Major expansion for Middlesbrough market
Major expansion plans have been announced for Middlesbrough’s Dundas Indoor Market. It is taking over the shop which was occupied by Fulton’s Food before its closure in 2021, adding 2,500 sq ft of new retail space to create seven extra units for local independent traders. One will be occupied by soccer memorabilia business ASB Football…
Read MoreTV Mastermind subject still inspires women
A Teesside engineer who answered questions about the famous mathematician Ada Lovelace on TV’s Mastermind says she still inspires young women today. Helen Nicklin from Yarm, who is a procurement manager with the Mitsubishi Chemical Group, was invited by the Wilton Centre to speak to 40 teenage girls about careers in science. The Centre –…
Read MoreShopping centre rocked by musical talent
The quality of Teesside’s music talent was there for all to see as Middlesbrough’s Dundas Shopping Centre staged its first Promoting Local concert. Organiser Nicky Hargreaves said it was the ideal place to connect up-and-coming artists with their community: “That has become much tougher with the closure of so many venues and pubs.” The Centre…
Read MoreShopping centre to host free concert
Local artists will be performing live in a free concert at the home of Middlesbrough’s independent traders. The Promoting Local concert takes place at the Dundas Shopping Centre between 12 and 4pm on Saturday 5 October and will feature performances from some of the most popular up-and-coming bands and singers on Teesside. Appearing on stage…
Read MoreEmployee graduates 25 years after leaving school
A Teesside company which was awarded the UK’s top business honour plans to win an equal reputation for its record on staff development and recruitment. Stainless steel specialist Paralloy received the King’s Award for Enterprise for excellence in International Trade earlier this year. In June the Paralloy Group bought the French industrial giant Manoir and…
Read MoreTen top marks for Ukrainian refugee
A Ukrainian teenager who fled her war-torn country two years ago has been described as “an absolute joy”. Olesia Yakovilieva came to Cramlington with her mother three months after the Russian invasion, leaving her father – a human rights lawyer – and university student sister at home in Kiev. “At the start of the war…
Read MoreMayor backs local businesses to drive revolution
Mayor Ben Houchen is backing local businesses to drive Teesside’s multi-billion pound low carbon revolution. Later this year the nine leading companies, who were awarded contracts with a combined value of £4billion by Net Zero Teesside Power and the Northern Endurance Partnership, will start selecting their sub-contractors. Speaking at stainless steel specialist Paralloy in Middlesbrough,…
Read MoreMum praises school after success of visually impaired son
The mother of a visually impaired teenager who’s heading to Newcastle University to study Physics said his success shows you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it. Cramlington Learning Village student Daniel Hayton, who suffers from a degenerative eye condition, received an A* in Computer Science and A grades in Maths and…
Read MoreParalloy safeguards route to Olympic cycling glory
King’s Award winning Teesside business Paralloy has helped safeguard a route to Olympic cycling glory by renewing its sponsorship of the North East’s only elite women’s racing team. Team Boompods is managed by Nikki Metcalfe who, when not working as an Administrator for Paralloy in Billingham, spends most of her time organising the team’s 12…
Read MoreInternational recognition for teenage beekeeper
A teenager who has helped her mum look after bees at the Wilton Centre has been picked to represent England in a global beekeeping competition. Fifteen-year-old Phoebe Jones will be heading to Dubai in December for the International Meeting of Young Beekeepers. It is the first time the event will be held outside Europe in…
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