North East LEP seeking Government assurances on EU structural funding

The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is seeking reassurance that European (EU) funded projects already signed off by Government will continue to be delivered. To date, the North East LEP area has £89.5million of its £437million EU structural funding…

Ground breaking project to build professional skills in construction sector

Unique North East England initiative to develop new careers and skills A dynamic private sector led partnership in North East England is working with education…

Brexit: What are the options?

In the run up to the EU Referendum Neil Warwick, from Square One Law, the leading EU lawyer in the region, produced two guides which…

North East LEP to provide consultancy support to boost the region’s manufacturing sector

A new pilot Manufacturing Growth Programme has been announced by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership ( North East LEP), aimed at manufacturing SMEs in…

Your views on the North East’s next step forward

Richard Baker, Head of Strategy and Policy at the North East LEP, Invites comments on the refresh of the North East Strategic Economic Plan (SEP)…

First NEFRAN Rural Business Conference

Rural businesses and key rural representatives gathered for the first NEFRAN Rural Business Conference on the 24th June at Kirkley Hall Campus. The event was…

EU Referendum Result

Andrew Hodgson, chair of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), said: “The people of the North East clearly voted to leave the European Union…

Northumberland school benefits from Enterprise Adviser scheme

The latest person to join the region’s new network of Enterprise Advisers, working to help guide the careers and futures of young people in the…

ENGIE North East innovation event a great success

Innovation is certainly where the conversation and the action are at. On Wednesday 8 June 2016, as part of ENGIE’s global Innovation Week programme, the…