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Wednesday 18 December 2024
18/12/2024

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North East litigation experts win landmark case

A leading energy claims specialist has helped recover thousands of pounds for a small amusement arcade business, after leading energy supplier Engie was found liable in a groundbreaking legal case. The business operating as Queenie’s Casino Slots (Queenie’s) was awarded more than £10,000 from the global supplier following a court claim brought by energy litigation …

Bid to STEM the talent gap

More than 1,000 school children across the North East are set to benefit from an expanded partnership between two international tech giants. Sportable, the cutting-edge smart-tracking technology company, and Sage, the industry leader in accounting and payroll tech, have doubled down on a programme committed to developing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in …

Urgent calls for a menopause manifesto

A North East MP is leading the calls for urgent action to provide protection in the workplace for women going through the menopause. Labour MP for Jarrow, Kate Osborne, believes a menopause manifesto will help employers not only to address the issues but also prevent talented women aged 40 plus choosing to leave the workplace …

Better not enough for women in tech

Five years ago I was invited to be part of an International Women’s Day panel event in Newcastle, designed to explore the challenges for females operating in the technology sector and how we might overcome them. It was the most eye-opening event I’ve ever been part of.  Before I go any further it’s pertinent to …

North East’s green hotspots revealed

If you’re asked to think about examples of the green economy in the North East then several areas might spring to mind. Sunderland — with Nissan’s pivot to full EV production? Certainly.  Blyth — where the Catapult Network is building a thriving hub for renewables? Of course. But a new report from the Confederation of …

Homing in on the highlights

Podcasters and YouTubers are turning to a young couple for their expertise as they try and wade through hours of video footage for the soundbites. Zara Paul and Aaron Morris, who met at Durham University, are continuing to grow their business Choppity which uses customised AI to home in on the best clips from lengthy …

Focusing on future success

A leading light in the world of wellbeing has urged two successful Tyneside start-ups to broaden their reach and realise their full potential following a whistle-stop trip to the North East. Nicola Elliott, a Northumbria graduate and founder of internationally renowned NEOM Organics London, visited her former university to pass on key advice and expertise …

In high spirits

At a top secret location whisky maturing in 7,000 wooden casks which once contained sherry performs its magic, extracting flavours from the oak. At today’s prices the amber liquor is worth £100m as the world goes mad for a whisky increasingly supplied by a Cumbrian distillery. The decade-old story of The Lakes Distillery is the …

Looking for the perfect match

Bizarrely, given his impressive background as a proven business leader and in-demand commercial consultant, Geoff Thompson readily admits that he didn’t fully crunch the numbers prior to the greatest challenge of his career.  When the former CEO of Utilitywise, the now defunct North East-based energy company, chose to save South Shields FC from extinction in …

Taking on the scammers

Financial investigators are on the tracks of global scammers using game-changing artificial intelligence to help recover the criminals’ billions in ill-gotten gains. Cobra AI has been launched by financial investigators IYE Global to jump the ‘choke point’ which challenges investigators when information stops being in the public domain. Developed with intelligence gathered over more than …

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