Cash and ATM firm grows its footprint within UKSE offices
A £100m provider of cash management and ATM services has tripled its office space in Hartlepool with support from UKSE, as it looks to take on more staff, make further…
By Sarah Walker
7 September 2026
From the North to London: Female Founder UK™ continues its mission to unite female founders
A fast-growing movement created to raise the visibility of female-founded businesses across Britain is coming to London this month, to meet founders, entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the capital….
By Sarah Dale
4 September 2026
Guisborough college open to students of all abilities and unique learning support needs
Whatever route you’re on to the career you want, we will give you the map – along with the confidence to take your next steps in education. That’s the message…
By Sarah Walker
3 September 2026
Young voices shape new magazine in Teesside
The NetWORKer Junior aims to educate, inspire and empower the next generation. A new magazine targeting children and young people in the Tees Valley is launching in the autumn. The…
By Sarah Dale
27 August 2026
Rare opportunity to snap up great value office space
Sole traders and small businesses’ chance to work in supportive environment A rare opportunity to secure commercial space in a prestigious business park setting has arisen, aimed at supporting small…
By Sarah Walker
26 August 2026
Ex-BBC Radio Newcastle presenter joins cast of North-east musical
Alfie Joey has joined the cast of a North-east folk opera which brings together talent from across the region. No More Sleeping is a bold and visionary new folk opera…
By Sarah Dale
26 August 2026
Our door is still open…
Advice from Stockton Sixth Form College head aims to inspire Young people who didn’t get the GCSE grades they wanted, adults who want to learn a new subject or skill…
By Sarah Walker
26 August 2026
Firm’s new service in 150th year
A law firm which is celebrating 150 years of taking care of clients has launched a new specialist service, after supporting one of its lawyers through a postgraduate qualification in…
By Sarah Dale
25 August 2026
When the headlines are not in your favour
No organisation sets out to become the subject of negative headlines – but when a crisis does arise, how you respond in those first few hours can have a lasting…
By Sarah Walker
18 August 2026
Enrolment begins at Stockton Sixth Form College
Enrolment begins this week at Stockton Sixth Form College, which is celebrating a 100% pass rate for BTEC qualifications and a 98% pass rate across A-Levels in 2026. Students looking…
By Sarah Walker
18 August 2026
Future is bright for growing property firm
An award-winning sales and lettings agency – run by landlords, for landlords – is growing through acquisitions, as the owner aims to become the go-to property management company in the…
By Sarah Walker
18 August 2026
Why SASS is working with NetWORK NotWORK to launch The NetWORKer Junior magazine
As journalists, we spend much of our time telling stories, interviewing people from all walks of life and discussing the issues affecting communities across the region. One topic that comes…
By Sarah Dale
18 August 2026
Straight talking accountant who lets nothing stand in her way
Andrea Scott is a force of nature. Straight talking, ambitious and armed with a refusal to limit either herself or her company has meant she has established a successful business….
By Sarah Dale
18 August 2026
Female Founder UK is a growing movement
FFUK holds second successful Founder Live event at Teesside University. Born in Teesside and branching out across the UK, Female Founder UK is not just another networking group. It is…
By Sarah Dale
17 August 2026
Best results in three years!
Prior Pursglove College is celebrating a positive upward trend with its A Level results in 2026! The strong set of A Level results include a 97.33% A Level pass rate,…
By Sarah Walker
13 August 2026
National applications fall, but North-east MAT continues to attract aspiring teachers
As hundreds of pupils across the North-East prepare to move on to the next stage of their education this summer, one education leader is celebrating a different kind of graduation….
By Sarah Dale
11 August 2026
Old friends gather to celebrate Barney’s OBE
Bernard ‘Barney’ Ord was named in the King’s birthday honours list earlier this year. A group of old friends got together at The Crathorne Arms to celebrate 91-year-old Bernard ‘Barney’…
By Sarah Walker
31 July 2026
World War II hero who was former Prior Pursglove pupil honoured at event
A 465th anniversary celebration at Prior Pursglove College in Guisborough honoured a former pupil who died during World War II – and brought the community together to learn about their…
By Sarah Walker
27 July 2026
Role models need to do better for our young people
As journalists, we keep up to date with topical affairs and regularly have lively discussions in our office about what’s in the news. Something that keeps coming up time and…
By Sarah Dale
22 July 2026
Heartfelt ‘Forgiveness’ tree artwork by Sunderland schoolgirl wins national award
An 11-year-old schoolgirl from Sunderland has beaten over 500 entries to be crowned the winner of a national art competition. Lexie, who is a Year 6 pupil at St Cuthbert’s…
By Sarah Dale
17 July 2026
Awards ceremony celebrates ‘inspirational’ and ‘passionate’ staff at education trust
From Trainee Teacher of the Year to experienced leaders, all corners of an educational trust were honoured at a prestigious awards ceremony held at Ramside Hall Hotel in County Durham….
By Sarah Dale
15 July 2026
Maths scholars benefit from UKSE’s 50th Anniversary Bursary Fund
Consett Academy receives almost £1,300 for ‘Thinkbooks’ A North East school has benefited from a grant of almost £1,300, to support advanced Maths students to excel in their additional studies….
By Sarah Walker
15 July 2026
Children’s ‘genuine enthusiasm’ for environmental responsibility wins award
A primary school in Seaham is celebrating after being awarded the prestigious Eco-Schools Green Flag Award with Distinction for 2026 – the highest level of recognition for schools demonstrating exceptional…
By Sarah Dale
6 July 2026
Children learn valuable lesson at homelessness charity
‘We all need to come together as one big community and make people on the streets feel safe.’ “Don’t just welcome people into your home, but into your heart!” Those…
By Sarah Dale
26 June 2026
Stockton Clinic to provide specialist menopause support
Service ‘bridges the gap’ for one in 20 women with complex needs or requiring additional support A Stockton clinic which bridges the gap between the NHS and unaffordable private health…
By Sarah Walker
25 June 2026
Whatever your results, we’ll help you achieve your dreams…
Prior Pursglove College invites those who recently finished GCSEs to join them for the day on June 29th The end of GCSEs is always tinged with anxiety, as secondary school…
By Sarah Walker
23 June 2026
College flies high with record applications
Future starts here, as Stockton Sixth Form College opens its doors to years 10 and 11. Record numbers of GCSE students have applied to study at Stockton Sixth Form College…
By Sarah Walker
23 June 2026
Award-winning fashion designer Kate Fearnley shares heartbreaking warning at FFUK event
The creative female founder closed her business last year. Kate Fearnley’s raw account of the harsh reality of being a female founder took centre stage at trademarked brand Female Founder…
By Sarah Dale
19 June 2026
Female Founders come together to demand what they need for success in business
Trademarked brand Female Founder UK hosts first ‘Founder Live’ event at Teesside University. Female founders from across Teesside were joined by captains of industry, education providers, finance experts and health…
By Sarah Walker
11 June 2026
Hidden WWII air raid shelter uncovered during nursery building works
While carrying out groundworks, builders revealed a hidden WW2 air raid shelter, preserved beneath the foundations for more than 80 years. The discovery at St Godric’s Catholic Primary School, which…
By Sarah Dale
11 June 2026
New North-East folk opera officially launches with special guest Alan the humanoid robot
No More Sleeping is a groundbreaking new musical aiming to awaken the spirit of the North East. The bold and visionary new folk opera is set to premiere in September 2026,…
By Sarah Dale
9 June 2026
Successful IFA nominated for Outstanding Contribution award
Christine Tarran, founder of Tarran & Co and Her Invest, recognised at Women in Financial Advice Awards A successful independent financial adviser (IFA) has been nominated for two prestigious awards…
By Sarah Dale
2 June 2026
Inca inspires Jacksons to support Hearing Dogs
Law firm names its charity of the year after getting to know Martin Peagam and his incredible four-legged friend. When adorable cocker spaniel Inca bounded into Martin Peagam’s life seven…
By Sarah Walker
26 May 2026
Consultants Choice Clinic Hosts Assist Women’s Network
Women’s health and wellbeing was amongst the topics for discussion, as Assist Women’s Network met at Consultants Choice Clinic in Stockton tomorrow. Hailey Dobbs, managing director at Consultants Choice Clinic…
By Sarah Walker
20 May 2026
Female Founder UK supports Tees businesswomen
Max Freer to take new brand for female entrepreneurs from Teesside to London and the North West A Teesside-based female founder has poured her years of experience of juggling motherhood…
By Sarah Walker
19 May 2026
Award-winning photography firm Carro Weddings capture moments that last a lifetime
While artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the wedding industry – streamlining planning, speeches and logistics – couples still recognise the value of the unique human touch of professional photography. UK…
By Sarah Dale
18 May 2026
New empowering women’s finance platform launches in Teesside
Driven females filled the Porsche Teesside showroom in Stockton for the VIP launch of Her Invest – a new empowering service to encourage women to be more financially savvy and…
By Sarah Dale
15 May 2026
With our faces to the sky
Community choir singers turn faces to the sky ahead of big performance A Teesside education trust has brought communities together to sing their hearts out with some top London musicians,…
By Sarah Walker
15 May 2026
Why perfection is bad for business – and why storytelling is your real secret weapon
For many people in business, the concept of perfection sits quietly in the background of everything we do. The perfect brand. The perfect strategy. The perfect messaging. The perfect balance…
By Sarah Dale
30 April 2026
Guisborough Mam takes petition to 10 Downing Street
A Guisborough mam who is living with a rare and “sneaky” form of breast cancer is in London today (Wednesday April 22nd) fighting for more funding and research into the…
By Sarah Walker
22 April 2026
Teesside software firm’s success with Heron Foods
The sky is the limit for a Teesside HR software firm, after it began supporting major UK food retailer Heron to onboard up to 80 new employees a week with…
By Sarah Walker
21 April 2026
Growth at Jacksons reflects buoyant commercial property market on Tyneside
Jacksons is continuously strengthening its commercial property offering in response to sustained growth in the Newcastle market, where demand for office and industrial space is outperforming long-term averages and attracting…
By Sarah Walker
16 April 2026
Journalists are your PR ‘secret weapon’
Discover why journalists are the key to building effective PR strategies When it comes to building a PR and communications strategy that genuinely delivers results, who better to trust than…
By Sarah Walker
8 April 2026
CEO who “loves Daisy Chain” takes on gruelling China trek
Nichole Munro, CEO of Atomix Educational Trust takes up challenge for cause “very close to her heart”. As we enjoy the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, people will be forgiven for…
By Sarah Walker
2 April 2026
Children’s excitement at ‘treasure’ find during nursery construction
The discovery of an old coin dating from 1928 has sparked excitement at a County Durham school. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School in Shotton Colliery is undergoing building…
By Sarah Dale
2 April 2026
New innovative education programme launches in Teesside
Careers Navigator is a gamified learning space to prepare young people for work. A new education programme designed to tackle the skills gap and empower young people to be confident…
By Sarah Dale
30 March 2026
New brand is Chery on top for Croxdale!
New jobs on the horizon as Durham dealership expands. An award-winning car dealership is taking on four new staff and investing at least £500,000 in a new showroom for an…
By Sarah Walker
24 March 2026
Courageous, tenacious and passionate: The remarkable journey of Dr Nichole Munro
Dr Nichole Munro’s route into education was anything but typical. In fact, she left school with few qualifications, boarded a plane to Spain and spent her late teens running a…
By Sarah Dale
19 March 2026
Ex-copper channels childhood trauma into powerful new music
Unopened by Paul Cooper is out now. An author, podcaster and former police officer has drawn from lived experience growing up in care to pen a raw and emotionally charged…
By Sarah Dale
13 March 2026
First female partner at Jacksons shares her story this International Women’s Day
When Adrienne D’Arcy joined law firm Jacksons, Monk & Rowe in 1982, she was the only female solicitor. “I didn’t think of myself as a trailblazer at the time and…
By Sarah Dale
11 March 2026
Jacksons appoints new partner to drive next phase of growth
David Adams joins the corporate and commercial team. Jacksons has strengthened its corporate and commercial team with the appointment of award-winning lawyer David Adams, who joins the firm today [Monday…
By Sarah Dale
10 March 2026
Amanda Holden wears bespoke embroidered jacket at Crufts created by Stockton artist
Beth Wilson Embroidery custom-made the piece which features the star’s beloved dogs. Britain’s Got Talent judge and Heart Radio presenter Amanda Holden wore an eye-catching denim jacket at Crufts this…
By Sarah Dale
6 March 2026
Little fighters inspire school fundraising day for heart charity
St Gregory’s Primary raises over £1,000 for CHUF Two young children who have undergone major heart surgery have inspired a primary school in South Shields to hold a special fundraising…
By Sarah Dale
5 March 2026
Charity to be rebranded and renamed to better reflect help it provides to Tees communities
Studio Resolve successfully pitched for the contract. A charity tackling the twin challenges of poverty and climate change is rebranding to better reflect the scale and ambition of its work….
By Sarah Dale
25 February 2026
Education Trust CEO receives OBE at Windsor Castle
The CEO of a multi-academy trust in the North-east who was awarded an OBE for services to education this week called it a “wonderful but surprising” honour. Brendan Tapping OBE…
By Sarah Dale
20 February 2026
Sunderland head joins UK Parliament Teacher Ambassador Programme
A Sunderland senior leader, who is a self-confessed “politics geek”, couldn’t wait to share her “amazing” experience in the Houses of Parliament with her Year 6 class. Joanne Jobling, head…
By Sarah Dale
13 February 2026
Education trust working hard to support children’s wellbeing all year round
From those very first days at nursery to leaving college as young adults, supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing “needs to be integrated into education’s daily and…
By Sarah Dale
6 February 2026
NetWORK NotWORK expands to Middlesbrough
NetWORK NotWORK CIC prides itself on running a series of networking events which are fun, free and accessible to everyone – and now it has expanded into Middlesbrough. The first…
By Sarah Dale
5 February 2026
POW is finalist for Northern PoWEr Women Award
Power of Women (POW) has been named as a finalist in the Micro Organisation category at the 2026 Northern PoWEr Women Awards, which celebrate individuals and organisations driving equity, inclusion…
By Sarah Dale
3 February 2026
Seaham pupils confident of their rights win UNICEF award for second time
A primary school in Seaham committed to ensuring every one of its “articulate, passionate and confident” pupils have a deep understanding of their rights and the rights of others has…
By Sarah Dale
28 January 2026
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