The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority have today (March 15) approved the move to make a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) to secure the remaining 870 acres of land at the former SSI Steelworks.

·        Mayor Ben Houchen confirms that Durham Tees Valley Airport has officially returned to public ownership

·        Owners of London Southend and Carlisle Lake District airports, Stobart Group, announced as new joint-venture partner

Mayor Ben Houchen has met with leaders and volunteers from some of the Tees Valley’s best-known charities.

Tees Valley Business Summit is set to return for its eighth year and Mayor Ben Houchen has called for the region’s companies to sign up to the biggest event on the industry calendar.

Mayor Ben Houchen has praised the ambitions of a Tees Valley-based energy consultancy that has grown rapidly in just four years.

The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority are helping bring a prestigious national tennis competition to the region this year.

Mayor Ben Houchen has met a Tees Valley travel agent whose career has taken off to mark this year’s National Apprenticeship Week. 

A Tees Valley precision machining company has welcomed Mayor Ben Houchen, following successful funding support.

Dormor Machine and Engineering, in Middlesbrough, was established in 1979 and specialises in large scale precision engineering projects. 

1,420 acres of land on the former Redcar steelworks site has been acquired by the South Tees Development Corporation after Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen formally signed off the deal today (21 February).

The site that has been acquired today represents half of all developable land.

A rising star quickly coming up through the ranks in civil engineering has won the prestigious Apprentice of the Year prize at the North East Process & Innovation Cluster (NEPIC) awards.