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Long term support sought for Hull Trains and Grand Central as services suspended
Transport
RMT call to government as open access operators rely purely on ticket sales unlike franchised counterparts
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Arriva wins three-year extension to CrossCountry rail service
RMT
The Department for Transport will take on the revenue and cost risk associated with the franchise, in line with emergency measures announced last month
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Freight pledge from P&O on Hull - Zeebrugge route as passenger carrying is reviewed
Transport
Chief executive addresses claims from RMT union over Belgian connection
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The companies making redundancies in the Ƶ in 2020 so far- including Cineworld, easyJet and Virgin Money
Employment
Thousands of jobs have been lost as businesses in all sectors struggle but retail and aviation are being hit particularly hard
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Union hits out at P&O plans to scrap Hull to Zeebrugge crossing
Maritime
Future of North Sea route understood to be under threat
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200 jobs created by North East energy firms who are expanding in lockdown
Employment
Northern Gas and Power and The Green Energy Advice Bureau have launched recruitment drives
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Stena Line port and ferry workers have normal sick pay suspended due to coronavirus crisis
Employment
The RMT union has attacked the move as the ferry firm battles a collapse in trade
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People on the Move: top North East appointments of the week
People
A host of businesses and organisations across the region have been announcing new hires
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Puppy creche plans unveiled by Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter as part of new investment
property news
After opening a cat maternity suite and kitten creche last year it now plans to build an equivalent for dogs
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South Western Railway 'not sustainable' warns transport secretary
Transport
Grant Shapps says the franchise's performance is "significantly below expectation"
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Growing fitness firm invests £600,000 into Gateshead gym ahead of new openings
Business of Sport
Vision Health & Fitness was launched by former boxer Mark Clauzel who had to quit through injury
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North East pioneering mixed martial arts publishers go global with seven-figure investment
Leisure & Touism
The Gateshead MMA specialist i2Media Group is fighting fit for the future with the major investment
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Merseyrail users to be hit by nine days of November and December strikes
North West
It comes as a long running dispute over the new Merseyrail fleet of trains rages on
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Shipbuilder Cammell Laird announces ambitious plans for £150m disaster relief ship
North West
It has been announced as part of London International Shipping Week - and would be permanently based in the Caribbean
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Merseyrail strike days cancelled as RMT call off action at last minute
RMT
The RMT says "significant progress" has been made - but three strike days across September and October will still go ahead as planned
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Chat Heroes gains £50,000 to grow business into new markets
North East
The Tyneside company is looking to win more work in the professional services and motor industry
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How businesses in Liverpool responded to news of upcoming Merseyrail strike action
North West
It will mean commuters having to find another way to work six times throughout August, September and October
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RMT ballots West Midlands members on 'derisory' pay offer
Economic Development
Vote could lead to first national rail strike in 20 years and bring chaos to the country's network if staff back ballot
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Final 300 City Link workers 'to be sacked today'
Economic Development
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union has called for a full investigation into the collapse as hundreds more workers lost their jobs
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City Link: Nearly 500 West Midlands jobs axed on New Year's Eve
Economic Development
A total of 491 job lossses have been confirmed in the region, many of whom learnt of the company’s collapse on Christmas Day
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Venture capitalist Jon Moulton apologises for festive City Link job losses
Economic Development
The Staffordshire-born investor, who was once close to buying Rover, claimed taxpayers would not foot “much of a bill” for redundancy payments for the firm’s staff
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Emergency talks for RMT and London Midland
Economic Development
Travellers facing summer of discontent across the region
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'Summer of discontent' threat over London Midland cuts
Economic Development
The RMT union threw down the gauntlet with a pledge it would accept no compulsory redundancies – and revealed it would ballot for action if no compromise could be reached
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Cannock Chase MP Aidan Burley 'hired nazi uniform for groom', claims report
Economic Development
Staffordshire MP Aidan Burley has been sacked from his role in the Department of Transport despite apologising for attending a stag party where the groom dressed as a Nazi and toasts were made to the policies of Hitler.
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