What did the people of Teesside ever do to end up with Ben Houchen as mayor, aside from voting him in!? So that's the Teesport development at Redcar, the Airport and now Crown Square where much has been announced but little achieved, despite leaking public funds like a sieve. Rather than the heralded green energy project on the riverside, it looks like an energy guzzling Data Centre is on its way. When will someone properly bring his record to account?
Sharp reporting. The Crown Square collapse hitting the pause button after £11.5m was already allocated is the kind of thing that erodes trust in regeneration promises long-term. I worked on a smaller urban renewal project a few years back and "national economic headwinds" is often shorthand for financing falling through when projections don't match reality. What's intresting is how the by-election results show Reform gaining ground in both areas, suggests voters are looking for alternatives when flagship projects like this stall out.
What did the people of Teesside ever do to end up with Ben Houchen as mayor, aside from voting him in!? So that's the Teesport development at Redcar, the Airport and now Crown Square where much has been announced but little achieved, despite leaking public funds like a sieve. Rather than the heralded green energy project on the riverside, it looks like an energy guzzling Data Centre is on its way. When will someone properly bring his record to account?
Sharp reporting. The Crown Square collapse hitting the pause button after £11.5m was already allocated is the kind of thing that erodes trust in regeneration promises long-term. I worked on a smaller urban renewal project a few years back and "national economic headwinds" is often shorthand for financing falling through when projections don't match reality. What's intresting is how the by-election results show Reform gaining ground in both areas, suggests voters are looking for alternatives when flagship projects like this stall out.