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Estate agent branches out

AN EXPERIENCED estate agent has branched out to provide an online alternative in the Tyne Valley and surrounding areas.

Last updated 30 January 2012
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Bumper year for Kilfrost despite warm winter

AS A measure of its continued success, Haltwhistle de-icing firm Kilfrost is hoping to create more jobs.

Last updated 16 January 2012
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Comic adventures

WANT to meet Battle of Britain pilot ‘Ace’ Atkins, El Alamein tank commander Ben ‘Blazing’ Gunn?

Last updated 16 January 2012
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Bursary for ventures

YOUNG entrepreneurs in Tynedale are set to benefit from a new bursary created to help them keep afloat in the sink or swim business world.

Last updated 16 January 2012
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Looking for the best in the business

THE search is under way for the cream of Tynedale’s businesses of 2011.

Last updated 2 January 2012
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Store staff help their community

STAFF at the Haltwhistle branch of Sainsbury’s have shown their community spirit.

Last updated 2 January 2012
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SCM Pharma links up with university

PRUDHOE-BASED drug manufacturer SCM Pharma has acquired a new facility as part of a collaborative deal with the University of Sunderland.

Last updated 12 December 2011
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Sarah’s website aims to match demand from schools

AN ENTREPRENEURIAL teacher from Prudhoe has set up a web-based business she hopes will help match schools throughout the UK with service providers looking for work.

Last updated 12 December 2011
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Kitchen helped by law firm

A PONTELAND law firm has helped raised £700 for The People’s Kitchen in Newcastle.

Last updated 12 December 2011
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Factory Shop raises £300 for care home

THE Original Factory Shop in Prudhoe has raised over £300 for the town’s Red Brick House Care Home, helping the company to reach an impressive fund-raising milestone.

Last updated 29 November 2011
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Kilfrost will help keep trains on track this winter

THE legendary “wrong kind of snow” which routinely disrupts travel on the Southern rail network each winter could soon be a thing of the past.

Last updated 28 November 2011
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Hotel receives quality award on day of celebrity’s stay

RICKSHAW jockey Matt Baker knew what he was doing when he selected Hexham’s Beaumont Hotel for an overnight stop on his epic £1 million ride from Edinburgh to London for Children in Need.

Last updated 28 November 2011
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Couple relocate city salon to Tynedale

AFTER more than 20 years of experience in a bustling city centre, a couple have brought their hairdressing business to Hexham.

Last updated 21 November 2011
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Christmas catalogue reaches 10,000 houses

EXTENDING its service into Allendale, a Haltwhistle hardware store will now reach 10,000 households with its popular product catalogue.

Last updated 14 November 2011
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Battling it out for best Sunday lunch

THE Battlesteads at Wark has also reached the last four of the competition to find Northumberland’s Best Sunday Lunch.

Last updated 14 November 2011
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Bernard takes over at Matfen

ONE of the North East’s top hoteliers has swapped luxury Seaham Spa Hotel for Matfen Hall in Tynedale.

Last updated 14 November 2011
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SCA helps Scouts to go exploring

PRUDHOE-based tissue manufacturer SCA Hygiene joined forces with the East Hadrian Explorer Scouts to give the group an insight into industry and help fund an action packed trip.

Last updated 14 November 2011
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