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News & Events

Welcome to a selection of the latest news and events from the PNE Group.

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PNE responds to Budget Changes | 01/04/2010

The 2010 budget statement announced additional rates relief for premises with rateable values up to £6,000.

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Loan Fund Celebrates 25 Years | 01/04/2010

It is now 25 years since the PNE Loan Fund was conceived as a way of providing finance to young people to help them start their businesses. The scope of the Fund is now much broader, and applicants of all ages are welcome.

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Places for Eeveryone (www.placesforeveryone.org)
Capital Development First Boosts the North East’s Third Sector | 01/04/2010

A groundbreaking new initiative has been launched in the region to enable the North East’s third sector organisations to achieve their potential through developing their buildings and land assets.

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voluntaryskills.com User Survey | 16/03/2010

An undergraduate student at Newcastle University is currently working in conjunction with voluntaryskills.com to undertake a piece of research based upon the service. A questionnaire has been designed to obtain and analyse responses from voluntaryskills.com users in order to establish how our users currently utilise the service, their perceptions of the brand, and their training needs.

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Case Study
Jamie Murray-Wells, Glasses Direct
Jamie Murray Wells

Jamie Murray-Wells is the founder and Executive Chairman of Glasses Direct, which he started at university in 2004. Since then, the company has grown to become the largest online retailer of prescription glasses in the world.

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André Smit, Social Investment Manager, Shell International B.V.
"Shell is delighted to sign this new contract, which builds on our successful relationship with PNE, and we expect that it will continue for many years to come."