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Today's News: Northern Rock relaunched to boost mortgage market

JournalLive — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:20:00 GMT

NORTHERN Rock will today be re-launched as a ‘good bank’ with around £14bn to boost mortgage lending.

Today's News: Hotel planned for former Scottish & Newcastle brewery site

JournalLive — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:30:00 GMT

THE former home of Scottish & Newcastle breweries is to be turned into a four-star hotel after a Canadian company bought the striking 13-storey block.

Today's News: Coca-Cola in threat to halve Morpeth staff

JournalLive — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

JOB losses are threatened at Northumberland drinks firm Waters & Robson just a month after Coca-Cola bought the near cen- tury-old business.

Today's News: Nissan factory workers sent home till Monday

JournalLive — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:30:00 GMT

CAR maker Nissan last night sent home all 3,500 production workers at its Washington plant and told them not to come back until Monday.

Today's News: Newcastle Stephenson Quarter images revealed

JournalLive — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:25:00 GMT

THESE are the first detailed images of the new £200m Stephenson Quarter of Newcastle city centre which received planning permission yesterday.

Breaking News: Newcastle regeneration plans approved

JournalLive — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:33:00 GMT

Multi-million pound plans to develop a large area of Newcastle city centre have been approved.

Today's News: Now Rock sells off new £100m offices

JournalLive — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:20:00 GMT

NORTHERN Rock is to sell off its two new £100m office developments in the North East in a clear signal that the nationalised bank will have to live more cheaply in the future.

Today's News: Negative equity is new fear for Rock

JournalLive — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:28:00 GMT

UP TO 140,000 Northern Rock homes could be in negative equity within the next 18 months.

Today's News: World watches as Rock gets big name

JournalLive — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A SENIOR director of banking group Barclays yesterday agreed to take up the challenge of leading Northern Rock back to independence in the private sector.

Today's News: Barratt to axe 1,000 jobs as crisis bites

JournalLive — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

THE crisis in the housebuilding industry saw Barratt announce around 1,000 jobs losses yesterday, with 50 set to go at the company’s Newcastle office.

Today's News: Penny Plain pulls down the shutters

JournalLive — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:00:00 GMT

FASHION store Penny Plain has gone out of business for the second time in five months with the expected loss of 115 jobs.