Business News

Reivers and royalty left their mark at Whiteley Shield

Published 20 November 2008

Hxwhitley WHITELEY Shield, just south of Allendale, is the old stamping ground of Dawsons, Hetheringtons, and Bells.

Find your beauty from within

Published 13 November 2008

A NEW beauty salon has opened on Hexham’s Battle Hill, offering a range of package deals on everything from manicures and pedicures to full body massages.

A69 contract pleases nursery

Published 13 November 2008

A TYNEDALE nursery has beaten off competition from across the UK to win the contract to supply 56,000 plants for the new Haydon Bridge bypass.

Party time for gallery

Published 13 November 2008

A HEXHAM gallery and studio has celebrated its first year in business.

Praise for pub make-over

Published 13 November 2008

PRUDHOE’S Adam & Eve pub has been given a £5,000 make-over.

Lisa gives babies a head start in life

Published 13 November 2008

FIBRE optic light shows, puppets, bubbles, bells and parachutes all form part of a baby development programme being run in Tynedale.

Baby boutique is born

Published 13 November 2008

HAVING A baby of their own has encouraged two Hexham traders to take their business in a new direction.

Farm refuge grew from Mad Jack's wild estate

Published 6 November 2008

MAD Jack Hall would have been relieved to know his estate at Otterburn would eventually settle down to such cosy domesticity. It certainly saw some lively upheavals in Jack’s day, and the odd skirmish before that too, like the Battle of Otterburn.

Renting is option as market recovers

Published 6 November 2008

CAN’T sell? What about renting? There’s always hope that the sap will rise in the property market along with the green shoots of spring.

All hands to the pumps at Barrasford Arms

Published 6 November 2008

CLASSIC beer hand pumps languishing in the loft of the Barrasford Arms for over 30 years have been returned to the bar to complement the pub’s range of real ales.

Liz moves with the times at law firm

Published 30 October 2008

DESPITE all of the changes made at a Hexham solicitors over the last three decades, one of the firm’s stalwarts is still going strong.

Couple’s potty idea is source of inspiration

Published 30 October 2008

ENROLLING in a series of pottery workshops while living in sunny Gibraltar changed the course of one family’s lives.

Joinery branches out into energy from wood

Published 30 October 2008

GREEN is the colour for one of the North Tyne’s best known family businesses.

Tour operator’s coaches claim industry honour

Published 30 October 2008

A TYNEDALE-based tour operator is offering the best fleet of top-quality buses in the country.

New approach makes difference at Langley Castle

Published 30 October 2008

A NEW management model has been adopted at Langley Castle to boost the area’s drive for increased tourism.

When a Queen came calling at Beltingham

Published 23 October 2008

BELTINGHAM House is a Georgian doll’s house made large, a perfect little mansion where you can imagine Alice in Wonderland having tea with the Queen of Hearts.

Two-tier boards at engineering firm

Published 10 October 2008

A REVIEW of structure following a takeover has prompted the promotion of three key staff within a Riding Mill company.

Duke’s old hunting ground up for sale

Published 9 October 2008

EMBLEHOPE is a home where the hardy sheep roam, and the red and the black grouse both play.

Gail launches pet care business

Published 9 October 2008

AFTER spending eight years looking after animals at Northumberland College at Kirkley Hall, Prudhoe woman Gail Robson decided it was time to give it a go on her own.