Evening Gazette

A Positive Result ; Course Leads to Great Job

A FORMER media student is leaving his mark on the big screen by working on a host of movie blockbusters. Ex-Darlington College TV and interactive media student Terry Marriott secured a job with Double Negative, one the world's most renowned digital special effects specialists.

Don't Miss Out On Valuable Work Experience

EMPLOYERS in the region are missing out on the business benefits of taking on a school leaver or graduate for work experience, according to new research. The Populus survey of 500 UK business leaders for the Backing Young Britain campaign claims although almost nine in 10 employers (87%) view work experience as good practice, over half (55%) feel it only benefits the individual and not their organisation.

Katie Joins Team Delight at New Apprentice Role

THE body set up to help process industries employers plug crucial skills gaps has appointed its own young apprentice. Darlington College student Katie Haldane has been selected to join National Skills Academy Process Industries, which now represents 20% of the UK's chemicals, polymers and pharmaceutical sectors workforce. The 20-year-old who lives in Eppleby, North Yorkshire, recently completed an NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration, and is now in her second month of her apprenticeship at ...

Zakir Takes First Step On Road to the Top

A PLACE among the region's brightest and most enterprising undergraduates has been officially earned by Teesside University student Zakir Mahmoud. The final year BA (Hons) Business Management student has won the North East final of Shell Step 2009. Shell Step matches undergraduates with a small or medium-sized business and tasks them with responsibility for a key development project at that company during work placement.

College has Recipe for Success

A COLLEGE'S state-of-the-art kitchens have been given the seal of approval by a Michelin-starred chef. Head chef at the Seaham Hall hotel Kenny Atkinson visited the college as a judge in the northern heat of the annual Young Chef Young Waiter competition.

Employment Issues

REST BREAKS Q What rest breaks are workers entitled to? A Most workers are entitled to daily and weekly rest breaks and breaks during the course of the working day. There are special rules for young workers, seafarers and cabin crew staff. Q Are some workers not entitled to these statutory rest periods? A Some workers are not entitled to statutory rest breaks at all and have to rely on their contracts of employment for any rights to rest breaks. Workers in certain industries, for example, sec...

Conference Focus On People Power

BUSINESSES will be offered an insight into getting the most out of their workforce with a conference dedicated to "people power". The Entrepreneurs' Forum event, being held tomorrow is aimed at senior HR professionals, managing directors and business owners.

Course has Added Vital New Skills

ENTREPRENEUR Craig Peterson says his studies at Teesside University are helping to prepare his business for the future. The director of Carlton & Co property development and investment company, based at Aycliffe Business Park, is among entrepreneurs who have signed up for the MBA (Enterprise) at Teesside University.

Time to Decide On a Favourite Cause

TODAY we introduce you to community groups across Teesside who need your help to grab a share of pounds 30,000. This is our third Wish campaign with more than 200 groups registered to take part - and each one is guaranteed a payout from our cashpot.

What You Need to Know About Wish

Q: What is Wish? A: It's an Evening Gazette campaign to give away pounds 30,000 to community groups across the Tees Valley. Q: How many groups will benefit? A: All groups registered on our Wish List are guaranteed a share of the cash.

Diversity Stars

The Fame Aim ; Dramatic 'First' Is a Licence to Thrill for Players

FAME is on the cards for a Teesside theatre group whose talented actors are gearing up to stage the UK amateur premiere of a supernatural thriller. Nunthorpe Players are presenting Sleep No More, a play by Colin Wakefield and David Gillespie.

Ease Your Way Into Exercise ; Inbrief

On Course for Skills ; Inbrief

Spiritualist Event ; Inbrief

Inquest to Wait for Trial ; Coroner Adjourns Hearing

A INQUEST into the death of a 22-year-old Teesside labourer has been adjourned, pending the outcome of a criminal trial. Gareth Stonehouse, of Muriel Street, Carlin Howe died on May 9. He was a passenger in friend Daniel James Pearson's BMW 3-Series when he crashed on the A174 Brotton Road at Carlin How in the early hours.

Lame Cow: Firm Fined

A LIVESTOCK haulier company has been fined after a seriously lame cow was sent to slaughter at a Stockton abattoir. Andrew Atkinson Livestock Limited, based at Croft House Farm, Harrogate pleaded guilty at Teesside Magistrates Court to three offences of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, which included while being transported.

Gerald's Picture Show Success

THE success of a keen photographer's first exhibition has helped him achieve his ambition of turning professional. Visitors to Gerald Hickey's first one-man exhibition, Escaping the Lens, were so impressed with his landscape photography, they snapped up 26 of the 51 framed photos on show at Redcar's Kirkleatham Museum.

Two People Who Hadn't Spoken in 20 Years Were Still Outside Chatting and Catching Up When I Left...

YOU can't argue with the fact that mediator Richard Westmorland has changed hundreds of lives. Over the last 14 years, he's brought families back together, broken the deadlock between former friends-turned-enemies and resolved one neighbourly dispute after another.

Store Hours to Stay

LONGER opening hours at Tesco's store in Coulby Newham are to be made permanent. A six-month trial period has been operating and Middlesbrough Council planning committee has now approved an application by Tesco to make the hours permanent.