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Ben Houchen, the Clean Energy Sector Council and a misleading Tees Valley Combined Authority claim

Plus: New hazardous waste incinerator to be approved + council fireworks display saved

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Jan 22, 2025
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Welcome to the 25th edition of The Teesside Lead. A silver jubilee if you like. No, I’m not sure where I’m going with that either.

It’s been an insane week for geopolitics. I was sat watching Donald Trump’s inauguration in the BBC’s Newcastle newsroom agog at the spectacle, reflecting on how much simpler a time his first term in the White House was. Back…

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