A Teesside power station exploded without anybody noticing

Tees Renewable Energy Plant has encountered many issues since construction in 2022

Jul 5 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead

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June 2026

A new face and a familiar one - the return of The Teesside Lead

We're welcoming Sarah Sinclair to bolster our reporting ranks, but don't fear, Leigh's still here

Jun 28 • Leigh Jones, The Teesside Lead, and Sarah Sinclair

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April 2026

Taking a break

The Teesside Lead will be back in your inbox in the weeks ahead

Apr 14 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead

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March 2026

Reform UK would take right to vote away from Hartlepool Council defector

Hartlepool councillor Aaron Roy joined Reform UK but is not a UK citizen

Mar 28 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead

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£100m of Tees Valley transport spending to be given to Teesworks regeneration

A report will be given to TVCA’s cabinet at their next meeting in June and it is expected the plans will be approved.

Mar 23 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead

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End of an era as last part of ICI Wilton faces closure

Another step in the decline of Teesside as the centre of the chemical industry

Mar 18 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead

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Is Tees Valley regeneration possible without development corporations?

Plus: A deep dive into 350-page TVCA budget documents

Mar 15 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead

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The seagrass helping to battle coastal erosion

An environmental revolution taking place on the muddy banks of Teesside's rivers and coastline

Mar 11 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead

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Teesworks boss hotel plans approved despite 'negative impact' of housing

Kirklevington Hall, better known as the former Judges hotel in Yarm, is owned by Chris Musgrave

Mar 8 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead

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Hartlepool Council forced to increase council tax after disastrous government meeting

Government showed "arrogance, indifference and moral bankruptcy" according to the council leader. Something the minister Steven Reed disputes.

Mar 4 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead

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Financial consultants netting £40k to sort out combined authority mess

Accounts for 2023-24 at Tees Valley Combined Authority yet to be published

Mar 1 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead

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February 2026

Liberty Steel plant in Hartlepool bought by unknown foreign investor

Plus: the Darlington nurses back in the headlines, you read it here first though

Feb 25 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead

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