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boiler room

n. a telephone bank operation in which fast-talking telemarketers or campaigners attempt to sell stock, services, goods, or candidates and act as if they are calling from an established company or brokerage. Often they are totally fraudulent and in violation of security laws.

boiler room

a type of fraud on investors by dishonest brokers who fill a room with high pressure telephone salespeople to push dubious stocks and shares. It is governed by FINANCIAL SERVICES LAW in the UK.

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The winners will be announced at a high-profile awards dinner to be held on November 13, at the Boiler Shop, Newcastle.

Spotlight to shine on our non-exec director talent

The winners will be announced at a high-profile, awards dinner to be held on November 13, at the Boiler Shop, Newcastle.

Executive decision to relaunch our awards

It's normally confined to the much more sheltered four walls of Boiler Shop but Bongo's Bingo exposed itself to the elements on Friday night when it held its first ever fully outdoor event in Newcastle.

Bongo's Bingo launches Newcastle Pride in serious style with outdoor special on the Town Moor; Bongo's Bingo held its first ever fully outdoor event in Newcastle on Friday night to launch Northern Pride with help from Big Brovaz and Booty Luv

A 20-seater restaurant featuring guest chefs will help attracts crowds to the Boiler Shop in Newcastle when it opens its doors to another food market.

Market event to include pop-up restaurant

Organised by The Journal and our sister paper on Teesside, The Gazette, the awards have been relaunched this year with a new venue for the final on November 13 at Newcastle's Boiler Shop. Judges are looking for company leaders who have drive, dynamism and integrity, and who are playing a role to improve life in the North East.

Hunt on to find leader who is toast OFTEESSIDE

The venue we'll be playing, The Boiler Shop, looks like it's fantastic so we're really looking forward to seeing it."

After 25 years, Gov't Mule still have a kick; WARREN HUGHES RETURNS TO NEWCASTLE AFTER 14 YEARS WHEN GOV'T MULE PLAY AT THE BOILER SHOP THIS EVENING. MICK BURGESS SPOKE TO THE FORMER MEMBER OF LEGENDARY SOUTHERN ROCK BAND THE ALLMAN BROTHERS AHEAD OF HIS RETURN TO THE CITY

Hit the North boasts 16 different stages this year - O2 Academy and Academy 2, Riverside, Boiler Shop, Digital, Underground, Head of Steam, Brewdog, The Town Wall, The Cut, Beyond Vinyl, The Bridge Hotel, The Forth and Billy Bootleggers, with a massive variety of acts entertaining at each of them.

Music fans flock as Hit the North festival takes over venues across Newcastle; Hit the North has returned to Newcastle in style for Bank Holiday weekend with a lineup including Jake Bugg

The 2017 North East Charity Awards held at The Boiler Shop in Newcastle.

North East Charity Awards 2018: Meet the Judging Panel; The panel will be meeting at the start of September to discuss all the entries

Tenders are invited for "Modernization of the steam pipelines 3.9 MPa scheme of the boiler shop for receiving steam from the nitric acid plant (AK and KAS)"

"modernization Of The Steam Pipelines 3.9 Mpa Scheme Of The Boiler Shop For Receiving Steam From The Nitric Acid Plant (ak And Kas)"

It proved massively popular when held in Boiler Shop a few years and ticket have been flying out for the return of a roller disco to Newcastle.

An adults only roller disco is coming to Newcastle - get your skates on! Rolladisco NCL will be taking over a city centre venue with an adults only skate in the evening; Rolladisco NCL will be taking over a city centre venue with an adults only skate in the evening

The city centre's shopping and leisure scene can be easily reached on foot too, as well as Boiler Shop, which is of course the home of now world-famous club night Bongo's Bingo.

The picture perfect place to live; swish new apartment block near quayside is unveiled

And after seeing a photograph doing the rounds of the grizzled frontman looking, well, seriously ill at a previous performance I was a bit nervous about the band's stop-off at Newcastle's The Boiler Shop.