Ingeus UK has acquired Zodiac Training, the apprenticeship training provider with 140 staff in Gateshead, Sunderland, South Shields and Northumberland, for undisclosed terms. 17-Dec-2012
Rio Tinto Alcan is looking to sell its coal-fired power station in Lynemouth, Northumberland, to RWE by the end of the year, saving 120 jobs. 10-Dec-2012
Narec is planning to open a demonstration wind farm off the Northumberland coast in 2014, as part of a £150m expansion programme. 03-Dec-2012
Northumberland County Council is to consider plans from Arch Group for a £20m community facility in Ashington, including a new library and sports facilities. 19-Nov-2012
Northumberland County Council is to consider plans for the development of a £50m Active Lifestyle Resort in Widdrington by 2015, including an 800-acre adventure park and 700 jobs. 15-Nov-2012
RTH Lubbers is to invest £2.8m in the expansion of its transport operations in Northumberland, Aberdeen and Norfolk, including new trucks, trailers and jobs. 30-Oct-2012
Moir Seafoods is to acquire the former Border Laird factory at Amble in Northumberland out of administration. 24-Sep-2012
Principal Investment Management has acquired Iain Nicholson Investment, the Northumberland-based discretionary investment manager. 05-Sep-2012
Hargreaves Services has won planning permission from Northumberland County Council to open the Well Hill surface coal mine near Morpeth. 09-Aug-2012
Engenera Power is to create 22 new jobs at its Northumberland-based renewable energy installation business. 31-Jul-2012
Young's Seafood is to close its Border Laird fish processing plant at Amble in Northumberland, with the loss of 38 jobs. 11-Jul-2012
Innovation Group has acquired Marishal Thompson, the Northumberland-based environmental consultancy with 65 staff, for £5.2m. 23-May-2012
Northumberland Tyne & Wear NHS Trust has won permission to build a £6m mental health centre at Cherry Knowle Hospital in Ryhope by 2014. 03-May-2012
Northumberland Tyne & Wear NHS Trust is to build a new £11m dementia care centre at Monkwearmouth Hospital by 2013. 30-Apr-2012
Lynx Fishing is creating an initial 40 jobs at a new 11,500 sq ft factory in Alnwick, Northumberland, in order to manufacture a new product for anglers. 25-Apr-2012
Matthew Charlton Slaters is to go into voluntary liquidation through Taylor Rowlands, with the loss of 40 jobs at its Northumberland-based roofing business. 17-Apr-2012
Northumberland County Council is to consider plans from the Calvert Trust for a new £10m outdoor activity centre at Kielder Water & Forest Park. 28-Feb-2012
Northumberland County Council is to consider plans for the development of a visitor centre at Vallum Farm near Stamfordham, with the creation of 25 jobs. 28-Feb-2012
Badekabiner has gone into administration through PKF with the loss of 82 jobs at its Northumberland-based bathroom manufacturing business. 13-Feb-2012
Agrovista UK, the crop management firm, has acquired Amenity-one of Northumberland, in order to expand its Sherriff amenity services division. 06-Feb-2012
Centre Design of Northumberland has merged with LDJ Design & Display of West Yorkshire to create Fuzzwire, a new shopping centre displays group with 130 staff. 18-Jan-2012
Seafield Caravan Park is seeking permission to expand its site at Seahouses in Northumberland, with the creation of up to 100 jobs. 29-Dec-2011
Tharsus is to invest £3m in the expansion of its Northumberland-based engineering business, including a new site and 80 new jobs. 24-Nov-2011
Rio Tinto is to close its aluminium smelter at Lynemouth in Northumberland, with the loss of 515 jobs. 17-Nov-2011
Classic Excel, the Northumberland-based building contractor with 35 staff, has gone into administration through Tait Walker Advisory Services. 27-Oct-2011
Rio Tinto is looking to sell its Lynemouth aluminium smelter and power station in Northumberland, casting doubt on the future of 750 jobs. 18-Oct-2011
Kitwave has acquired Automatic Retailing, the Northumberland-based supplier of confectionery and soft drinks for vending machines, for undisclosed terms. 06-Oct-2011
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust has won approval from Northumberland County Council to build a £75m emergency care hospital in Cramlington by 2014. 05-Oct-2011
Aesica Pharmaceuticals has sold a majority stake in its Northumberland-based drug development business to private equity firm Silverfleet Capital. 03-Oct-2011
Northumberland County Council is considering proposals to build a new £20m leisure and library complex in Ashington. 23-Aug-2011
Alcan has submitted plans to build a £50m biomass plant at its Lynemouth power station site in Northumberland by 2013, in order to secure hundreds of jobs. 15-Aug-2011
Akzo Nobel is to build a new £100m paints factory in Northumberland by 2014, but existing production facilities that employ 220 staff in Prudhoe and Slough will close. 07-Jul-2011
Centurion Tours Travel has gone into administration through RMT and a buyer is being sought to secure the 14 jobs at its Northumberland-based coach holidays business. 16-May-2011
Tesco has won planning permission from Northumberland County Council to build a 30,000 sq ft store in Amble, with the creation of 150 jobs. 07-Mar-2011
Vattenfall has won planning permission for the 56MW Ray Wind Farm project with 16 turbines in Northumberland. 17-Nov-2010
Stellex, the Northumberland-based manufacturer of commercial kitchen equipment, has been bought out of administration by Scomac Catering Equipment of Edinburgh, securing ten of the 19 jobs. 15-Nov-2010
Swarland Brick Company is to mothball its brick production site in Northumberland, with the loss of most of the 30 jobs. 11-Nov-2010
Longbenton Foods has confirmed the acquisition of the former Northumberland Foods factory in Amble, securing the future of about 100 jobs. 01-Nov-2010
Clipper Windpower, the wind turbine maker with a site in Northumberland, is to be acquired by United Technologies of the US in a £140m deal. 19-Oct-2010
Avid Vehicles is hoping to expand the workforce at its Northumberland-based electric cars business from 35 to 500 over the next five years. 13-Sep-2010
B9 Coal is forming a consortium to build a carbon capture and storage project as part of the DECC's demonstration competition, and a potential site is Rio Tinto Alcan's Lynemouth plant in Northumberland. 31-Aug-2010
Northumberland Foods, the Amble-based manufacturer of own-label frozen potato products, has gone into administration through Begbies Traynor with the loss of 250 jobs. 23-Aug-2010
Alcan is to create up to 30 new jobs at its aluminium smelter in Lynemouth, Northumberland, following a recovery in demand. 04-Aug-2010
Thompsons of Prudhoe is to shed up to 80 of the 340 jobs at its Northumberland-based haulage and demolition business. 19-Jul-2010
Filebase is planning to create 12 new jobs at its Northumberland-based document management business over the next three years, and could expand its existing premises or relocate to a new site. 17-Jun-2010
Daisy Group has acquired Fone Logistics, the Northumberland-based supplier of mobile handsets and airtime, for £3.6m. 10-Jun-2010
Beales has bought the Robbs of Hexham department store in Northumberland out of administration for £0.3m, securing 140 jobs. 07-Jun-2010
Bernicia, the housing group, is planning to set up a new £6m headquarters for 300 staff at Ashington in Northumberland by 2012. 10-May-2010
Tustain Motors has bought two Vauxhall car dealerships in Northumberland, and is now looking to acquire further sites across the North and Midlands. 10-May-2010
Wind Prospect has won government permission to build a 36MW wind farm with 18 turbines at Green Rigg Fell in Northumberland. 08-Apr-2010
Grand Leisure is to invest £1.7m in the expansion of the Riverside and Bridgend holiday parks in Northumberland over the next two years, with the creation of ten jobs. 30-Mar-2010
Opsol UK is relocating its Northumberland-based electronics manufacturing business to a larger 14,000 sq ft site in Cramlington, with the creation of up to 15 jobs. 22-Mar-2010
Daisy Group has acquired BNS Telecom, the Northumberland-based mobile phone reseller with 212 staff, for £10m. 22-Feb-2010
The New & Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has unveiled plans to build a £30m wind turbine testing facility in Blyth, Northumberland, by the end of 2011, and will consider competing designs from Converteam of Rugby and HORIBA Instruments of Northampton. 18-Feb-2010
Northumberland Foods is looking to create at least 20 new jobs at its Amble-based frozen foods manufacturing business this year. 15-Feb-2010
Alternative Supply Company has been sold out of administration by Grant Thornton to a new company called Intelpack, securing 60 jobs at its plastic packaging business in Northumberland. 17-Dec-2009
Salem Tube International is looking to increase its 30-strong workforce to 50 by 2011, having just opened a new 70,000 sq ft industrial tubing factory in Northumberland. 04-Nov-2009
SCM Pharma is looking to expand the workforce at its Northumberland-based pharmaceuticals production business from 43 to almost 70 next year. 27-Oct-2009
Coastal Grains has secured a £1m EU investment to install new equipment and double the capacity of its grain storage facility in Belford, Northumberland. 12-Oct-2009
The New & Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) is to expand its offshore renewables testing operation in Blyth, Northumberland, with the creation of 15 jobs. 01-Oct-2009
Standing Stone, the Northumberland-based drawing office supplies firm, has undergone a management buy-out. 29-Sep-2009
Tesco has won permission from Northumberland County Council to build a new store in Tweedmouth, with the creation of more than 200 jobs. 17-Aug-2009
UK Coal is to shed about 30 jobs at the Stobswood opencast mine in Northumberland. 17-Aug-2009
The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has awarded £10m for the New & Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, Northumberland, while £8m will go to the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre. 16-Jul-2009
Egger is seeking permission from Northumberland County Council to extend its chipboard factory in Hexham with a new 300,000 sq ft processing facility, with the creation of 45 jobs. 07-Jul-2009
Northumberland County Council is to consider plans for the development of a £2.5m 72-acre public park at the former Shotton mine site, and work is expected to start next year. 07-Jul-2009
Sanofi Aventis is said to be seeking a buyer for its pharmaceuticals research and development site in Alnwick, Northumberland, which has 170 staff. 02-Jul-2009
The Specials Laboratory is planning to expand the 135-strong workforce at its pharmaceuticals business in Prudhoe, Northumberland, to 150 over the next year. 11-May-2009
Waters & Robson is to shed up to 30 of the 86 jobs at its Abbey Well mineral water business in Northumberland, following its recent acquisition by Coca-Cola. 07-Apr-2009
Akzo Nobel has confirmed plans to transfer some of its paint production from Felling to Prudhoe in Northumberland, with the loss of 18 jobs. 06-Apr-2009
Liberty Electric Cars is to invest £30m in an electric 4x4 vehicles factory in Cramlington, Northumberland, with the creation of 250 jobs. 02-Mar-2009
UK Coal has funded a feasibility study into plans by the Widdrington Regeneration Partnership for a £200m tourism attraction on the former mine sites of Stobswood, Maidens Hall and Steadsburn in Northumberland, including a holiday village, luxury hotel and golf course. 23-Feb-2009
British Engines is to shed 47 of the 850 jobs at its engineering plant in Cramlington, Northumberland. 19-Feb-2009
Cheviot Foods has undergone a management buy-out, securing 190 jobs at its Northumberland-based frozen foods business, after a deal with Country Chef fell through. 03-Feb-2009
UK Coal is to submit plans to resurrect opencast coal mining operations on a 250-acre site at Butterwell in Northumberland, with the creation of up to 84 jobs. 20-Jan-2009
ALN Motor Co, the Northumberland-based Kia car dealership, has gone into administration through RMT. 12-Jan-2009
Novera Energy has submitted plans to build two wind farms with a total of ten turbines at Longframlington and Morpeth in Northumberland. 09-Dec-2008
The National Trust is linking up with English Heritage and Hadrian's Wall Heritage to improve the visitor facilities at the Housesteads Roman fort in Northumberland by 2012. 26-Nov-2008
United Drug has acquired The Specials Laboratory, the Northumberland-based manufacturer of unlicensed medicines with 120 staff, for £20m. 20-Nov-2008
The Department for Communities & Local Government has announced funding of more than £130m to build new fire stations in Cleveland, County Durham, Darlington, Northumberland, Surrey, Staffordshire and London. 14-Nov-2008
Waters & Robson, the Northumberland-based producer of Abbey Well mineral water with 91 staff, has been acquired by Coca-Cola. 13-Nov-2008
Torque Tension Systems has secured £5m of bank funding to expand its Northumberland-based tool-making business, including new offices in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. 13-Nov-2008
Northumberland County Council and NE Music are to seek lottery funding for the development of a £3m music and performing arts centre for young people in Blyth. 13-Oct-2008
UK Coal has won approval to set up an opencast coal mine at Ashington in Northumberland, with the creation of 60 jobs. 08-Oct-2008
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a £4m grant for improvements to the Vindolanda Fort and Roman Army Museums at Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. 07-Oct-2008
Cheviot Foods, the Northumberland-based frozen foods manufacturer with 200 staff, has gone into administration through Vantis Business Recovery. 02-Oct-2008
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust has announced plans to build a £25m children's unit at Prudhoe Hospital by 2011. 10-Sep-2008
Aesica is to shed 50 of the 160 jobs at its pharmaceuticals business in Northumberland, but still plans to treble sales to £150m over the next three years. 21-Jul-2008
Shearings Holidays has acquired the George Hotel in Chollerford, Northumberland, the Eden Arms Hotel near Durham and the St George Hotel in Harrogate, as part of a £25m expansion programme. 08-Jul-2008
Lakeland Timber Framed Homes is to sell its assets to Northumberland-based Zero Carbon Group, with the re-employment of most of the 15 staff at its housing components factory. 20-Jun-2008
Doxford Hall Hotel is to recruit 60 new staff at its £14m country house hotel in Northumberland in August. 12-Jun-2008
Alternative Supply Company is planning to increase the workforce at its Northumberland-based packaging business from 45 to 60. 29-May-2008
Arizona Chemical is to close its chemicals plant at Bedlington in Northumberland in August with the loss of 43 jobs, and 31 jobs will also be lost at its site in Chester-le-Street, in order to transfer production to France and the US. 15-May-2008
BNS is to create 200 new jobs at its telecoms services business over the next two years, and is planning a new building at its Northumberland headquarters. 02-May-2008
Asda is seeking permission to build a £25m 53,000 sq ft superstore in Ashington, Northumberland, with the creation of 250 new jobs and the transfer of 330 staff from an existing store. 01-May-2008
TAL Logistics has acquired Phillips (Seahouses), the Northumberland-based haulier with 13 vehicles, as part of a strategy to double in size over the next 18 months. 24-Apr-2008
Engineering Business of Northumberland has been acquired by Dutch shipbuilder IHC Merwede for about £30m, and EB's 150-strong workforce is expected to double over the next two years. 12-Mar-2008
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust is planning to build a new £25m mental health facility at Prudhoe Hospital by March 2010, in order to relocate a unit from Newcastle General Hospital. 05-Mar-2008
Hainsford Energy is planning to build a wind farm with seven turbines on the north side of the River Blyth in Northumberland, including the country's largest turbine of 163 metres. 24-Dec-2007
Connexions Northumberland is expected to shed some of its 105 jobs in Blyth, having lost a contract to provide advice and counselling services to Northumberland County Council. 10-Dec-2007