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Graeme Whitfield

Editor of Journal and Northern Agenda

Graeme Whitfield heads the business coverage for Reach in the North East, covering The Journal, The Chronicle, The Gazette and their websites, as well as overseeing North East content for the Businesslive site. He is editor of The Journal and the Northern Agenda newsletter. Graeme has worked at Reach since 1998 and has previously held roles including news editor and Northumberland editor.

Frank Recruitment halves sales team and falls to loss in 'challenging year'

The Newcastle firm said it has seen an improvement in trading in recent months

North East mayoral authority advertises key roles for regional authority

The new authority wants directors to leads its work economic growth, innovation and skills

Amazon to create 2,000 new jobs with fulfilment centre in Leeds

The opening of the site has been welcomed by business and political leaders in West Yorkshire

Associated British Ports appoint new leader for Humber sites

Yorkshire & Humber

Andrew Dawes will take over the firm's operations at Immingham, Goole, Grimsby and Hull at the end of October

Northumbrian Water's majority owner to list on the London Stock Exchange

CK Infrastructure Holdings already has a listing on the Hong Kong Exchange and will begin trading in London from Monday

Insolvency issues on the rise in the North East, new figures show

Insolvency and Administration

Experts said that some companies are still struggling despite a general upturn in the economy

Council buys Newcastle city centre car park and office block

Stockbridge House, close to Newcastle's Quayside, has been sold for 拢8.6m

Five North East organisations on list of 海角视频's top apprenticeship employers

Skills and Apprenticeships

Go-Ahead and Hays Travel are among the companies recognised on the Government-backed list

Housebuilder Bellway walks away from Crest Nicholson takeover deal

The Newcastle firm had been given a signal that its approach would be accepted but has decided not to proceed

Electricity 'superhighway' from Scotland to Yorkshire gets approval

The 拢4.3bn scheme will help provide renewable energy to millions of homes in the North

Yorkshire and Humber economy bouncing back, new survey suggests

The NatWest Regional Growth Tracker has the regional economy back in growth after a difficult period

North East sees strongest rise in new business in nearly three years

The NatWest Growth Tracker suggests the highest level of job creation in the North East since late 2021

Yorkshire Water blames severe weather for lower environmental performance

The water supplier saw its revenues rise by 7.2% to help it meet rising costs

Stelrad increases profits despite falling revenues in challenging markets

The radiator company outlined how cost management and operational improvements had helped increase market share

Bellway sees revenues fall by more than 拢1bn in struggling housing market

The Newcastle-based housebuilder has pointed to improvements in the market in recent months

Asda sees sales decline in battle with big supermarket rivals

The Leeds business has lost market share to the likes of Tesco, Sainsbury鈥檚 and Morrisons but is investing in its staff in a bid to bounce back

Bellway given extension in potential Crest Nicholson takeover

The Newcastle housebuilder now has until August 20 to decide whether it wants to make a firm offer for the Surrey firm

Barratt deal to take over Redrow edges closer after competition ruling

The housebuilders have been asked to address competition concerns in one small area but cleared to merge nationally

Persimmon encouraged by new Government as house sales edge up

The York-based company is the 海角视频's second largest housebuilder

Three water companies face 拢168m of fines over sewage spills

Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water are likely to face financial penalties

High Street Group set to be wound up, leaving individual investors more than 拢100m out of pocket

Insolvency and Administration

The group's 拢200m debts include 拢100m invested by individuals - who are now unlikely to see any returns

Hull and East Yorkshire Business Awards return to celebrate area's best firms

A new team has taken over the running of the awards

Yorkshire and Humber economy sees fresh downturn in business survey

The NatWest Regional Growth Tracker singles out the area as the worst performing region of the 海角视频

North East economy stays in growth, business survey suggests

The NatWest Growth Tracker found the regional economy had stalled slightly in June