Prudhoe has some amazing businesses – from home-based sole traders to small independents, from long-established local names to national and global chains.
Meet Prudhoe’s Gadget Man – Josh Cockburn, Room Gadgets by thatjosh
“I was buzzing when I sold my first products and having them here with me makes a lot of sense.”
Two Big Changes At Essity Prudhoe Mill
“I’m super-excited to be joining Prudhoe Mill and taking a lead role in a number of major projects.”
No place like home – Kirsty Hodgson, Bespoke Estate Agent
“I have always wanted to start up my own estate agency and run it the way I want.”
Promoting Prudhoe – Caroline Warburton, Prudhoe Community Partnership
“The Partnership is about working together to make Prudhoe a great place to live and work.”
The Marquis motor men – Darryl Laws, AW Autocare & Darren Burns, KD Burns
“We generate work for each other”
Retirement? It’s a “mugs” game – Bill Card, North East Gifts & CCS Products
“Personally as a person in the ‘older’ age group working with the ‘younger’ age group and being a person who initially did not know his hashtags from his web cookies, I have had to learn a lot.”
From Kickstart to business owner – Nathan Cockburn, AS Design & SNAC Digital
“When the box set got announced in July, there was loads of great comments from Toyah’s fans saying how amazing they thought it looked and Toyah did a thank-you video to me which went out on her Instagram. So thousands of fans watched her personally mention me – that a was a proud stand out moment.”
The Proof Is In The Pudding – Kristy Gilbin, The Pudding Parlour
“It all started with a love of baking and we opened our first store in Hexham in 2013.”
Prudhoe & Me – Peter Surridge, Ridgetek Web Solutions
“It would be great to see a bit more variety of businesses to help attract more people to our shopping areas.”
Steep Learning Curve – Oliver Batten, National Learning Group
“We enjoy being in Prudhoe, as it’s central for people traveling from around the region and as well as having the convenience of the town centre.”
What A Clip – Meet Prudhoe’s Pampered Pooches
“We’re always really busy and we took on our third groomer Amy just before Christmas to help with demand, as we were struggling to keep up.”
The Business Community Advances – Lucy Evermore, Advance Northumberland
“Our main priorities within the Economic Growth and Investment team are to create jobs for the county, attract inward investment from businesses nationally and internationally, and ensure businesses across the county are supported so they have everything they need to grow.”
Dancing With The Northern Stars – Leanne Pallister, Northern Stars Dance Academy
“It’s been a fantastic eight years and we’re excited for what the future holds – especially after being unable to do anything during the pandemic.”
Mixing Business With Leisure – John Page, Movie Prop Warehouse
“The Most expensive item we have sold was Ewan McGregor’s actual Lightsabre from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, which sold for £22,000 in 2012. Today it would be worth a lot more!”
Nathan Cockburn – Shopping Local In My Home Town
“Even on Front Street, where I’ve been countless times over the last 21 years, I went into shops I’d never needed to go into before.”
My First Job – Josh Cockburn, AS Design
“I wanted to make my own money instead of just asking my parents whenever I needed it. I also knew it would give me good experience.”
Influencing Business – Paul Sun, MyMerch Studio
“Our specialism in small runs and one-offs we feel make us ideally placed for further exploring our niche of being the go-to on-demand merch studio.”
Destination 54 Front Street – Pauline Edwards, Ready Steady Knit
“We’ve been asking customers where they have travelled from, and have found that people are prepared to travel to Prudhoe to visit our shop from all over the North East.”
Proud Of Prudhoe – Councillor Gordon Stewart
“Our Front Street is a real jewel-in-the-crown, with investment evident in all corners.”