The Ivy's long journey to Newcastle
Six years after its first Newcastle proposal, the group is preparing two restaurants in a former bank.
Economy
Evidence-led reporting on the forces shaping the North East economy.
Newcastle Long Read · 10 min read
How Greggs took over Britain
£2bn Teesside jet-fuel refinery enters planning
North East is UK's joint-fastest-growing economy, ONS figures show
Financial services Long Read · 20 min read
The major investment funds backing North East companies
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Newcastle Long Read · 10 min read
What Newcastle can learn from Manchester's rise
Newcastle wants to become England's most successful regional capital. Manchester shows what that takes, but not how to copy it.
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Gateshead Long Read · 8 min read
How Vertu Motors built its second act around what happens after the car sale
Aftersales generated 46 per cent of the Gateshead group’s gross profit in the year to February 2026.
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Sunderland Long Read · 8 min read
Why Hays Travel kept buying into the high street
From the back of a babywear shop in Seaham to Thomas Cook’s collapse, Hays Travel has kept growing by widening what a travel agency can be.
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How STACK is turning a temporary Newcastle concept into a national regeneration business
The North East operator has adapted a temporary format for vacant town-centre property across England.
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Middlesbrough approves strategy targeting £887m in regeneration investment
Fifteen-project prospectus targets housing, jobs and the reuse of town-centre space
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The North East has gained people from the rest of the UK for nine years running
In the early 2010s, the flow ran the other way.
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How Barbour took the country jacket into international fashion
The South Shields brand now sells more abroad than it does at home.
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Newcastle Long Read · 9 min read
Newcastle is rebuilding its city centre on a scale it has not attempted in decades
More than 1,100 homes already in live schemes, another 1,100 planned and over 700,000 sq ft of offices either side of Central Station.
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Teesside Airport's freeport pitch keeps landing long leases
Alfor Aviation's £50m, 250-job lease follows three tenant expansions since 2025.
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How Pilgrim Street became Newcastle’s new commercial district
Reuben-backed East Pilgrim Street development has turned a long-stalled corridor into a serious commercial district
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Newcastle Long Read · 10 min read
The money behind North East football
What actually funds Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough football clubs.
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Teesside Freeport: what the tax breaks actually buy
What the tax and customs incentives actually offer and how much investment has followed.
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North East start-ups fall and insolvencies rise against the national trend
R3's Q2 data put the region third-worst in the UK for new company formation.
