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Ben Houchen urged to reveal purpose of £13,000 staff trip to Cannes
TVCA staff held no meetings on expenses-paid French trip
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Is the Teesworks incinerator project going up in smoke?
Plus: Ben Houchen's airport 'panacea' lands in Newcastle
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How Russian hackers took down a Teesside council's computer systems
Cyber Siege: From Russia to Redcar looks at the February 2020 ransomware attack on Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
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Teesworks latest accounts published - who has been paid and what for
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Tees Valley Combined Authority chief executive Julie Gilhespie to leave role
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BP cancels green hydrogen project at Teesworks
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Serious Fraud Office continues investigation into Hartlepool steel company owner
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22,000 tonnes of hazardous waste dumped in non-hazardous Teesside landfill
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Two councillors owe more than £6,000 in council tax arrears
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TVCA auditor writes to Angela Rayner criticising 'limited engagement' from Ben Houchen authority
Auditors into TVCA write to government over concerns surrounding Ben Houchen-led TVCA
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Teesport operator to build energy hub to rival neighbouring Teesworks
Plus: TVCA has highest rate of FOI complaints in the country + Reform win only Tees Valley election in landslide
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Ben Houchen touts Reform UK merger for 'sensible' party
PLUS: Care inspection backlog must be resolved
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Unnamed Cleveland Police officer sexually assaulted woman
Plus: Music to my ears as Ben Houchen claims to be levelling-up musical careers
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Ben Houchen to stand down as chair of development corporations
Plus: TVCA spends £35,000 in a single week on overseas trips for staff
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Tees Valley Combined Authority hopes government intervention is end point in Teesworks saga
Plus: We investigate Ben Houchen's 'most FOI-d authority' claim
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Ben Houchen calls public's questions "completely insane"
Plus: "Flawed process" of approving £12.5m for Teesside Airport
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Teesside Airport losses set out in new report, despite Ben Houchen's claims
TVCA Cabinet asked to fund expansion for private companies
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TVCA chief executive given £200,000 redundancy package
PLUS: “Mayor’s Question Time” to begin
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