Shaun Fooy, North East senior manager at the British Business Bank, discusses the big issues impacting smaller businesses in the North East and the need to address regional and sub-regional disparities in access to finance. Read More
Law firms Clyde & Co and BLM, which both have operations across the UK and internationally, have responded to reports that they are in the early stage of merger discussions by saying they regularly explore growth opportunities. Read More
Construction work has begun on a £2m school extension that will aid a growing number of students needing specialist support across Redcar and Cleveland. Read More
Furniture retailer ScS is looking to the future with 'continued confidence', despite a reduction in store footfall and conversion in recent weeks with consumers spending less on big ticket purchases. Read More
Northern Bear has reported a "robust trading performance" with an increase in adjusted operating profit and positive outlook for the second half of the financial year. Read More
