Mayor pledges to extend bus fare cap for young people Teenage boy on a bus

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has announced plans to extend the popular £1 bus fare cap for under-22s across the region until March 2027 at the...

Dan Benn Tue, 01/06/2026 - 10:02
Top Experts Chosen to Lead Game-Changing Regeneration Tees

A trio of highly experienced leaders have been selected to drive forward key regeneration efforts across Tees Valley.

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen...

jonathand@cogn… Mon, 06/23/2025 - 10:51
Tees Valley's 10-Year Transformation Tees Valley

A ten-year vision to transform the Tees Valley region with thousands of new long-term jobs and more investment is on track.

Figures show 10,671...

jonathand@cogn… Fri, 12/20/2024 - 06:00
Tees Valley Apprenticeships Supercharged with Major New Support Service Apprentice welding

Businesses across Tees Valley are to benefit from the launch of a new programme set to super-charge apprenticeships across the region.

Tees Valley...

jonathand@cogn… Mon, 12/16/2024 - 08:37
Energy project worth billions given go ahead Industrial architecture of Teeside

The government has given the green light to a new energy project, that will bring economic growth and thousands of jobs to the Tees Valley.

Worth...

Dan Benn Fri, 10/04/2024 - 10:34
Jobs and investment for shortlisted regions Engineers working late in power plant

Tees Valley Combined Authority has announced that it has been shortlisted to be the location for a new factory that will drive employment and...

Dan Benn Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:14
Mayors re-elected nationwide Aerial view of Birmingham City Centre at night

Saturday saw some of the most important results from the local elections announced, following those that were confirmed on Friday.

On Friday, it...

Dan Benn Tue, 05/07/2024 - 11:43
New Investment Zone for digital and creative Shot of a happy computer programmer working on new software at his computer

Tees Valley Combined Authority has announced that the region will benefit from a new Investment Zone, aimed at ‘unleashing’ the strengths of digital...

Dan Benn Thu, 03/07/2024 - 12:35
Tees Valley secures major tourism status Sunset on Infinity Bridge Stockton on Tees

Tees Valley Combined Authority has announced that its tourism sector has secured a new status that will help it to secure new funding, as well as...

Dan Benn Tue, 02/27/2024 - 12:35
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