MORE than 70 business advisors helped to banish the last of the winter blues at a Warm Up To Summer event Senior representatives of the region’s law firms, accountancy firms and banks turned out for the event, at the Pitcher and Piano, on Newcastle’s Quayside, by NEL Fund Managers.

Barrie Hensby, chief executive of NEL said: “Many of the business investment opportunities that come to us do so through our contacts within the regional professional services community, and this event provided an opportunity to say thank you to them.

“NEL is an active investor in North-East businesses in a wide range of sectors, and despite the current difficult economic conditions, we’re continuing to make investments in companies right across the region.”