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Leading CEO Joins B Local As Co Chair

The B Local North East group has strengthened its position with the appointment of a new co-chair to the board.

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BeaconHouse Events Expands Its Reach Into Northern Ireland With Visit Belfast Partnership

Award-winning North East based event agency BeaconHouse Events is partnering with Visit Belfast to extend its reach into Northern Ireland, recognising the city’s emergence as one of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting and sustainable event destinations.

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O.agency Kicks Off 2026 With New Client Wins

Newcastle headquartered O.agency has started 2026 with a bang, welcoming multiple new retained clients to its roster, including national holiday park Verdant Leisure and fast growth tech and data business Seriös Group.

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Double digit growth for law firm Ward Hadaway

UK top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway has reported record financial results for the 2024/25 financial year, delivering turnover of £53.6m, an increase of 11.6% on the previous year. 

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More Than 5000 People To Be Helped To Secure Work And Keep Jobs Through Newly Launched Connect To Work

A major new programme to help more than 5,000 people in our region overcome barriers to secure work and jobs has been launched.

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Middleton Lodge adds village pub to portfolio

A North Yorkshire hospitality business is broadening its offer with the acquisition of a historic village pub.

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Richard Reed Reflects on a Year of Growth and Momentum

A leading law firm in the North East is stepping into 2026 after reflecting on an outstanding year of growth and accomplishments in 2025. Highly regarded in the industry for their legal advice for all aspects of personal and business life, the past twelve months have marked a defining chapter for Richard Reed Solicitors, which has cultivated in a year shaped by evolution and a clear sense of forward momentum.

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Barometer returns to measure health of key regional sector

Organisations from across the North East’s health and life sciences sector are being urged to have their say on the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. The North East Pharma, HealthTech and Life Sciences Pulse of the Industry Survey (2025), delivered by Square One Law in partnership with the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), aims to take a “temperature check” of the industry and has returned for a second year.

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RG Corporate Finance strengthens team with new CF Executive appointment

RG Corporate Finance (RGCF), the North East-based, nationally focused independent corporate finance advisory boutique, has appointed Joe Johnston as a Corporate Finance Executive as part of its continued and planned growth.

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Hiring Just Got Riskier: What the Employment Rights Bill Means for Employers

Many businesses feel that the Employment Rights Bill is something they can deal with closer to the time. After all, most changes won’t come into effect until 2026/2027. However, the decisions businesses make right now will determine how they can continue to grow, hire and mitigate risk in the years to come. This change does not make hiring impossible, it makes bad hiring expensive.

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