Durham, will undertake the roles of safety consultant and CDM Co-ordinator, where duties will include providing construction health and safety advice and the provision of site safety auditing of construction phase health and safety performance.
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Formerly a principal consultant with Turner and Townsend, Chris comes from a strong health and safety background having provided services for a large client base on a range of projects, from national rollout schemes, to frameworks and large scale new build construction and refurbishment.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Former Garlands Site Let To New Tenants</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a deal brokered by Sanderson Weatherall LLP, the former Garlands call centre site in Hartlepool has been let to housebuilder, Yuill Homes.
Acting on behalf of landlords, Pearl &amp; Coutts, Sanderson Weatherall&rsquo;s senior surveyor, Tim Carter, said: &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had a lot of interest in Tranquility House since it came onto the market last year, as accommodation of this quality and size, in such an attractive waterside location doesn&rsquo;t appear too often.
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&ldquo;It was a disappointing day for Hartlepool when Garlands had to close its call centre in the town with the loss of so many jobs.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>North East Investment Rises Sharply </title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Commercial property investment activity levels across the North East reached an all year high at almost £109.7m in Q3 2011– a figure dominated by the £108.1m purchase of the Cleveland Shopping Centre in Middlesbrough by F&C Reit Asset Management - according to the latest research, UK Investment Transactions (UKIT) Q3 2011, by national commercial property firm Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH).
As a result of the Cleveland Shopping Centre deal, the total amount invested in the North East increased by a staggering 238% from Q2 2011 (&pound;32.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Arup Receives ‘Achieving’ SET Fair Standard Award</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Arup has been awarded an ‘Achieving’ SET Fair Standard Award for excellence
in gender equality best practice from the UKRC. The UKRC’s SET Fair Standard
is the gender equality award for businesses and organisations in science,
engineering and technology (SET), including the built environment and IT.
Launched in 2009, it is the UK&rsquo;&rsquo;s first high profile award that
gives public recognition for excellence in gender equality in SET sectors.
The SET Fair Standard is independently assessed and moderated by experts in
gender equality and SET sectors.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>&quot;Forgotten Army&quot; Of Medium-Sized Businesses Holds Key To Future Growth In The North East </title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Medium-sized businesses are the UK's "forgotten army", too long overlooked by government but with the potential to inject between £20bn and £50bn into the economy by 2020, according to the CBI.
Firms with a turnover of between &pound;10 million and &pound;100 million represent less than 1% of businesses but generate 22% of economic revenue and 16% of all jobs.

The CBI calculates that&nbsp; &pound;1.7bn could be added in the North East by 2020 if medium-sized businesses were able to improve their performance.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Top-Rated Team Gets Further Boost</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Law firm Ward Hadaway has further strengthened its top-rated commercial litigation team with the recruitment of a senior in-house lawyer with extensive experience at Northern Rock.
Julie Huntingdon spent six years working at Northern Rock and latterly Northern Rock (Asset Management) plc, including three years as the head of a ten-strong litigation team.
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Julie, who joins Ward Hadaway as a Partner, has a wide range of experience in commercial disputes, particularly in claims involving lenders.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Keepmoat’s Green Houses</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A pair of the greenest houses in Britain are under construction on Tyneside.
The properties, at Blakelaw in Newcastle, are the first in the UK constructed to meet the Standard Assessment Procedure SAP 2009 and November 2010 Code for Sustainable Homes.&nbsp; 
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They will be assessed against the BREEAM measurement, which sets the benchmark for best practice in sustainable building design and construction.
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The semi-detached homes are categorised as being levels five and six of the government&rsquo;s code for sustainable homes &ndash; the latter being the highest standard recognised to date.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Service Excellence Drives Growth For Communications Company</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In these times of economic instability and financial uncertainty, one of the region's biggest business to business communications companies has proved that business can flourish during these difficult times.
Cellular Solutions of Ferryboat Lane, Sunderland, who provide a comprehensive range of business to business communications services across the region, have increased their annual turnover by a staggering 33%, just over &pound;1million, whilst other companies in their industry are struggling and going backwards.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Thousands Of Schoolchildren See Inside Nissan</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[UK’s biggest carmaker opens its doors to promote careers in engineering and manufacturing
Nissan has opened its doors to give schoolchildren a unique insight into the world of advanced manufacturing and engineering.
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The UK&rsquo;s biggest car producer is staging special events at its record-breaking plant in Sunderland and at its European Technical Centre in Cranfield as part of the Government&rsquo;s &lsquo;See Inside Manufacturing&rsquo; initiative.
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This coordinated programme of events across the UK&rsquo;s car industry is aimed at boosting the image of UK manufacturing and encouraging more young people to take up Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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