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Tourism on Tyne

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Newcastle and Gateshead on the Tyne

THERE HAS NEVER been a better time to come to NewcastleGateshead as a leisure visitor or on business.

That’s the message coming from destination marketing agency NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI). With Sterling 15% cheaper against the Euro compared to this time last year, overseas visitors and business tourists can expect to get much

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Women make their mark in business

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L-R Liz Bassnett of Push Creative; Judith Harding of Best of South Shields; Susan Balfour of Katy Sue Design; Bernice Robinson of Tasty Bites; Linda Leary of Linda Leary Estate Agents; Gillian George of JAG Productions and Judith Addyman of Restaurant Design Associates

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY – March 8 – provided a perfect

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New faces in Gosforth

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Portrait artist Richard Ling in his Gosforth gallery

PORTRAIT ARTIST RICHARD LING has opened an art gallery displaying his work in Lansdowne Terrace, Gosforth. His portraits are a mix of iconic figures from music, film and literature, however the

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Liberty Electric Cars brings 250 jobs to region

Liberty Electric Cars will begin manufacturing the world’s first zero emission, electric 4x4s in the north east later this year.

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Good news for the north east: Barry Shrier, Liberty Electric Cars CEO, left, and Ian Hobday, Liberty Electric Cars Chairman.

The Oxford-based company has signed a memorandum of understanding with One North East to invest £30m

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Rural assets fund for County Durham

488018674 zmhUC M Rural assets fund for County Durham A NEW FUND worth more than £2m has been launched to help farms, rural businesses and communities in County Durham, with plans that will boost the local economy and protect rural services for the future.

The cash, part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE), has been agreed by One NorthEast to support larger investments for farm diversifications,

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Online security – make it your business

486708184 4ykRs S  Online security – make it your businessAS IF BUSINESSES didn’t have enough to concern them internet sabotage is an ever present danger.

Managed security firm, Network Box, has produced a

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