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Andrew Hebden

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Virgin Money chief executive makes pledge to North East staff

THE boss of Virgin Money yesterday told the company’s new employees in the North East that they had the chance to transform the banking industry.Read

CBI director hails Greggs breakfast clubs initiative

ONE of Britain’s most senior business leaders yesterday hailed Greggs for its pioneering breakfast clubs initiative – and said they were a shining example of good work in the community.Read

Newcastle Airport bosses in Big Apple link talks

NEWCASTLE Airport bosses will fly out to the United States next month for fresh talks on the possibility of securing a direct service to New York.Read

Journal campaign wins backing in Parliament

NORTH East MPs have backed The Journal job creation campaign in a parliamentary motion. The Journal has this week urged local firms to come together to bid to the Government’s regional growth fund in our Let’s Grow campaign. Read

North East Local Enterprise Partnership chairman issues warning over key decision

THE chairman of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership has warned it faces its first major test of its unity in deciding on the location of a new enterprise zone.Read

Metrocentre boss trials electric Range Rover

ELECTRIC Range Rovers have now joined the fleet of low-carbon cars on the roads of the North East.Read

Onus is on businesses to know new equality laws

NORTH East businesses have been warned to tighten up their workplace procedures to ensure they do not fall foul of new legislation that comes into force this week.Read

Celebrating equality

THE roll-call of finalists for the prestigious annual awards celebrating equality and diversity in the North East is unveiled today.Read

Northern Rock upbeat after moving into the black

AN expanded Northern Rock could play an important role in shaking up the troubled banking sector, its chief executive said yesterday.Read

Northern Rock boss confirms sale talks

THE chief executive of Northern Rock has revealed "informal discussions" are under way with possible buyers as the bank moves closer to a return to private ownership.Read

Music industry entrepreneur backs Chance to Change event

PAUL Campbell never regarded himself as an entrepreneur. Like many other successful business people, he almost began his own company by accident – but he has not looked back since.Read

Case for the North East campaign tackles economy

IT was one of the iconic images of the Great Depression: the giant banner bearing the words Jarrow Crusade held aloft above the flat caps of 200 men as they marched defiantly to London from their home town.Read

Brown 'was warned' over MPs' expenses crisis

GORDON Brown was warned of the impending crisis over MPs’ expenses on taking over as Prime Minister from Tony Blair, the government’s former sleaze watchdog has revealed.Read

Newcastle Brown Ale label

Demands for rethink as Newcastle Brown Ale set for move to Yorkshire

THE decision to move production of iconic Newcastle Brown Ale from Tyneside to Yorkshire was described last night as “totally unacceptable”.Read

Mervyn King

Governor Mervyn King backs North’s export potential

THE North East could play a key role in Britain’s economic recovery by leading the drive for export-led growth, the Governor of the Bank of England said yesterday.Read

Top backing for Great North Revolution campaign

THE recession is the ideal time to unleash a Great North Revolution which will ensure the region’s economy is fit for the future, it was claimed yesterday.Read

Fears of Northern Rock sale recede – for now

NORTHERN Rock is unlikely to be returned to the private sector until the end of the year at the earliest, The Journal has learned.Read

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Enjoy discovering county's delights

WHEN The Journal launched its Think North East First campaign earlier this year, we did so confident this region has an awful lot to offer.Read

Andrew Hebden

Facing the challenge

WHETHER you have been doing it for just a few months or for several decades, there’s no doubt that leading a business can be a lonely job.Read

Repossessions 'to fall' at Rock

NORTHERN Rock is today expected to report losses of around £1.4bn for its first year as a nationalised bank.Read

Author Profile

Andrew Hebden is Assistant Editor (Business) at The Journal, responsible for overseeing the development of the paper's business coverage in print and online. He was previously Business Editor then News Editor at the Press and Journal in Aberdeen and Business Editor at the Telegraph & Argus in Bradford.

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