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Mayor to Introduce Town Centre Free Parking Across Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool in New Year
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is introducing free parking in town...Mayor Urges Local People To Apply For New Jobs Available At Firms Helping To Redevelop Teesworks
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is urging people looking for work...Mayor Pledges to Extend Wheels 2 Work Scheme After Praise From Local Workers
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has pledged to extend a scheme...Mayor Reaches 500 New Job Target With Government Kickstart Scheme – But Urges More Firms To Sign Up
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has reached his target of creating...Mayor Confirms Teesworks To Bid For Freeport Status As Government Bidding Process Opens
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today confirmed Teesworks will bid...Thousands of Christmas Shoppers Take Advantage of Mayor’s New Scheme to Boost Festive Trade
Thousands of Christmas shoppers have already taken advantage of a new...Mayor Welcomes Logistics and Distribution Centre That Will Create Thousands of Jobs
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (12th November) welcomed a...Mayor Backs Independent Shops as Christmas Shopping Season Gets Under Way
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has thrown his support behind independent...Mayor Expands Route To Work Programme With Almost £1 Million To Help More People Find Jobs
A programme which helps unemployed people get back into work has...Mayor Houchen Funds Food Parcel Campaign to Help Feed Vulnerable Schoolchildren in the Tees Valley
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has backed a scheme by the...£35 Million And Stopping 827 Jobs: Independent Report Reveals Cost Of Keeping Redcar Blast Furnace
Report finds cost of keeping Redcar Blast Furnace would be £35.4million...Mayor Guarantees Job Interviews For Ex-Armed Forces At Teesworks
Military veterans are to be guaranteed an interview for jobs created...Mayor Helps To Create 415 New Jobs At More Than 100 Tees Valley Businesses Thanks to Kickstart Scheme
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has helped to create 415 new...Mayor Visits Business Backing Hospitality Firms With Free Track And Trace Poster
Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a Tees Valley business which is...Government Minister Visits Tees Valley To Announce UK’s First Hydrogen Transport Centre
Government Transport Minister Rachel Maclean has visited the Tees Valley to...Hundreds Of Jobs Created Through Kickstart Scheme As Mayor Call For More Businesses To Take Part
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has urged the region’s businesses to...Dozens Of New Jobs To Be Created As Businesses Sign Up To Use Kickstart Scheme
Dozens of new jobs are being created for young people across...Mayor Meets Teesworks Contractor Who Joined Site After Training Success
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has praised the hard work of...Hundreds of Local Firms Learn About Work Available on Tees Valley Station Redevelopments
Hundreds of businesses across Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool have learnt about...Mayor Highlights How Businesses can “Kickstart” Recovery with Government Scheme
Government has launched its £2billion Kickstart scheme to create hundreds of...Mayor Meets Firms Collaborating On Sustainable Sportswear After Funding Success
Mayor Ben Houchen has met two Tees Valley-based companies working together...Mayor Opens Doors to Security Firm’s New State-of-the-Art Facility
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has visited Close Protection Security to...Mayor Issues Latest Contract For Teesworks Which Could Create 30 Jobs
Just a week after publishing tenders for a £150million programme of...Mayor Issues £150Million Redcar Steelworks Demolition Contracts Which Could Create 300 Jobs
Work to demolish iconic Redcar steelworks structures to begin next year ...Mayor Invites Local Firms To Bid For Work On Station Redevelopments Across Teesside, Darlington And Hartlepool
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is inviting local businesses to a...Mayor Meets Local Firm Producing Face Masks For Teesside International
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a Thornaby-based clothing and...Mayor Unveils 12 Month Jobs Plan for Former SSI Site at Newly-Named Teesworks
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (July 28) set out...Fresh Call Over Apprenticeship Funding as Mayor Outlines Scheme’s Success
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (July 24) updated the...Mayor Visits Stockton Business Ahead of 30-Year Anniversary
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has visited Stockton Bearings and Transmissions...Mayor Launches Back To Business Fund
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has launched a new support fund...Mayor Secures First UK E-Scooter Trial for Teesside, Darlington And Hartlepool
The first trial of e-scooters anywhere in the UK will...Mayor Visits Tees Valley Pub Benefitting From Welcome Back Funding
Ahead of pubs, bars and restaurants reopening on Saturday, Tees...E-Scooters For Tees Valley A Step Closer As Government Moves To Change Law
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today welcomed a move by...Tees Valley Mayor Launches Fund For Employers To Help 100 Apprentices Get Back To Work
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (18 June) launched a...Tees Valley Mayor Outlines Local Coronavirus Response Efforts to Cabinet
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (May 29) updated the...Mayor Takes Another Step in Securing a Freeport for Tees Valley
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen today (May 29) took another step...Mayor Offers 20,000 Bottles of Hand Sanitiser to Tees Valley Charities, Community Groups and Care Settings
Mayor Ben Houchen is offering 20,000 bottles of hand sanitiser to...Mayor Praises Business Owner’s Initiative In Setting Up Face Mask Lab
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has applauded the quick...Mayor Visits Teesside Firm Distributing ‘Super Material’ Across the Globe
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has visited the Teesside manufacturer of...Mayor Visits School Aiming to be First in UK to Launch Satellites
A team of pupils at Egglescliffe School have welcomed Tees Valley...Tees Valley Mayor Visits Hartlepool Firms Going Global
Mayor Ben Houchen has visited two very different companies with one...Mayor Issues Rallying Cry For Businesses To Support Little Inventors Of The Future
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has issued a rallying cry to...Mayor Praises 100th Redcar Resident Back In Work Thanks To Routes To Work
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has congratulated Marina Benson for being...Mayor Welcomes Funding for Multimillion-pound Town Deals
Mayor Ben Houchen has today (November 1) welcomed funding that will...Leading Industrial Supply Firm Praised By Tees Valley Mayor
Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a global industrial equipment supplier set...Tees Valley Pallet Supply Firm On The Move After £2.5Million Investment
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a company that has...Northern Powerhouse Minister Unveils £8Million Materials Facility
Northern Powerhouse Minister Rt Hon Jake Berry MP has today...Tees Valley Mayor Praises Inspirational Work Of Vision25
Mayor Ben Houchen has praised the commitment of the staff team...Mayor Visits Steel Firm Growing Exports Across Europe
Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a leading Tees Valley steel fabricator...Mayor Welcomes TransPennine Express Extension To Redcar
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen today (September 12) hailed the news...Tees Valley Mayor Cuts Ribbon On ‘Inspirational’ Cancer Charity’s New Shop
Mayor Ben Houchen has officially declared a Tees Valley cancer charity’s...Top Tees Valley Tech Firm Shares Success Story and Vision with Mayor
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a top Tees Valley...Mayor Signs Off Funds To Kick-Start £45Million of Transport Improvements
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and the Combined Authority have signed-off...Tees Valley Mayor Joins Former School To Celebrate GCSE Success
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (August 22) visited...Statement On British Steel Takeover Agreement
Please see below for a statement from Tees Valley Mayor Ben...Tees Valley Mayor Hails “Game Changing Opportunity” After Government Free Port Announcement
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed today’s (August 2)...“Special Relationship” Hailed As United States Ambassador Visits The Tees Valley
The strong links between the Tees Valley and the United...Mayor Visits One Of Tees Valley’s Biggest Crane Service Firms
Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a Stockton-based industrial services firm that...Tees Valley Mayor Leads Delegation To Major UK Investor Event
Delegation of top Tees Valley companies travel to Birmingham Mayor pushes...British Steel Limited – Advice for Suppliers and Customers
British Steel Limited (BSL) was placed into compulsory liquidation on 22...Tees Valley Mayor Visits Community Centre and Trust
Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a Tees Valley community centre and...Statement On Emergency Meeting Over The Future Of British Steel
Please see below for a joint statement from Tees Valley Mayor...Tees Valley Mayor Praises Local Energy Firm
Mayor Ben Houchen has praised the ambitions of a Tees Valley-based...Mayor Hails Success Of Tees Valley Manufacturing Firm
A Tees Valley precision machining company has welcomed Mayor Ben Houchen,...Mayor Visits Successful Tees Valley Family Opticians
Mayor Ben Houchen has applauded the good work of an award-winning...Engineering The Future After Scooping Apprentice Of The Year
A rising star quickly coming up through the ranks in civil...‘Invest At Teesside Airport’ – Mayor’s Pitch At Major Offshore Wind Conference
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen today (January 30) met senior offshore...Brexit Minister Joins Tees Valley Mayor In Meeting Region’s Business Leaders
A senior Brexit minister has visited the region today (25 January...New Apprenticeships On Offer As Mayor Opens Travel Agency In College
Mayor Ben Houchen visited Stockton Riverside College today (January 10) to...Tees Valley In “Pole Position To Be UK’s Clean Growth Capital”
Tees Valley could become a world leader in clean growth following...Mayor Visits Surface Treatment Specialist Making Mark On The Globe
Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a Tees Valley surface treatment machine...Mayor agrees terms to buy airport and 819 acres of surrounding land
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and Peel Airports have today (4...“We’re Ready To Deliver!” Tees Valley Mayor Welcomes “Nationally Significant” Multi-Billion Pound Energy Project
The development of a world-first multi-billion pound energy project on Teesside...Mayor Visits Tees Valley Conveyor Belting Firm
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has pledged his support to a...Tees Valley Mayor Opens New Quorn Facility
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today opened an expansion to...Mayor Joins Age UK Teesside To Launch “March Against Loneliness” Campaign
Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a charity which supports older people...Mayor Opens New Office For Firm Of Financial Advisors
Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed news that a Tees Valley financial...Tees Valley Mayor: “First step to a Free Zone” as UK’s-first “Special Economic Area” announced on South Tees Site
A new Special Economic Area (SEA) will soon be established over...Mayors Join Forces Urging Government To Fund Regional Priorities Post-Brexit
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today joined forces with his...Mayor Houchen Visits Tees Valley Company to Assist in Moving Forward in Business
Young civil engineering company, Lynas Engineers, recently received a visit from...Mayor Launches £40million District Heating Project In A Bid To Save Hospital Money On Energy Bills
A project that will see public sector buildings kept warm by...Ice Cream Supplier To The Stars Gets Mayoral Visit
A local specialist ice cream and gelato producer has been visited...Mayor Visits Shipbuilder That’s Expanded Into The Tees Valley
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a shipbuilder who has...Mayor blocks plans for “cack-handed” Transpennine Express timetable changes
Mayor Ben Houchen today (September 13) blocked plans by TransPennine Express...“Treasury Charm Offensive” Ramps Up With Ministerial Visit to Development Corporation Site
A senior Treasury minister responsible for economic growth in Tees Valley...Mayor Trains With Junior Rugby League Team to Mark Bid Milestone
To mark Tees Valley’s bid to host Rugby League World Cup...Mayor Visits Tech Centre Awarded £107million Government Boost
Mayor Ben Houchen has toured a Teesside science and technology innovation...Mayor Visits Cancer Charity In £300,000 Fundraising Drive
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has backed a Hartlepool cancer charity...Mayor Hails Record Low For North-East Unemployment
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today welcomed figures that show...Mayor Hails £107million Cash Injection for North East-Based Innovation Centre
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today welcomed the news that...Mayor praises Tees Valley firms at region’s biggest business event
Mayor Ben Houchen has applauded the achievements of the region’s companies...Major Firms Highlight MultiMillion-Pound Opportunities For Tees Valley Businesses
Tees Valley businesses will hear first-hand of multimillion-pound supply chain opportunities...Tees Valley Mayor opens £3m offshore wind facility at Port Clarence Offshore Base
NEWS RELEASE: ISSUED ON BEHALF OF WILTON ENGINEERING Wilton Group has...Mayor Presses Government for Post-Brexit Funding
CALL TO FURTHER DEVOLVE SHARED PROSPERITY FUND CASH PUSH FOR FREE...Ben Houchen Joins Metro Mayors to Call for Skills Funding Devolution
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen met his counterparts from across the...Mayor Meets Korean Bosses Behind Teesside’s £650Million Power Plant
Mayor Ben Houchen has met leading business chiefs in South Korea...Mayor Visits Major Japanese Firms On Landmark Trade Mission
Major Japanese investors in Tees Valley praised by the Mayor More...Tees Valley Mayor Begins Far East Trade Mission
Delegation to head to Thailand to progress talks with Thai banks...Mayor Presses Transport Secretary To Transform Darlington Station
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen today pushed the case for a...Tees Valley Mayor Announces ‘Advanced’ Airport Talks To Mark One Year Anniversary
Non-disclosure agreements signed over future of Durham Tees Valley Airport Mayor...Mayor Joins Launch of Research Facility Backed By £17.5 Million Combined Authority Funding
Mayor Ben Houchen has joined Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry to...Mayor Welcomes £10Million Investment In Local Projects
A total of £10million had been paid out this month on...Mayor And Combined Authority Approves Next Stage For Vital Road Connections
The Tees Valley Combined Authority’s Cabinet today gave the green light...Mayor Presents Bold Proposal For Darlington Station
The Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen presented an ambitious case to...Tees Valley To Lead Future Planning For Chemical Industry Growth
The Northern Powerhouse Chemicals and Process Consortium, led by Tees Valley...Mayor Welcomes £8 Million for Tees Valley Roads
£3.3 million for A66 – Darlington Central Park £2.95 million for...Mayor Sees Teesside Skills In Action At Middlesbrough College
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has visited Middlesbrough College to see...Mayor Welcomes Government’s £20 Million Commitment To Carbon Capture And Storage
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed a commitment by the...Tees Valley Mayor Joins Brexit Talks
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen today met with the Government’s chief...Tees Valley Mayor Engages With Yarm Students
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen visited Yarm School to engage with...Tees Valley Mayor Launches Campaign to Secure Protected Status for Teesside’s World Famous Parmo
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has launched a campaign to secure...Tees Valley Mayor Dives Into TWI Training Centre
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen dropped in to The Welding Institute...Tees Valley Mayor Visits Leading Railway Heritage and Restoration Project
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has toured Darlington locomotive works, which...Tees Valley Mayor Welcomes Funding To Support Young People
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed the announcement that Tees...Tees Valley Mayor Meets with Chancellor to Discuss Northern Powerhouse
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen yesterday held a ‘very productive’ meeting...Tees Valley Mayor Calls on Transport Minister to Bring Forward A19 Upgrade
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is calling on the Government to...A Message from the Tees Valley Mayor: 100 days in office
1300 new private sector jobs secured £240 million of private sector...Mayor Launches £7.5 Million Routes To Work Scheme
The Tees Valley has secured £6 million of additional devolved funding...Tees Valley Mayor Tours Materials Processing Institute
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY MPI Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has...Tees Valley Mayor Praises British Steel During Skinningrove Visit
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has visited British Steel Special Profiles...Tees Valley Mayor Visits Nifco
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has visited Nifco to learn more...Mayor Launches Ambitious Plans to Transform Road Network
The Tees Valley Mayor has today launched plans to significantly improve...New Tees Valley Mayor praises local businesses at Tees Valley Business Summit
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has praised Tees Valley businesses as...Tees Valley Mayor Hails Growing Biotechnology Sector
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a cutting-edge research and...New Aviation Minister Meets Mayor To Discuss Airport Ambitions
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen today (29th June) met with the...Tees Valley Mayor Welcomes Significant Increase in Arts Council Funding
It was announced today (June 27) Tees Valley has secured nearly...Tees Valley Mayor Praises AV Dawson During Site Visit
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen visited an historic family Middlesbrough business,...Tees Valley Mayor Visits Cummins in Darlington
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has undertaken a fact-finding tour of...South Tees Development Corporation Formally Proposed to Parliament
The proposal to establish a Mayoral Development Corporation on the South...Mayoral Visit to Dynamic Hartlepool Cable Company
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has visited a high performance offshore...Statement from Mayor Houchen following the abhorrent attacks in London
Reacting to the barbaric incidents in London last night, Tees Valley...Business Leaders Join LEP Board
The Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has strengthened its Board...Combined Authority Announces New Appointments to Strengthen Partnership Working
Following his election as the first Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen...Ahead of Britain’s Got Talent’s Semi-Final, Mayor Houchen wishes Teesside Duo Good luck
Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen, said: “Grace and Ali are a...Mayor Launches Initiative To Accelerate Land Development
Mayor Ben Houchen today chaired the first meeting of the Tees...Mr Houchen’s letter to the Mayor of Greater Manchester regarding the Manchester Arena attack
Ben Houchen, Tees Valley Mayor has sent the below letter to...Tees Valley Mayor hails vital role of Teesport
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has used his first official business...Mayor, Ben Houchen, expresses sympathy and solidarity following the terrible terrorist relating events in Manchester
Mr Houchen said: “I want to express my sympathy, condolences and...Tees Valley Mayor Meets Durham Tees Valley Airport Owners For The First Time
The Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen, has met Robert Hough, the...The New Tees Valley Mayor Takes Office
Following last week’s election, Ben Houchen has now taken up office...One Week to go Until Important Mayoral Vote
Residents of the Tees Valley are being urged to seize TWO...Tees Valley Gets Opportunity To Vote For a New Mayor
Press Release that the Department for Communities and Local Government have...Tees Valley Publishes Working Arrangements For The New Mayor
The Tees Valley Combined Authority has today published details of how...