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Firms offered chance to install "quick" electric vehicle charging points

5:07pm Thursday 29th July 2010

Organisations near major roads asked to put themselves forward as sites for the fast charging stations for electric cars.

Travel company plans to axe North-East call centres

2:08pm Thursday 29th July 2010

90 staff at risk as TUI announces plans to close Peterlee and Newcastle offices

No surprises for Northumbrian Water

12:02pm Thursday 29th July 2010

County Durham firm trading as expected.

Funkywood looks at national expansion

FUNKY IDEAS: Helen and Eddie Proudman, who run Funkywood, which designs and makes contemporary doors and skirting boards

10:05am Thursday 29th July 2010

A HUSBAND-AND-WIFE business that creates innovative commercial and domestic woodwork has revealed plans for national expansion less than a year after being established.

£5,000 incentive for customers to choose electric

10:09am Thursday 29th July 2010

THE Government hopes its £5,000 incentive will jumpstart the UK market for electric cars.

Government support for Leaf is welcomed

DRIVING AHEAD: Trevor Mann, senior vice-president for Nissan Europe, with the electric Leaf at the plant in Sunderland

10:08am Thursday 29th July 2010

CAR maker Nissan, which is to produce the Leaf electric car at its Sunderland plant, last night welcomed the Government’s decision to retain a financial incentive to buy the vehicles.

Talks over scrapping agencies

10:06am Thursday 29th July 2010

THE first major step on the road to scrapping regional development agencies One North East and Yorkshire Forward took place yesterday as the Government invited business leaders to discussions on Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs).

Gosling transfer coup for law firm

MAGPIES SIGNING: Dan Gosling

10:10am Thursday 29th July 2010

A NORTH-EAST law firm has spoken of its integral role in securing a controversial deal to bring Premier League footballer Dan Gosling to Newcastle United.

BP in red for first time in 18 years

12:31pm Wednesday 28th July 2010

OIL producer BP yesterday caused more concern for UK pension funds after plunging into the red for the first time in 18 years as it racked up a $32.2bn bill for the Gulf of Mexico spill.

Rock’s finance director attacks 'unfair' penalties

NEAR COLLAPSE: The queue outside the Northern Rock branch in High Row,

12:38pm Wednesday 28th July 2010

THE finance director of Northern Rock at the time of its near collapse last night branded a ban and fine by the financial watchdog “unfair and disproportionate” as penalties for former executives reached £1m.



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