Printer erases fraud risks

12:05pm Saturday 6th September 2008

A PRINTING company has developed paper that could prevent fraudsters using false documents to make money.

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Go-Ahead steering a steady course through economic downturn

12:05pm Saturday 6th September 2008

BUS and rail group Go-Ahead yesterday announced that annual profits rose by nearly a fifth after passenger fare rises and cost-conscious consumers moved to public transport.

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Carr's profits 'to double'

12:06pm Saturday 6th September 2008

FOOD and engineering company Carr’s Milling Industries yesterday predicted it would see its annual profits more than double. The Carlisle group, which has sites in Askrigg, North Yorkshire, and in Barnard Castle, has previously said it had seen strong trading across its whole operation, and expected to substantially exceed its original profit prediction of £9.2m. In a statement, Carr’s said yesterday that it expected profits in the year to August 30 to be at least £12.5m, on revenue of about £350m. Last year, the group saw a profit of £5.5m on a turnover of £253m. Carr’s said trading in its core agriculture division, the largest of its three sectors, was particularly key to its success, with significant market share gains in feed and fertiliser.

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Bank falling between ‘rock and hard place’

8:34am Friday 5th September 2008

THE North-East Chamber of Commerce (NECC) yesterday called for a sharp cut in interest rates “in the near future”

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Bright future means more jobs in pipeline at Chieftain

8:36am Friday 5th September 2008

HUNDREDS more jobs could be created in the North-East after industrial service group Chieftain predicted it would land its second major oil and gas sector contract.

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Workers not taking enough tea breaks

8:35am Friday 5th September 2008

HAIRDRESSERS have overtaken builders for taking the most tea breaks, but many workers do not have time to stop for a cuppa, according to research published today.

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Heritage may be key to work upturn

8:36am Friday 5th September 2008

A RECRUITMENT firm has reported a 50 per cent rise in permanent jobs on the same period last year.

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Urban areas among the most competitive in UK

9:25am Thursday 4th September 2008

TWO major urban areas in the region have been named among the most competitive in the UK, it was revealed yesterday.

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£10m aid as credit crunch hits firms

9:27am Thursday 4th September 2008

BUSINESSES in the North- East finding the credit crunch tough are being given access to £10m of extra support by regional development agency One NorthEast (One).

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