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SPG Intelligence launches to help UK businesses unlock the power of AI
Newcastle-based SPG Intelligence has launched to support UK businesses in adopting artificial intelligence technologies. A subsidiary of Solution Performance Group, the firm focuses on three key areas: cloud intelligence, cyber intelligence and applied intelligence. The move follows a strategic reorganisation of teams across the business to scale AI delivery for both public and private sector...
NEL Fund Managers reports record quarter
North East investment company NEL Fund Managers has achieved a record-breaking quarter, securing its largest deal to date alongside a series of strategic investments across diverse sectors and locations. Spanning from Northumberland to Tees Valley, the fund manager has delivered key investments through NPIF II - NEL Smaller Loans Fund and NPIF II – NEL Debt Finance Fund which are both managed by...
Royal Grammar School Newcastle shortlisted for two national education awards
The Royal Grammar School, Newcastle (RGS) has been shortlisted in two categories at the 2025 Tes Schools Awards – often referred to as the 'Oscars of Education'. The Senior School is a finalist for Independent Senior School of the Year, in recognition of its ongoing commitment to educational standards, pupil wellbeing and its core values: Belief in Each Other, Love for Learning, Sense of...
Cinema to celebrate film ‘so bad it’s good’
The Tyneside Cinema will depart from its usual focus on showcasing critically acclaimed films with a special screening of a title widely regarded as one of the world’s worst. The Room – a romantic drama centred on a love triangle involving San Francisco banker Johnny – has attracted critical attention since its release in 2003. Described in some reviews as “the worst film ever made” and “the...
Hartlepool businesswoman named female business leader of the year
Hartlepool’s Vikki Jackson-Smith has been named Female Business Leader of the Year at the prestigious British Business Awards 2025. The managing director of J&B Recycling, an FCC Environment company, collected the honour at a ceremony held last night at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Vikki, who began her career at just 16 as a weighbridge officer in her family’s business, was...