Graeme Whitfield
Business Editor at The Journal Newcastle
North East Editor at BusinessLive UK
Editor of @TheJournalNews and North East editor of @businesslive. Ginger man. (The two are not connected).
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
business-live.co.uk | Graeme Whitfield
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the Government is committed to playing a “play a big role” in the future of the Scunthorpe steel works. Ms Reeves visited the site after MPs passed the Steel Industry (Special Measures) to give the Government authority to order steel companies in England to maintain operations or face criminal sanctions for non-compliance.
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3 weeks ago |
business-live.co.uk | Graeme Whitfield
Tax increases, interest rates and other costs remain high on the list of concerns of Humber business leaders, a new survey has revealed. The quarterly economic survey for the Hull and Humber Chamber Chamber of Commerce found that increases in National Insurance and the minimum wage were putting pressure on many businesses.
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4 weeks ago |
chroniclelive.co.uk | Graeme Whitfield
Children in the North East are turning up to school tired and hungry because of the impact of poverty on their families, teachers say. A survey of almost 5,000 teachers and support staff carried out by the National Education Union found that 87% of teachers have seen students showing signs of tiredness when in school as a consequence of poverty. Almost three-quarters of school staff reported children with poverty-related poor hygiene (74%) or in inadequate clothing (72%).
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1 month ago |
business-live.co.uk | Graeme Whitfield
Levels of both unemployment and economic inactivity have risen slightly in the North East, new figures show. New figures on the labour market for the three months to the end of February show that unemployment in the North East stood at 4.8%, a slight rise on last month’s figure but still historically low and only just above the national average.
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1 month ago |
msn.com | Graeme Whitfield
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Anyone want a drum kit??? Free to anyone that will bang it (must be picked up from Newcastle) https://t.co/Wdg27k8PFP
At the tip (Byker), someone has thrown away an old wooden box marked ‘Danish Sweetened Fat’. Can’t work out whether it sounds amazing or awful but I am intrigued…
Rachel Reeves brings big investment to North East - and insists Government will turn around the region's fortunes https://t.co/ospulIeq9r