Demolition work begins on Redcar Steelworks site as part of Mayor s Freeport bid
The former Redcar Steelworks Coal Handling Facility will be demolished
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Demolition works will begin on a site earmarked to become one of the free zones in the Tees Valley Mayor s Freeports bid.
The former Redcar Steelworks Coal Handling Facility, originally constructed in the 1970s, will be razed to the ground.
NORTH East leaders have called on the Chancellor to address the growing unemployment situation and extend furlough, ahead of Wednesday s Budget. Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham has called on the Chancellor to urgently address the dire situation of growing unemployment in his constituency. Newly released claimant figures from the House of Commons Library shows that there are now 4,510 people claiming unemployment related benefits in Stockton North – an increase of 1,465 compared to the same period in 2020. This amounts to 7.9 per cent of 16 to 64 year olds in the constituency – 1.5 per cent higher than the UK equivalent claimant rate. Of these 975 are aged 18 to 24 – a rise of 340 on January 2020.
Jessie Joe Jacobs is backing calls for a proposed £1bn investment fund for start-ups. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT LABOUR has called for £1bn to be invested in 100,000 start-ups across the country in the next five years, strategically focusing on new businesses outside London and the South-East. The funding for start-up loans would prioritise new businesses in places that have experienced low levels of finance. They party said start-ups in the North-East have been particularly underfunded, with figures from the British Business Bank showing: l In 2019, new businesses in the North-East received just one per cent of equity investment in the UK while London received 66 per cent of investment.
In addition to the concept store, a brand new duty free is being added Picture: TEESSIDE AIRPORT SEVERAL independent retailers will stock products at Teesside Airport - as it is confirmed two Darlington businesses will launch a concept store in the departure lounge. Retailers from County Durham and the Tees Valley will supply stock to the airport s brand new retail space once a multi-million pound refit is complete. Darlington-based Rejoy and House of Zana will stock more than 20 brands including Bowe Organics, Thistle & Twine, Lielle Womenswear, Betty s Boudoir Sedgefield and OH Studio. It comes as the airport is undergoing a major refit which will see a brand new check-in area, security hall, duty free, bar, restaurant, coffee shop and departure lounge.