There has been huge disappointment across Northumberland following the news that the company behind a flagship levelling up project to bring thousands of jobs to the region has gone into administration.
Britishvolt, the battery start-up that had planned to build a so-called gigafactory at Cambois near Blyth, announced it had appointed administrators on Tuesday afternoon. It followed months of uncertainty, but 11th hour talks in the hopes of finding a buyer were unsuccessful and the majority of the firm's 300 staff have been made redundant.
Coun Alex Wallace, who represents the Cambois ward on Northumberland County Council, said he was disappointed with the news - but was hopeful another company would come in to complete the project. He said: "I'm absolutely disappointed. We keep getting these false dawns, we've had them for a generation.
