Leanne Tonks

Leisure Business News - A new sponsorship deal with one of the world s leading paint manufacturers is set to put a local football club in South East Northumberland back at the heart of the community.

Charity Business News - Intrepid cyclists John Holmes and John Harrison pedalled 130 miles from Berwick to Hartlepool in a bike ride to herald plans for a new 1m charitable foundation for the North East.

Property Business News - A Durham team helping people live independently for longer has won a top national award. The Bernicia County Durham Handyperson Service, which is headquartered in Pity Me, has been named Handyperson Service of the Year at the Foundations National Healthy Housing Awards 2019.

Health Business News - As part of an ongoing recruitment drive across various departments, Nuffield Health Tees Hospital has made a key new appointment. With over 20 years experience in the medical field, Maggie Harris has joined the team in the role of matron at the CQC rated outstanding hospital in Stockton-on-Tees.

Health Business News - The life of a 62-year old grandad from High Hesleden in Hartlepool has been totally transformed after undergoing alternate hip and knee replacement operations at the award winning and not-for-profit, Nuffield Health Tees Hospital in Stockton.

Technology Business News - As its state-of-the-art manufacturing unit in Ashington celebrates its second anniversary, AkzoNobel has announced that the site has achieved a groundbreaking production milestone - producing one million litres of paint in just one week.

Technology Business News - The project team behind the North Sea Link interconnector has today launched a new Energy Education Centre to inspire and strengthen school pupils interest in energy, construction and STEM subjects.

Charity Business News - A popular North East horse-riding school specialising in therapeutic riding sessions for people with disabilities has been given a new lease of life thanks to a generous donation from AkzoNobel Ashington.

Property Business News - A popular service that helps people to live independently for longer has been shortlisted for a top national award.

Leisure Business News - As National Parks across the UK celebrate 70 years since the 1949 Act of Parliament that established the family of UK National Parks, Northumberland National Park has launched an exciting new interactive exhibition at The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre.

Finance Business News - A mixed multi academy trust in Newcastle has beaten competition from over 200 applicants across the country to have one of its schools named one of 10 new designated Research Schools.

Charity Business News - A local mental health charity has been helping to make environmental improvements to the landscape around Northumberland s biggest port. Service users from Blyth Star Enterprises Stakeford Nurseries have been planting trees and shrubs at the Port of Blyth s South Harbour as part of a new landscaping maintenance contract.

Health Business News - Three senior members of the team from Nuffield Health Newcastle Hospital have been helping to inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals at a local primary school.

Charity Business News - A key appointment has put fundraising at the top of the agenda for a Northumberland-based mental health charity. Jill Watkin has been appointed as the new philanthropy manager at Blyth Star Enterprises.

Health Business News - The appointment of a newly qualified teacher with an extra-curricular love of music is reaping rewards for pupils at a specialist school in Northumberland.

Leisure Business News - Northumberland National Park is one of five UK National Parks in 2019 to be awarded a conservation grant from the newly launched Clif Bar National Parks Protectors Fund.

Health Business News - Nuffield Health has picked up the award for Private Hospital Group of the Year for the third time at the Health Investor Awards 2019. The award is designed to recognise outstanding contribution to healthcare over the past 12 months, through innovation and excellence in healthcare products and services.

Construction Business News - A construction worker in South East Northumberland has braved the shave to raise funds and awareness for a local mental health charity. Stuart McEwan, 51, shaved off his much-beloved beard in aid of Blyth Star Enterprises after being inspired by his company s own positive attitude towards mental health and wellbeing.

Property Business News - Nine out of ten tenants are satisfied with the overall services provided by North East housing association Bernicia, new data reveals. The survey sent to 7,000 tenants also found that 89 of people are happy with the quality of their home and rated the amount they paid in rent as value for money.

Leisure Business News - This September, prepare to run, crawl, scramble and slide as the first-ever Walltown Warrior event descends on Northumberland A brand-new challenge designed to encourage warriors of all ages to get active and have fun in the stunning surrounds of Northumberland National Park, Walltown Warrio...

Construction Business News - Pupils from a local primary school have taken part in a beach clean at a popular stretch of Northumberland coastline as part of a workshop to teach them about the importance of recycling to help save our oceans.

Food Business News - Calling all foodies, get your forks at the ready as The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre prepares to host its first-ever food festival With some of the region s best-known local food and drinks producers signed up to take part, the two-day event on 1-2 June will be a gastronomic showcas...

Charity Business News - An innovative new partnership with a decorative paints and coatings manufacturer is set to breathe life and colour into a Northumberland-based school for children with learning disabilities and special educational needs. AkzoNobel Ashington has announced its new community partner of the year for 2019 as Castle School.

Charity Business News - A local businessman who has set himself the immense challenge of self-funding a trip to climb Mount Everest in memory of his late friend has attracted his first corporate sponsor. Blyth-based Fusion PR Creative has become the first business to get behind Paul Mordue s Everest 2020 challenge.

Health Business News - A highly sought-after orthopaedic surgeon is bringing his expertise to the award-winning not-for-profit, Nuffield Health Newcastle Hospital. Cristian Nita joins the orthopaedic team at Nuffield Health Newcastle Hospital with nearly twenty years experience.