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Mayor Signs Off Funds To Kick-Start £45Million of Transport Improvements
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and the Combined Authority have signed-off...Peacock Set For Stockton’s Streets
Champion sprinter Jonnie Peacock is the latest name to be confirmed...KJT To Double Up In Tees Valley
Katarina Johnson-Thompson will continue her World Championships preparation when she competes...Tees Valley Organisation Up For Three National Careers Awards
Schools, colleges, businesses and organisations across Tees Valley have today (August...Roundabout Open In £1Million Development Corporation Access Scheme
Work to construct a roundabout as part of a £1million South...Mayor Makes Fresh Call For Businesses To Tap Into Apprenticeship Fund
Mayor Ben Houchen has urged the region’s businesses to apply for...£29.5million Adult Education Budget Officially Devolved To The Region
The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority have today (August 1)...Mayor Visits One Of Tees Valley’s Biggest Crane Service Firms
Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a Stockton-based industrial services firm that...Pilot Agreed For New ‘Uber-Style’ Bus Service
The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority Cabinet have agreed plans...Back to the Future – Teesside International Airport returns!
...2,000 Children Run For Fun Ahead Of Fresh Call For Simplyhealth Great Tees 10K Entrants
More than 2,000 children have been joined by world record-holding race...Major Investment In Hartlepool Film And Media Opportunities
An exciting new creative industries development programme is being kick-started with...Passengers Set To Fly To Spain Once Again From Durham Tees Valley Airport
The first flights to Spain for seven years will take off...Mayor And Combined Authority Call For Summer Interns
The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority have launched a paid...Great Yorkshire Show Guests Invited To Enjoy Tees Valley
Enjoy Tees Valley has this week (week commencing July 8) begun...Tees Valley Business Summit Attracts Over 1,000 Delegates
The region’s biggest business event has today (July 4) welcomed more...Fully Booked Skills and STEM Event Hailed As “Huge Success”
The eighth annual Tees Valley Skills and STEM Event has today...£26Million Of Tees Valley Adult Education Funding Awards Approved
The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority Cabinet have today (June...Mayor Welcomes New Members Onto Combined Authority Cabinet
Mayor Ben Houchen has today (June 28) officially convened the new...Airport Highlighting Opportunities At Major Engineering Business Breakfast
Durham Tees Valley Airport will set out its supply chain opportunities...Airport Highlighting Opportunities At Major Engineering Business Breakfast
Durham Tees Valley Airport will set out its supply chain opportunities...International Offshore Wind Delegation Visits Tees Valley
Business leaders and government officials from across the globe are set...Last Call For Schools To Join Major Skills And STEM Event
Schools have one week to sign up to the eighth annual...Tees Valley Mayor Praises Family-Run Manufacturing Firm
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has praised a natural stone work...Tees Valley Mayor Leads Delegation To Major UK Investor Event
Delegation of top Tees Valley companies travel to Birmingham Mayor pushes...Tees Valley Mayor Visits Community Centre and Trust
Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a Tees Valley community centre and...Just One Month To Go Until Tees Valley Business Summit
Companies across Tees Valley have just one month to sign up...Statement On Emergency Meeting Over The Future Of British Steel
Please see below for a joint statement from Tees Valley Mayor...Tees Valley’s Top Performing Careers Hub Set To Expand
Careers support in the region is set for a boost as...Major Pharma Conference Comes To Tees Valley
Tees Valley has for the first time today (16 May) played...Last Chance To Have Your Say On New Tees Crossing Plans
There is just one week to go for you to air...Tees Valley To Host Top Rugby League Team For 2021 World Cup
A world-class Rugby League team will call Tees Valley its home...Tees Engineering Business Breakfast ‘Going From Strength To Strength’
Engineering firm bosses from across Tees Valley have learned of supply...Major Study: Northern Powerhouse Chemicals Sector Could Grow By £20billion
A report by the North of England’s leading universities and top...Stobart Group Announced As New Partner As Airport Returns To Public Ownership
Stobart Group has today (March 14) been revealed as the operator...The Sky’s The Limit For Local Travel Agent After Apprenticeship
Mayor Ben Houchen has met a Tees Valley travel agent whose...Tees Valley Nets National Tennis Competition
The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority are helping bring a...Confirmed: Deal Signed Off To Secure Half Of All Developable Land On Former Redcar Steelworks Site
1,420 acres of land on the former Redcar steelworks site has...Stockton and Darlington Railway Heritage – Come Have Your Say!
We need your help to shape the future of our unique...Top Athletes Get Tees Valley’s Great North CityGames Off The Starting Blocks
Athletics legend Brendan Foster CBE has visited Tees Valley today to...Tees Valley Wins £1.3million Project To Bring Hydrogen Vehicles To The Region
Hydrogen vehicles and refuelling stations will soon be coming to Tees...Government Confirms £29.5million Tees Valley Adult Education Budget
Government has confirmed Tees Valley will control a £29.5million adult education...Tees Valley Chosen As Rugby League World Cup 2021 Venue
Tees Valley has been confirmed as one of the host venues...Multimillion-Pound Investment Plan Welcomed By Combined Authority Cabinet
£588million of spending committed to transform the region’s economy Investment plan...£588million Investment Plan To Transform Tees Valley Approved
A ten-year plan to transform the economy of the Tees Valley...Westminster Committee On Carbon Capture Meets In Tees Valley
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee has today...New Tees Valley Apprenticeship Funding Boost Launched
New funding support to help the region’s employers create more apprenticeships...Top Businesswomen Join Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership
Three of Tees Valley’s top businesswomen have added their voices to...Tees Valley Adult Education Budget Commissioning Portal Now Open
The commissioning process for the devolution of Tees Valley’s Adult Education...£7Million Investment Approved For New FUJIFILM BioCampus
A £7million investment into a major biotechnology facility has today (November...£45Million Approved For Major Station Transformation Projects
Projects to dramatically overhaul two of the region’s biggest stations have...Tees Valley Fast Becoming One Of The UK’s Emerging Visitor Destinations
TEES VALLEY FAST BECOMING ONE OF THE UK’S EMERGING VISITOR DESTINATIONS...Top Global Offshore Wind Firms Visit Tees Valley Businesses
VIPs from some of the world’s biggest offshore and energy firms...£30.5million Adult Education Powers Devolved To Tees Valley
Powers to directly control post-19 education in the Tees Valley have...Tees Transport Fund Hits £76million After Budget Boost
A ground-breaking transport fund devolved to the Tees Valley has been...Tees Leaders Welcome Liberty’s Groundbreaking £10Million Metals Project
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and Cllr Sue Jeffrey, the Leader...150 Telecoms Jobs Available! Mayor Urges Local Workers To Apply
Mayor Ben Houchen visited telecoms company Map Group following the announcement...Devolution of £30.5Million Adult Education Budget Moves Closer For Tees Valley
The devolution of post-19 education to the Tees Valley has come...Tees Valley Cycle Schemes Awarded £275,000
Two projects to improve cycling across Tees Valley have been awarded...Silicon Valley 3D Print Specialists Use Tees Valley Firm As First UK Production Partner
SILICON VALLEY 3D PRINT SPECIALISTS USE TEES VALLEY FIRM AS FIRST...Clarification On Cabinet Meeting 28 September
Statement regarding the Tees Valley Cabinet Meeting on Friday 28 September...£24million Government Investment To Benefit The Tees Valley
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has praised a £24million investment from...Engineering Firms To Benefit From “Biggest And Best” Business Breakfast
Tees Valley engineering firms have a week to get on board...£4.6million Investment For New Powder Metals Project
Today (28 September) the Mayor and Tees Valley Combined Authority Cabinet...Cubic Transportation Systems set to create over 100 new jobs in Stockton
Cubic Transportation Systems set to create over 100 new jobs in...Take That Set For Tees Valley
UK stars to headline the Riverside’s first big music event ...Combined Authority’s £490,000 Boost Brings Stobarts Energy To Tees Valley
COMBINED AUTHORITY’S £490,000 BOOST BRINGS STOBARTS ENERGY TO TEES VALLEY ...New Drive for Businesses to Help Shape Tees Valley’s Future
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is calling on ambitious members of...Enjoy Tees Valley Targets Businesses In Tourism Social Event
The region’s destination marketing service, Enjoy Tees Valley, is calling on...Mayor Returns To Old School To Welcome A Level Results
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen today visited Conyers School in Yarm...Plans to Bring Hydrogen Trains, Cars and Buses to the Region Take a Step Forward
A major scheme to help transform Tees Valley into a UK-leading...£1million Boost For Teesport Rail Link
Network Rail and Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen have signed off...Suffrage Theatre Work Set To Tour Tees Valley
The powerful story of women’s suffrage is set to be told...£4million Approved for Elwick Bypass
Tees Valley Combined Authority has awarded £4.18million to help bring forward...Bid Submitted to Bring Rugby League World Cup 2021 to Tees Valley
From left: Danny Brown, Mayor Dave Budd, Matty Lynn, Mayor Ben...Government’s £1billion Cash Pledge Set To Boost Tees Valley
REDCAR’S CPI AWARDED FUNDS FROM £180MILLION POT LOCAL INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY PLAN...Mayor Urges Transport Secretary To Award Hitachi Multibillion-Pound Train Contract
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (18 July) called on...Tees Valley Schools to be Part of Pioneering Careers Initiative
Young people in the Tees Valley are set to benefit from...Tees Valley Skills and STEM Event Hailed As Success
The seventh Tees Valley Skills and STEM Event has been hailed...One Week To Go Until Tees Valley’s Biggest Business Event
Company chiefs have just days to register ahead of the biggest...Tees Valley Free Zone Could Create Over 17,500 Jobs
A “supercharged” Free Port in Tees Valley could create more than...£500,000 Boost for New Tees Valley Research Facility
Tees Valley Combined Authority has awarded half a million pounds to...Combined Authority Pledges £450,000 for Ambitious £20million Darlington Sports Village
Half a million pounds has been agreed to progress through detailed...£3Million Boost To Move Darlington Station Plans Forward
Tees Valley Combined Authority has today (June 1) committed £3million to...£30.5million Adult Education Budget Set To Be Devolved To The Tees Valley
Tees Valley Combined Authority has today (June 1) agreed a move...New Interim Managing Director Appointed to Combined Authority
The Tees Valley Combined Authority has today appointed Julie Gilhespie as...Call For Businesses To Join Tees Valley Skills And STEM Event
Businesses have been urged to sign up to the 7th annual...Tees Valley Combined Authority Launches Skills Strategy
A major education, employment and skills strategy has been launched by...Rugby League World Cup 2021 Bid Could Bring Up To £8Million Boost to Tees Valley
Tees Valley’s bid to host fixtures for the Rugby League World...Rugby League World Cup 2021 Chief Executive Urges Businesses To Back Host Bid
Tees Valley businesses have been urged to back a bid to...£1Million Training Centre Opened by Tees Valley Deputy Mayor
Cllr Bob Cook, Leader of Stockton-on-Tees Council and Tees Valley Deputy...Enjoy Tees Valley: New Destination Tourism Service Launched
New dedicated tourism service for the Tees Valley Aims to attract...Transport Secretary Confirms £59Million Tees Valley Funding Commitment
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has written to Tees Valley Mayor Ben...East Of England To Benefit From £1Million Investment
A partnership of destinations from Hertfordshire to Northumberland, including the Tees...Transport for the North Invites Local Views On Strategic Transport Plan
Transport for the North has commenced a thirteen-week consultation on its...Clean Growth Top Of The Agenda For Ministerial Visit To Teesside
Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry was in the Tees...Tees Valley Combined Authority To Invest £3.7m In Historic Kirkleatham Site
More than 200 new jobs and apprenticeships will be created as...Tees Valley Combined Authority Awards Funding For Snow Centre Project
Plans for a state-of-the-art Middlesbrough snow centre, which could create 350...Tees Valley Combined Authority To Invest £3million In High-End Office Space Development
Tees Valley Combined Authority today agreed to invest £3.23million to deliver...Tees Valley Awarded £12.8Million For 3,350 Homes In Combined Authority’s Ambitious Housing Corridor Plan
The Government has awarded £12.8million to the Tees Valley for the...Chancellor Pressed On Post-Brexit Plan For Free Port As Mayor Wins Business Backing For A Pilot Project
50 businesses and influential individuals have signed a letter from Mayor...Tees Valley Leaders Launch Plan To Transform The Region
Plans for future transport investment in Tees Valley and the wider...Funding Boost For Employers Seeking New Apprentices
Tees Valley employers working in key sectors are being encouraged to...Combined Authority Uses New Powers For £7.5Million Investment In Advanced Manufacturing Park
The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority have approved plans to...Mayor And Combined Authority Approves Next Stage For Vital Road Connections
The Tees Valley Combined Authority’s Cabinet today gave the green light...Visionary Business Leaders Sought To Back Growth Plans
Tees Valley Combined Authority is seeking business leaders to support its...Stockton & Darlington Railway Wins Heritage Backing
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today hailed two keys steps...Inspiring Our Future – Ambitious Vision Launched To Transform Education, Employment And Skills
Tees Valley Combined Authority today launched its strategy ‘Inspiring Our Future’...Tees Valley: A Flagship For The UK’s Industrial Strategy
The government has today set out its Industrial Strategy for the...Mayor Hails ‘Historic’ £182 Million+ Budget Boost For Tees Valley
£123Million to kick start the South Tees Development Corporation Tees Valley...Tees Valley In The Running To Become Logistics Hub To Heathrow
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen today welcomed the announcement that Tees...Tees Valley Takes The Next Steps To A Low Carbon Future
The transition to a low carbon economy offers an extraordinary economic...George Clarke Promotes Tees Building Initiative at Top National Conference
TV architect George Clarke is promoting the Ministry of Building, Innovation...Tees Valley Placed Front And Centre In Drive For Northern Productivity
An influential new report issued today places the Tees Valley at...Tees Valley placed front and centre in drive for Northern productivity
An influential new report issued today places the Tees Valley at...Tees Valley Skills Event 2017 Hailed A Great Success
The 6th Tees Valley Skills Event, which was held at Teesside...Tees Valley Mayor Unveils Darlington 2025 Station Welcome
Ben Houchen, Tees Valley Mayor and Councillor Bill Dixon, Chair of...PM Welcomes Regeneration Masterplan Expected to Bring Thousands of Jobs to the Tees Valley
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE Ground-breaking devolution deal...Tees Valley Boosts Apprenticeships Through New Scheme
The Tees Valley Mayor today launched a new drive to accelerate...Local Pension Fund to Invest £200 Million to Boost the Tees Valley Economy
The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority Cabinet today (27/07/2017) signed...Tees Valley Road Network Improvements – Local Engagement Events Announced
A series of public engagement sessions are being held to highlight...New Tees Valley Mayor praises local businesses at Tees Valley Business Summit
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has praised Tees Valley businesses as...New Scrutiny Powers Take Effect for the Tees Valley Combined Authority
New statutory scrutiny arrangements have been launched to oversee the new...Tees Valley Chosen to Host Leading Industry Road Show
A UK trade body has chosen Tees Valley to hold its...Tees Valley Skills 2017 launched
The 6th Tees Valley Skills Event is set to be held...South Tees Development Corporation Formally Proposed to Parliament
The proposal to establish a Mayoral Development Corporation on the South...Business Leaders Join LEP Board
The Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has strengthened its Board...George Clarke Sets Foundations for The Future of Home Building
Setting firm foundations for the future of the UK’s building industry,...It’s Time For #TeesTakesControl
With just hours to go until polling closes for the Tees...Last Chance For Tees Valley Residents to Secure Their Vote
RESIDENTS of the Tees Valley have until 5pm tomorrow (Thursday, April...Time To Apply Some Pressure, Maximo Park Singer Urges Young People of Tees Valley
YOUNG people across the Tees Valley have the chance of a...Tees Valley To Join Flagship Initiative To Transform Local Services
The Tees Valley is set to benefit from a pioneering initiative...Business Leaders Appointed To LEP Board
The Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has strengthened its Board...6th Tees Valley Business Summit Announced
The sixth Tees Valley Business Summit is shaping up to be...Careers Scheme Hailed a Resounding Success
Tees Valley Combined Authority last year successfully secured funding to deliver...Tees Valley Gets Opportunity To Vote For a New Mayor
Press Release that the Department for Communities and Local Government have...Changes To Business Support To Benefit The Region
Tees Valley Combined Authority has welcomed changes to business support that...Funding Secured To Connect Rural Communities
Tees Valley Rural Community Council has secured funding from the Department...Tees Valley – Officially a Great Place
Tees Valley Combined Authority has secured £1.5 million as part of...Combined Authority Sets Out Ambitious Investment Plans For Jobs, Skills and infrastructure
The Combined Authority has published further details of the investment available...Tees Valley Combined Authority to Lead Local Businesses at International Exhibition
Tees Valley Combined Authority is leading a delegation of local businesses...Enhanced Support Launched For Tees Valley Businesses
Tees Valley Business Compass, the local growth hub for the area...Tees Valley Combined Authority is Granted New Powers to Accelerate Development
Tees Valley Combined Authority has now become the first authority outside...Combined Authority Sets Out New Routes for Crossing The Tees
Tees Valley Combined Authority has announced further details of plans for...Tees Valley Ahead of the Curve on Apprenticeships
To mark Apprenticeship Week, the Tees Valley is celebrating the successful...Darlington 2025: A Modern Rail Hub For A Modern Economy
The Tees Valley Combined Authority and Darlington Council have today launched...Media Comment- David Budd reacts to the sacking of Lord Heseltine
Reacting to the news that Lord Heseltine has been sacked as...Take control of Tees Valley – Residents urged ahead of crucial mayoral vote
With exactly two months to go until Tees Valley goes to...Tees Valley Publishes Working Arrangements For The New Mayor
The Tees Valley Combined Authority has today published details of how...500 New Apprentices Supported Through Extra Devolution Investment
The recently devolved Tees Valley Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (AGE) is...Tees Valley At The Forefront Of Green Travel
More than £3million has been secured by Tees Valley Combined Authority...Tees Valley Combined Authority Joins Urban Transport Group
Tees Valley Combined Authority has become an Associate Member of the...British Steel and Sembcorp To Address Tees Valley Firms At TEN Event
The Tees Valley business community is to be given an insight...Devolution In Tees Valley Moves A Step Closer
Following unanimous agreement at today’s Combined Authority meeting, the Tees Valley...Lord Heseltine Launches The Tees Valley Industrial Strategy
Lord Michael Heseltine returned to the Tees Valley today to launch...Tees Valley Preferred Location For Australian Investment
Tees Valley has been chosen by Australian company Peak Resources as...Javid: Autumn Statement Boost To Housing And New Homes For Tees Valley
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY DCLG Communities Secretary Sajid Javid today highlighted...Consultation Launched on Ambitious Plans to Connect Tees Valley
Tees Valley Combined Authority is asking people across the region for...New Tees Crossing Moves Forward
A new crossing of the River Tees today moved closer following...Marske Business Expands with support from Tees Valley Business Compass
AAA Roofing, a Marske-based roofing and building specialist business, has embarked...Tees Valley Combined Authority To Support An Extra 2000 Young People Into Work And Training
Proposals discussed at the Tees Valley Combined Authority Board last week...Tees Valley Combined Authority Commits to Expansion of Superfast Broadband
Tees Valley Combined Authority will this week agree investment to...HS2 takes root in Darlington: new report evidences how HS2 is already embedded in local plans for growth in areas beyond the HS2 line
Press Statement Issued by HS2 Ltd A report produced in collaboration...Business Leaders Sought to Support Combined Authority Objectives
Tees Valley Combined Authority is reaching out to local business leaders...Javid Welcomes Strong Devolution Progress With Tees Valley Leaders
Press Statement Issued on behalf of The Department for Communities and...Rail Devolution Delivers Investment
A timetable for new investment in North East England’s local trains...Tees Valley Receives Multimillion-Pound Devo Deal Boost
Local people in the Tees Valley today received a multi-million pound...More Former SSI Workers Secure New Employment
Another three former SSI workers are back into employment thanks to...Tees Valley Employment Opportunities Showcased At Skills Event
A highly interactive skills exhibition enabled young people from across Tees...Former SSI Worker Invests In Business Expansion
Cleveland LGV Training has expanded and created more new jobs for...SSI Task Force publishes “One Year On” Report
SSI Task Force Press Release In September 2015 production was halted...Tees Valley Combined Authority Governance Strengthened
The Committee responsible for examining all functions and responsibilities of Tees...Combined Authority Chair Welcomes Announcement Of New Biomass Plant
On the announcement of the development of a biomass energy plant...Heseltine: Opportunities Unlimited For Tees Valley
Lord Heseltine today sets out his ambitious vision to accelerate the...New Careers Scheme Is Launched Across Tees Valley
The Tees Valley Combined Authority has launched a new initiative which...Tees Valley Secures Funding To Improve Region’s Transport Links
The Department for Transport has announced that the Tees Valley will...Tees Valley wins £19m boost to reduce youth unemployment
THE prospects for unemployed young people across the Tees Valley are...5th Tees Valley Business Summit announced
The fifth annual Tees Valley Business Summit is gearing up to...Plans to Transform Further Education in Tees Valley Unveiled
A ground-breaking review of Further Education (FE) and Sixth Form Colleges...High-Flying Start For Former SSI Worker’s New Business
One of the first commissions for a former steel plant employee,...Former SSI Worker Sets Up New Company Following Funding From Task Force
A former SSI Process Safety Engineer has turned a negative into...Hartlepool firm goes from strength to strength
A HARTLEPOOL manufacturing company continues to go from strength to strength...Managing Director of Tees Valley Combined Authority Announced
Andrew Lewis has been announced as the Managing Director of recently-launched...New company is set to change lives
MORE than 75 new companies have sprung up across the Tees...More vacancies on offer at Jobs Fair in Redcar next week
Up to 20 employers will be promoting vacancies at the latest...Tees Valley Unlimited fund is catalyst for £128m economic boost
Loans totalling £10m from a fund set up by Tees Valley...Inaugural Meeting of Tees Valley Combined Authority Focuses on Transport, Investment and Skills
Tees Valley Combined Authority, the new body that will drive economic...Task Force Fund helps nearly 150 former steel workers find alternative employment
An SSI Task Force job creation scheme has so far secured...New Business Set Up By Former SSI Contractor Employs Redundant Steel Plant Workers
A former SSI sub-contractor has launched his own business, creating jobs...Tees Valley Unlimited praises contribution of departing Managing Director
Tees Valley Unlimited Chairman Paul Booth has paid tribute to its...Key Engagement Events Announced For Tees Valley Strategic Economic Plan
A key opportunity for people to have their say on the...Former SSI worker forges new career
A steel worker laid off when the SSI steelworks collapsed is...Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Network Powers Ahead with Addition of Sembcorp
Teesside Collective today announced the addition of a major industrial player...Chancellor Visits Tees Valley
CHANCELLOR George Osborne hailed the ‘unstoppable momentum’ in the drive to...Investment secures export contract & new jobs
A TEESSIDE engineering company has invested £300,000 and created 12 jobs...