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North East hotels celebrate night of success at industry’s Excellence Awards
The North East Hotels Association (NEHA) has hosted its first industry awards since the pandemic, celebrating excellence in the hospitality sector against all odds. NEHA, which was established more than 30 years ago, offers support, guidance and camaraderie with hoteliers as well as businesses associated and servicing the industry. Believed to be one of the biggest organisations of its kind in...
Jesmond Dene House celebrates Good Hotel Guide award
Boutique hotel Jesmond Dene House has won a Good Hotel Guide Editor’s Choice 2023 award in the Cities/Towns Hotels category. Established in 1978, the Good Hotel Guide is the only truly independent UK hotel guide – hotels cannot buy their entry into the print edition and neither the editors nor the inspectors accept free hospitality on their anonymous visits to hotels. The guide is now owned by...
Hay & Kilner launches rebrand as it moves into new Lumen building headquarters
Leading North East law firm Hay & Kilner has unveiled a brand-new look after moving into its new state-of-the-art headquarters. The independent practice, which celebrated its 75th anniversary last year, has taken over the whole of the fifth floor of The Lumen, which sits on St James’ Boulevard within the landmark Newcastle Helix hybrid city quarter. And to celebrate the landmark in the...
Washington entrepreneur eyes recruitment firm expansion
Sunderland start-up Gillespie Recruitment hires new workers to bolster growth Laura Gillespie launched her recruitment business in 2021 smack bang in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the huge challenges of launching a company while the nation got to grips with lockdown, her company soon doubled its expected turnover in the first year of business, grew from a one-woman operation to...
Gateshead sisters open community coffee shop
Pelaw Coffee keeps it in the family with the launch of new artisan cafe Gateshead has a new cafe, bringing speciality, barista-style coffee to the Tyneside community or Pelaw for the very first time. Having been open for just three months, the freshly renovated cafe is proving a hit among the residents and beyond. Prior to the cafe opening, Pelaw’s coffee lovers had to travel to Newcastle and...