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
Hated airport tax to be abolished from June 2021 23rd April 2021 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (Thursday 22nd April) revealed that the hated Passenger Facilitation Fee, a tax levied on every passenger flying out of... Local News
Ryanair flights to Corfu to take to the skies from Teesside Airport 21st April 2021 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has revealed that Ryanair, Europe’s no. 1 airline, will be expanding its services from Teesside International Airport with flights... Local News
Mayor backs education recovery with nearly £1million in funding 19th April 2021 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has launched a new fund, totalling almost £1million, for secondary schools, including Pupil Referral units and SEND schools, to... Local News
Independent council leaders back Ben Houchen for second term as mayor 16th April 2021 Independent council leaders from across Hartlepool, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Stockton have today (16th April) thrown their weight behind sitting... Local News
Mayor makes Tees Flex buses available to help vaccination effort at the Riverside 26th March 2021 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has once again teamed up with a local bus company to support the rollout of the coronavirus mass vaccination programme. Working... Local News
Mayor hails business support service a huge success after first 12-months 24th March 2021 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has hailed the Tees Valley Business service a huge success after it gave out millions of pounds in grants in its first 12-months... Local News
Mayor welcomes department of trade relocation to darlington 24th March 2021 Following the announcement by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in his Spring Budget that 750 senior Treasury civil servants will relocate to a second headquarters in... Local News
Plans for new state-of-the-art quay on the River Tees given the green light 22nd March 2021 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (22 March) welcomed news that plans to develop a new state-of-the-art quay at the Teesworks site have been given the... Local News
Mayor Pushes Button On Explosive Demolition Of Teesworks’ Coal Handling Facility 20th March 2021 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen detonated the first explosive demolition on the former Redcar steelworks site today (20 March), kick-starting work to remediate... Local News
