Local business news and area guides for the people who stay with us — the projects bringing work to the region, and the practical lowdown on living here while you're on contract or relocating.
Blackstone/QTS's ten-building data campus at Cambois is a multi-year programme on Blyth's doorstep.
Read more →JDR Cables, Battleship Wharf and Cambois Dock are turning the Port of Blyth into a serious offshore wind hub.
Read more →EV36Zero and the AESC gigafactory are pulling engineers and supply-chain contractors into the region.
Read more →Three big projects reshaping the city centre and Quayside — years of work and a wave of professionals.
Read more →The honest state of play on Sunderland's ambitious — and uncertain — film-studio plan.
Read more →Coast, castles and a strong summer of events — what's worth your time when you get a Saturday.
Read more →The Northumberland Line, the Metro and the A1/A19 — how to move around without living in your car.
Read more →A newcomer's guide: where you are, what's nearby, and why it's an easy place to land.
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