250 jobs are at risk as Nissan stops the production the Infiniti brand at its Sunderland plant. The Japanese car manufacturer will cancel the premium car model later this year and said the closure was initiated by plans to remove the company from the premium car market in western Europe. The […]
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North East Sainsbury’s staff fear redundancies in shake-up
NORTH East Sainsbury’s staff are voicing fears that a store management redeployment exercise may lead to job losses. The new structure will see team leader and manager posts being reduced and staff retrained for new roles. But a team leader at a North East branch, who did not want to […]
Sunderland schools strike high on GCSE results day
Students at a schools across Sunderland have struck high marks today (August 24) in their GCSE results. Hetton school in Hetton-Le-Hole moved to a new school building last September and also had a change in leadership this February. As a result of the school’s ‘Learn to Achieve’ strategy, the number of students achieving a good […]
North East employment rate at “record high”
The latest Labour Market Statistics (LMS) released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has found the North East employment rate is at a record high. In the quarter April to June, 1,211,00 people employed in the region increased by 16,000 people compared to the latest period. On year, there was […]
Migration total fails to hit record high
Fears of a record high in migration for the UK have proved to be unfounded after new figures were published today. The Daily Mail reported that net migration – the difference between the higher number of immigrants versus emigrants leaving the country – could smash the record of 336,000 set […]