THE man credited with turning around the fortunes of an iconic North-East engineering plant is stepping down after 41 years of service.

THE University of Sunderland will become the first UK venue to host a specialist maintenance conference for engineering academics and business leaders from across the world, later this year.

A NORTH-EAST engineering firm has taken on more staff after winning a multi-million pound contract in the nuclear sector.

THE government can kick start the economy by backing the region's small businesses, campaigners said last night.

BP is increasing its annual UK graduate recruitment by 50 per cent, to nearly 250 places in 2012.

THE North Eastern Local Enterprise Partnership NELEP) has secured a £17m cash boost aimed at helping it create new jobs and drive forward economic growth.

A NORTH-EAST family firm is helping to ensure that the only lightning bolt set to make an impact at this summer's Olympic Games will be on the 100 metres track.

THE search is about to be launched to find the next star entrepreneur from the North-East

A NORTH-EAST electronics firm has announced that it will recruit more staff in the upcoming months as it targets new markets in the US.

AN important milestone at a North-East steelworks has been reached with stoves being heated up that will enable the blast furnace to fire back into production in the upcoming weeks.