Statement from Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen Thursday, 8 September, 2022 “I am heartbroken to hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen. As our nation mourns, my thoughts are with the King, Queen Consort, Prince William and the rest of the Royal Family at this moment. “The Queen has been the beating heart of our nation for 70 years and her life of noble service is the guiding light for her subjects across the United Kingdom and her beloved Commonwealth. “Since... Local News
Tees Valley Mayor Launches Fund For Employers To Help 100 Apprentices Get Back To Work 18th June 2020 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... Local News
Tees Valley to host Cook Islands for Rugby League World Cup 2021 10th June 2020 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. The... Local News
Mayor welcomes coronavirus testing facility at empty supermarket site in Middlesbrough 9th June 2020 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... Local News
Tees Valley Mayor launches £35million station transformation to deliver more trains to Middlesbrough 9th June 2020 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today announced a £35million transformation of Middlesbrough Station to deliver more train services to the town, including the... Local News
Teesside International Airport To Welcome Back Passengers As New Route Is Unveiled 4th June 2020 Teesside International Airport can today (June 4) announce that it plans to reopen its doors to passengers from June 22, with a new route to Newquay taking off... Local News
Tees Valley Mayor Outlines Local Coronavirus Response Efforts to Cabinet 29th May 2020 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (May 29) updated the Combined Authority Cabinet on how he has been leading a coordinated regional response to the... Local News
Mayor Takes Another Step in Securing a Freeport for Tees Valley 29th May 2020 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen today (May 29) took another step forward in securing a Freeport for the region with the finalisation of a submission to the... Local News
Mayor welcomes resumption of production at British Steel site in Skinningrove 24th May 2020 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed the resumption of production at British Steel’s Skinningrove site, with around 300 furloughed staff due to return to... Local News
Tees Valley Mayor welcomes new British Steel jobs on Teesside 21st May 2020 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed the announcement that British Steel is to create a host of new jobs on Teesside. The recruitment process has now... Local News
