The North East pays £6.3bn in income tax. What could its mayors keep?
HMRC figures put a value on fiscal devolution, but the rules for sharing revenues remain undecided.
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North East Mayor targets 10,000 jobs in 10-year culture and creative plan
North East Creates brings together £104m of previously announced investment across the region's creative and cultural sectors.
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Newcastle and Gateshead set out 25-year regeneration plan for urban core
Joint framework proposes more than 16,000 new homes and 3m sq ft of commercial space across eight opportunity areas.
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Durham University and Microsoft launch AI Skills Centre of Excellence
AI training will begin with students, graduates and staff before extending to regional organisations.
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First phase of Sunderland studio approved with £38.5m in public funding
Studio One will provide three sound stages for film and high-end TV productions, alongside production accommodation and a backlot.
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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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Sage chief questions UK data-centre push and says AI prize lies in applications
Steve Hare says Britain should focus on turning artificial intelligence into products and services rather than trying to compete across every layer of the technology.
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Who speaks for the North East at No10 North?
The region has formal representation in government but who shapes its case before the meetings begin?
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£25.9m Business North East framework approved to simplify business support
Regional hub and seven council services will form a single support system from January 2027.
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Technology Long Read · 15 min read
North East AI Growth Zone: projects, funding and progress
The region’s plans cover data-centre projects, AI skills, business adoption and support for local technology companies.
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Financial services Long Read · 20 min read
The major investment funds backing North East companies
A guide to regional and national investors, from early-stage equity to growth capital and repayable loans.
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Long Read · 11 min read
The North East mayor and business: what devolution means for North East companies
A practical assessment of the mayoral agenda from a business perspective.
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Newcastle Long Read · 10 min read
What Newcastle can learn from Manchester's rise
Newcastle wants to become England's most successful regional capital. Manchester shows what that takes, but not how to copy it.
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The North East is looking for its next voice of business
The Mayoral Strategic Authority is recruiting a new Business Advisory Council chair to sit on the Mayor’s Cabinet.
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North East mayors face choice over overnight visitor levy
Kim McGuinness backs the proposed power, while Ben Houchen says he will not use it in Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool.
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National Wealth Fund adds North East authority to strategic partnership programme
The partnership brings investment expertise to the authority's regeneration and transport plans.
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Government launches Northern 500 alongside proposed £150m scale-up fund
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness chairs the Great North partnership that will lead the network.
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Newcastle Long Read · 9 min read
Newcastle is rebuilding its city centre on a scale it has not attempted in decades
More than 1,100 homes already in live schemes, another 1,100 planned and over 700,000 sq ft of offices either side of Central Station.
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Mayoral planning powers test what devolution is for
Major planning decisions are moving from councils towards the mayoral tier.
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Technology Long Read · 7 min read
The North East has AI infrastructure. The value has to be built locally.
Data-centre capital is arriving, but the bigger prize is companies, skills and productivity.
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County Durham Long Read · 9 min read
Can Durham Innovation District repeat the NETPark model?
The Durham Innovation District will replace County Hall with up to 400,000 sq ft of workspace.
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Northumberland Long Read · 8 min read
Cambois is becoming a major data-centre site in Britain’s AI infrastructure push
The former Britishvolt site is now a staged data-centre campus backed by Blackstone.
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North East start-ups fall and insolvencies rise against the national trend
R3's Q2 data put the region third-worst in the UK for new company formation.
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North East mayors are getting business rates revenue, not business rates reform
The Chamber's case for deeper reform is separate from what mayors are actually being given.
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Newcastle Long Read · 8 min read
Forth Yards, the current state of Newcastle's last major waterfront site
An overview of who owns the site, what's already been spent and what October's developer decision means for Newcastle's waterfront.