Middlesbrough and Hartlepool digital and creative hubs backed under Tees Valley Investment Zone
The two hubs, estimated at £13m to £20m including shared equipment, are due for completion in 2029.
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Teesside business news
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Tees Valley Combined Authority faces statutory inspection over financial concerns
The government cites debt, borrowing costs and governance concerns after 18 months under a Best Value Notice.
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Tioxide targets 308 staff in 2027 as Greatham titanium dioxide plant ramps up
Production is progressing faster than expected, with Greatham's second manufacturing line due to restart in early 2027.
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Newcastle moves up UK city table in global index despite eight-place fall
Quality of life and environment scores exceed the UK city average, economics and human capital fall below.
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£2bn Teesside jet-fuel refinery enters planning
Saudi-owned Alfanar has spent £90m getting the Seal Sands plant so far.
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North East is UK's joint-fastest-growing economy, ONS figures show
GDP per head also rose in 2024, while the UK figure was unchanged.
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Tees Valley Lithium receives conditional £18.3m government funding offer
If approved, the Billingham refinery could produce enough battery-grade lithium for more than 550,000 electric vehicles a year.
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How STACK is turning a temporary Newcastle concept into a national regeneration business
The North East operator has adapted a temporary format for vacant town-centre property across England.
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Middlesbrough approves strategy targeting £887m in regeneration investment
Fifteen-project prospectus targets housing, jobs and the reuse of town-centre space
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Tees Valley apprenticeship levy service reaches £1.8m in pledges
The Combined Authority says 11 employers have backed 89 apprenticeships at 26 local businesses.
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Acklam Hall plans a 59-bedroom hotel to 'future-proof' the business
The revised scheme keeps the hotel separate from the Grade I listed hall.
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Graduates of North East universities owe more than £10bn on Plan 2 loans
FT analysis of Student Loans Company data shows Newcastle with the region's highest average balance, while Northumbria sits above Durham.
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Ramsdens' £232m sale is set to put Teesside success into US hands
FirstCash's offer would move one of the region's few quoted companies into US ownership.
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Teesside Airport's freeport pitch keeps landing long leases
Alfor Aviation's £50m, 250-job lease follows three tenant expansions since 2025.
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Newcastle Long Read · 10 min read
The money behind North East football
What actually funds Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough football clubs.
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Teesside Freeport: what the tax breaks actually buy
What the tax and customs incentives actually offer and how much investment has followed.
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Tees Valley opens £33m brownfield fund to build 1,000 homes
Teesside is betting public money can bring its derelict industrial land back into use as housing.