Mayor of the Tees Valley22 Dec 2025Mayor says town policing not up to scratchBen Houchen wants to privately fund town guards to make Middlesbrough safer.22 Dec 20258 Dec 2025Tees combined authority misses audit deadlineThe group combining five councils and the Tees mayor is yet to publish its 2023-24 accounts.8 Dec 202529 Oct 2025Mayor 'exploring all options' to save oil routeRegional airline Eastern Airways, which flies from Teesside, is on the brink of collapse.29 Oct 20251 Oct 2025Arena dreams 'need to stack up' financiallyMayor Ben Houchen warns any potential new venue is "years away" and must offer something different.1 Oct 202530 Sep 2025Railway station expansion delayed until next yearTees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen says the Darlington station delay is "deeply frustrating".30 Sep 202517 Sep 2025Two sites in North East become 'AI growth zone'Plans at one location involve OpenAI - the firm behind chatbot ChatGPT.17 Sep 20256 Sep 2025Government pushes back hydrogen plant decisionBP and Teesworks are locked in a dispute over a patch of land at the former steelworks in Redcar.6 Sep 202513 Aug 2025Driverless buses to take holiday-goers to planesTeesside Airport is trialling autonomous vehicles and hopes to have them up and running next year.13 Aug 202512 Aug 2025Union claims mayor refused plant closure meetingsBen Houchen denies Unite's claims and says he has been in touch with Sabic.12 Aug 2025...
