The first flight to London from Teesside Airport in more than 10 years took to the sky this morning, with Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and North-East MPs on hand to mark the occasion.

The first trial of e-scooters anywhere in the UK will take place across Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool thanks to a successful campaign by Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen – with the pilot rolling out later this month.

Ahead of pubs, bars and restaurants reopening on Saturday, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen visited a Stockton pub to discover first-hand how a recently launched fund to support the hospitality and tourism sector is already helping businesses across the region.

Teesside International Airport has signed a new deal with airline partner KLM Royal Dutch Airlines – securing flights to Amsterdam for at least the next five years.

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today outlined a £1million package of support for front-line hospitality and tourism businesses across the region, including a fund to help them reopen in time for summer.

The first flight has today (22 June) taken off from Teesside International Airport since it reduced operations due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Dizzee Rascal, Tony Hadley and Sigala will be amongst the big-name stars performing at Teesside International Airport this summer as some of the UK’s biggest artists descend on the Tees Valley for six weeks of live ‘drive-in’ entertainment.

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has pledged to fund the wages of more than 100 apprentices to encourage businesses to offer employment to more 16-20-year-olds as part of their coronavirus response.

Tees Valley will welcome the Cook Islands men’s international rugby league team for next year’s Rugby League World Cup, it was today (June 10) revealed.

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed the announcement that an empty supermarket building in Middlesbrough will be used as a coronavirus test facility to help prevent the spread of the virus in Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool.