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Monday 21 October 2024
21/10/2024

Author name: Simon Rushworth

Smart tech to revolutionise sewer control

A UK-first smart sewer project is set to protect communities across Tyneside from potentially damaging spills. Northumbrian Water is pumping ยฃ20m into a scheme trialled in the US and proven to reduce overflows by 80 per cent. And the latest move to limit spills is part of a five-year, ยฃ947m investment intended to improve storm โ€ฆ

Whatโ€™s in a name on the factory flaw?

Itโ€™s an awkward acronym and an almost unpronounceable brand name but everything else about SQCDP is seamless, smooth and incredibly smart. The brainchild of Stephen โ€˜Mitchโ€™ Mitchell, itโ€™s the modern-day solution to freeing the factory floor from administrative clutter and providing instant, usable data. And the intuitive app removes the need for a hardware-derived and โ€ฆ

Business Clinic a trailblazer for real life learning

Northumbria University chiefs have hailed the North Eastโ€™s award-winning Business Clinic as a benchmark for learning experience and employment outcomes. And, a decade down the line, the team helming the innovative hub has promised that a beacon of business development will continue to support meaningful career progression. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Business Clinic provides โ€ฆ

How AI can make a big noise in the music industry

Sunderland University experts have pitched the potential benefits of AI to musicians as the creative industries continue to grapple with game-changing technology. Singers and songwriters from across the North East rocked up at an AI in Music event hosted by Dr Becky Allen at Sunderlandโ€™s community music venue Pop Recs. And the debate around AI โ€ฆ

Friends united in finding answers for you

High achiever, crippled by โ€˜success anxietyโ€™? Rising star looking for a guiding light? Business leader losing out on precious family time? Life and soul of the party but somehow struggling professionally? Is this you? Itโ€™s the question friends and colleagues Phil Gray, David Beharall and Steve Beharall are determined to answer and itโ€™s a question โ€ฆ

International stars head to Innovation Festival

Sporting sensations Ellie Simmonds and Steve Cram will set the pace at Northumbrian Waterโ€™s Innovation Festival next month. The eighth annual event, which has the theme of โ€˜Speed and Scaleโ€™, will see the record-breaking stars join festival-goers for a series of live talks and Q&A sessions between July 8-11. Gold medal-winning paralympic swimmer Ellie will โ€ฆ

Ad Gefrin enjoying taste of success

Whisky bosses are toasting a hat-trick of global awards with the promise of much more to come as North East newcomer Ad Gefrin goes from strength to strength. The Northumberland-based distiller won three medals at the prestigious 2024 International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) just over 12 months after opening to the public. And the โ€ฆ

A Hundred Reasons to catch Lenny Kravitz

It was the eve of Euro 2004 and the beautiful people of Portugal were counting down the hours until the host nation tackled Greece in the opening match of a hotly anticipated tournament. Iโ€™d been in Lisbon for a few days, locked into my first international tournament alongside Sven Goran Eriksson, Wayne Rooney et al โ€ฆ

Thereโ€™s something special about Mary

Itโ€™s a genuine page turner. From the rebellious teenager to the cancer survivor who rose through the ranks to helm one of the worldโ€™s most beloved publishers, Mary Cannamโ€™s life story is compelling.  Thereโ€™s the sliding doors moment at the job centre in Crook, County Durham, when a call out for booksellers suddenly caught her โ€ฆ