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North East Tuesday 22 February 2022

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TOP STORY Property investment company to expand following funding Northumberland Coastal Retreats has secured a six-figure funding package from Cambridge & Counties Bank to support the expansion of a holiday lettings site in Easington. Read More

INSIDER FEATURE Business Matters: The importance of a non-executive chair for invested businesses, and the value they add Chris Marshall from executive search consultants BlairWest takes a look at how the role of non-executive has changed considerably in recent years. Read More

DEALS Fairstone completes acquisiton of financial advisory firm Newcastle-headquartered wealth management house Fairstone has completed the acquisition of a financial advisory firm as it celebrates a trio of milestones. Read More Engineering firm secures £2m facility A Gateshead-based engineering company has secured a £2m facility from Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance to support growth, following an increase in demand as a result of the pandemic. Read More Amati’s new AIM VCT raises £25m Amati has raised £25m from investors through its latest Alternative Investment Market (AIM) venture capital trust (VCT). Read More DF Capital earmarks £30m for young businesses DF Capital has unveiled that it is designating £30m of inventory finance facilities for start-up and young businesses across its key industries in 2022. Read More

PROPERTY Work underway on police station redevelopment Work is underway on a £3.5m development to transform a former Sunderland police station into an office block. Read More Residential development set for Northumberland village Up to 36 new homes, including six affordable units, could be build by Cussins, following its purchase of a site in a Northumberland village. Read More Mining museum repair works complete Essential repair works at the historic Washington F-Pit Museum, to preserve its industrial heritage, have completed. Read More M&G Real Estate snaps up nine assets for £165m M&G Real Estate, part of M&G's £65bn private and alternative assets business, has purchased nine multi-let industrial assets across the UK as part of its strategic plan to access small unit industrial and "last mile" logistics property in scale. Read More

BUSINESS Store closure rate slows across the North East The rate of stores closing in the North East slowed in 2021, but so did the amount of store openings, according to new research by PwC. Read More EMG Solicitors strengthens COP health and welfare team EMG Solicitors, which has bases in Durham and Newcastle, is expanding its court of protection (COP) health and welfare team with new appointments, and further hires in the pipeline as part of its growth plans. Read More Senior appointments at hospitality group Northumberland-based family-run hospitality group The Doxford Group has appointed a new group finance director and group general manager to enhance the team running its wedding and events venues. Read More Regional initiative awarded six-figure funding An initiative designed to support the region's organisations to understand, access and capitalise on market opportunities has secured six-figure funding from the Government's UK Community Renewal Fund. Read More

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