MPs spent yesterday afternoon debating the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, a measure of profound importance for the North East. They devoted more than five hours to the topic, and…
In his latest move to secure a new, expanded devolution deal for the North East, North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak proposing a payroll…
Greening the UK economy could help reduce regional disparities and be good for the North East, according to a new report. Regions with a productivity problem, like the North East,…
News in brief Tees Valley is getting another mayoral development corporation – its third – according to reports today in Northern Agenda and TeessideLive. The corporation will be aimed at…
Government plans for levelling up outlined in the Queen’s Speech yesterday have been given a muted response. The measures received a welcome, but accompanied by emphasis on the need for…
Inflation will increase inequalities and make levelling up more difficult to achieve, the man in charge of the policy will warn this evening. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove will give…
A new report today links deprivation, ill health and economic under-performance as factors holding back areas like the North East and costing the national economy, it says, £8bn this year…
North East unemployment has edged down again but the improvement has been more than wiped out by a rise in the number of people classed as economically inactive – not…
The North East from Blyth to the Tees stands to gain perhaps thousands of new jobs in the green energy sector as a result of the UK Energy Security Strategy…
A greater role for mayors in boosting England’s struggling apprenticeship system, which is failing ‘red wall’ constituencies in the north and Midlands in particular, is recommended in a report from…
The North East is to share in a £7bn package to support public transport outside London announced by the government today, though exactly how much the region will receive in…
Thousands of babies, children and families will benefit from a £1bn-plus package of support announced today that will see the creation of new Family Hubs in most council areas of…