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Financial stocks roar ahead; Government urged to run financial health campaign; Price comparison site sees shares shoot up. Read

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Gary Hoffman, new Northern Rock chief executive

Northern Rock reveals new boss

Nationalised bank Northern Rock announced the appointment of Barclays director Gary Hoffman as its new chief executive today. Read

What is influence?

WHAT does it mean to be influential? It is something that we thought long and hard about, believe me, as we developed the idea for the Influential 500. Read

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End of an era

Sir Mike Darrington talks about the past, present and future as he prepares to retire from his 25-year career at the helm of Newcastle baker Greggs.

Business village for small and growing industries

WORK has started to build a new £6m ‘business village’ development on the South Church Enterprise Park in Bishop Auckland. Read

Nitrate changes labelled a bitter blow for farmers

THE NATIONAL Farmers Union has called the changes to Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) announced by Defra this week a bitter blow for many farmers in England. Read

Stephen’s gone from ‘my way’ to mellow

A £4,000 Business Link grant in 2001 has seen Stephen Gibbens’ financial services firm grow to handle well over £45m of investments. He welcomes tighter regulation of an industry that’s been pilloried for its handling of other people’s cash, as JEZ DAVISON reports. Read