Commercial Property Consultancy Caters for Growth
A North East firm of commercial property consultants has created a raft of new jobs as part of expansion plans to accommodate growth and demand for its services. In a move that strengthens Naylors Gavin Black’s facilities management and building consultancy capabilities, Neil Jackson, Murray McCheyne and Ben Hawtin...
Metrocentre powers ahead
Metrocentre has highlighted its continuing consumer strength and retailer appeal by securing three major lettings as part of its transformation and repositioning since coming under the asset management of Sovereign Centros. Harrods H Beauty, JD Sports and H&M have all signed new long leases for major flagship stores which...
The buzz about town: Dalton Park has officially opened a Pollinator Parks® Garden
Dalton Park is the first retail park in the North to have introduced a Pollinator Parks® Garden. During lockdown last year, the North East’s largest outlet centre worked with Climate Action North to transform an under-used garden area into an important (and beautiful) insect habitat designed to attract bees,...
Job opportunities knock with upskilling programme for North East adults
Adults across the North East are being given the opportunity to study and develop their skills for free thanks to a range of virtual courses offered by Gateshead College. The fully funded upskilling programme is proving successful and helping to secure skilled jobs for people across the region including...
WWT Washington in Tyne and Wear joins call to create more wetlands as new research shows huge public support for investment in natural solutions to the climate emergency
New online research commissioned by WWT, shows more than three quarters (79%) of people in the North East think that there should be more investment in natural solutions to tackle the climate emergency, with local residents saying they thought taking effective action against climate change was now most important...
Curtain set to rise as Sunderland Empire announces reopening date
Sunderland Empire has today announced they will raise their curtain and turn off the symbolic Ghost Light on Thursday 2 September 2021 following over 16 months of closure. What’s Love Got To Do With It? A tribute to Tina Turner will be the first show to welcome audiences back...
The Body Shop unveils a new sustainable concept store at Metrocentre Gateshead
Now, more than ever, the world needs strong, confident bodies. That’s why The Body Shop, the iconic activist beauty brand, is rolling up its sleeves, starting with the launch of its new concept store at Metrocentre Gateshead. The new store is an interactive ‘activist workshop’ that encourages people to...
WBD completes the latest in a series of sales of UK e-commerce retailers
Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised e-commerce retailer GNOC on the sale of its storage and shelving business G-Rack Holdings Ltd to Razor Group, a Berlin-based private equity backed firm specialising in the acquisition and development of Amazon FBA businesses. The transaction represents the latest in a...
INNSiDE Newcastle reveals INNSiDERS of Newcastle campaign with illuminated Quayside Art exhibition
(Image left to right: Sarah Green, Newcastle Gateshead Initiative, Simon Laing, CBK Adventures, MP Chi Onwurah and Steve Beharall, Head of Foundation at Newcastle United Foundation) A celebration of the people of the city – with 18 individuals chosen for INNSiDERS of Newcastle campaign Waterfront art exhibition, with large-scale...
North East businesses optimistic for Freeports success – but give warning over skills shortage and need for collaboration – survey reveals
Businesses in the North East are positive as they await the arrival of Freeports in England– but education and business leaders raise concerns over skills shortages and the need for more collaboration to drive success. Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), the largest law firm in the North...