Evening Chronicle

Keeping Women in the Loop

AFORMER chair of the Regional Arts Forum for Looked After Children has been snapped up to help launch a new female networking organisation. The all-new WIN Ltd (formerly Women Into the Network) has appointed Jakki Harter, 40, from Killingworth in North Tyneside, to assist with all aspects of the organisation, that connects successful female entrepreneurs and women in business.

Chris's Proud of New Pr Position

NORTH East marketing and communications agency, Robson Brown, has enhanced its PR offering with the appointment of a new PR account director. Chris Kelsey, originally from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, will strengthen Robson Brown's PR team and give it a new bespoke offering.

Spa Team Shapes Up

ANORTH East hotel, golf and spa destination has appointed a highly regarded spa and lifestyle professional to deliver the best in holistic spa and fitness experiences. Liz Holmes joins the multi- million pound Rockliffe Hall development, near Darlington, as spa director, overseeing all areas of the spa and fitness operations at the five-star resort, which is due to open later this year. Having started her career in hair and beauty salons, quickly becoming salon manager at Gleneagles Hotel in ...

Taking the Right Route to Work

ANORTHUMBERLAND father-of-two has secured a full-time job at a mountain bike hire centre following 14 months of unemployment. Thanks to a unique employment partnership, Martin Lively, 36, now has a fulltime position at The Bike Place mountain bike hire centre at Kielder Water and Forest Park.

Winn Welcomes Latest of 50 Staff

NEWCASTLE-based Winn Solicitors has recently appointed a new solicitor, Louise Gudgin, to its growing legal team. Ms Gudgin will mainly be handling road traffic and accident at work claims to ensure clients who are injured receive fair compensation.

A Day in the Life ...

MANSOOR HUSSAIN, operations director of The Logistix Group, a Newcastle-based logistics company that has expanded with breathtaking speed over the past three years. Since its formation in 2006, the group has opened sites in Stockton, Liverpool and Manchester and grown its fleet to around 300 and workforce to 70. Mansoor is one of the three young entrepreneurs who set up the company.

A Recipe for Success

ANEWCASTLEBASED kitchen company is celebrating its first year in business by promoting its products within a growing network of home- related retail units. Klasplan Kitchens, on Jesmond Road, is owned by husband and wife, Steve and Sandra Slack, who supply kitchens and bedrooms from exclusive German manufacturers RWK Kitchens to the North East.

College Champions

GATESHEAD College won twice at last night's National Training Awards receiving regional training awards for Large Employer and Partnership and Collaboration in association with local packaging firm Chesapeake. The college won the Partnership and Collaboration Award, following the outstanding work it has undertaken in helping North Tyneside-based Chesapeake turn around its business fortunes through training employees in team working and modern manufacturing techniques. The college will now be ...

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Adding Another String to the Bow ; Music Service Wins National Ranking

CELEBRATIONS are in order for a North East school music service after it was named as one of the best in the country. Gateshead Council's Music Service, which works with primaries and secondaries across the borough, hit all the top notes in a national assessment.

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International School Awards

Bike Shed Battle

Stillwater Anglers Enjoying a Fry-Up

STILLWATER trout anglers have been having some fine sport recently and the rainbows, browns and blues are now well and truly on the Daddies and the fry. Fry imitations can often produce the largest fish in a lake or reservoir and leader test is of the utmost importance.

Hook, Line & Sinker

NAMIX Sinker Moulds will display and have on sale their full range at the North East Sea Angling and Boat Show, being held on Saturday and Sunday, October 24 and 25 at the Nissan Sports & Social Centre, Washington. A new company, TKR Fishing, will be demonstrating their new bait pumps and fish measures.