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Former policeman’s firm helps train apprentices

12:30pm Friday 3rd September 2010

A FORMER top policeman was so impressed with the idea behind a struggling business that he bought it.

Engineering firm wins £2.3m energy sector contract

ENERGY: David Walker, left, and Matthew Camp are lead business managers on the offshore wind farm contract

12:33pm Friday 3rd September 2010

A Darlington engineering company has won a £2.3m contract in the offshore renewable energy sector.

Blue cheese on shelves

12:31pm Friday 3rd September 2010

SHEPHERDS Purse, the family run Thirsk-based cheesemaker, will supply its multi-award winning Yorkshire Blue to more than 400 Morrisons stores from September.

Move to original office helps firm

12:33pm Friday 3rd September 2010

A CHANGE of office has led to a boost in business for one of the area’s leading rural and property agents – despite the recession.

Funding helps secure future of County Durham dairy

12:31pm Friday 27th August 2010

A COUNTY Durham dairy has received £207,000 funding to secure its future and safeguard 56 newly-created jobs.

Farm shop and café given new lease in takeover

BRIGHT FUTURE: from left, Sarah Thompson, Julie Wallin, Graeme Thompson and Janet Butler, manager of the new store

12:29pm Friday 27th August 2010

A FARM SHOP looks to have a bright future after attracting a successful new tenant.

Darlington firm wins contract with Army

12:30pm Friday 27th August 2010

A DARLINGTON company has won a further contract to help create frontline vehicles in Afghanistan.

Visits to Newsquest websites rise

12:32pm Friday 27th August 2010

THE Newsquest Media Group’s 158 local media websites attracted an average of 6.47m unique visits each month between January and June this year.

Organic dairy continues to deliver milk in a bottle

LOTTA BOTTLE: Caroline Tweddle, Acorn Dairy director, shows a bottle which has been reused so many times the logo is wearing thin

1:10pm Friday 20th August 2010

AN ORGANIC dairy has just delivered its seven millionth glass bottle in a decade of production.

Call centre business looking to expand and needs more trainees

CALL CENTRE: Trainee Emma Carter, left, with Susan Lane, of Salcallcentre, and Nick Johnson, of UKSE

1:12pm Friday 20th August 2010

A REDCAR woman has launched a new company which trains unemployed people to work as call centre agents in their own homes.









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