A fresh commitment to securing a new nuclear future for the North East can create hundreds of jobs and fuel further positive change for the region. That’s the verdict of Hartlepool MP Jill Mortimer after the Government’s Future Nuclear Enabling Fund (FNEF) awarded £3.34m to the company proposing to build a nuclear reactor plant in …
HISTORIC MOMENT: St Chad’s College in Durham was the historic setting for a historic moment as seven leaders from across the North East came together to sign the region’s devolution deal with Levelling Up Minister Jacob Young. With the deal signed, it ensures the area can hit the ground running when a new Mayor for …
VIRGIN TAKEOVER: The largest building society in the UK has reached a preliminary agreement to takeover Virgin Money in a £2.9bn deal. Nationwide said the merger means they would become the second largest provider of mortgages and savings in the UK. In a message to Virgin Money staff, Swindon-headquartered Nationwide said they ‘value Virgin Money’s …
If you’re asked to think about examples of the green economy in the North East then several areas might spring to mind. Sunderland — with Nissan’s pivot to full EV production? Certainly. Blyth — where the Catapult Network is building a thriving hub for renewables? Of course. But a new report from the Confederation of …
The winter of 1962-63 is remembered as the ‘big freeze’, one of the coldest on record. In some parts of the country snow lay metres high, bringing things to a grinding halt. In Hartlepool, recording the worst unemployment figures in the country, hardship was piled on hardship. William Gray & Co. had recently closed its …
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