The Latest Breaking News from Teesside

From Teesside to Plymouth, these ‘special economic zones’ are shrouded in secrecy – and only benefit big business, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Other lives: Labour councillor, writer, campaigner, correspondent and historian

Other winners on the night included Intelect, PD Ports, Dash Media Ltd and Made for Trade

Pam Smailes is a councillor in Yarm on Teesside - but 'really disillusioned' with Boris Johnson's leadership. At 72, she has taken on three extra jobs just to make ends meet

ADNOC has acquired 25% of H2Teesside project which bp says will progress it to the next stage of design, while Masdar has signalled it will acquire a stake in HyGreen Teesside

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), oil major BP and Abu Dhabi future energy company Masdar have joined forces to develop clean hydrogen and technology hubs. Announcing their new-energy partnerships, ADNOC said the H2Teesside low-carbon hydrogen project with BP had moved into the design phase. Other partnerships include a…

Combined Humber and Teesside project is sanctioned by North Sea Transition Authority

The operator of vessels to support offshore wind turbine installation will bring its UK base to Teesport

Politicians putting their foot it in is as reliable as death and taxes

Crèche owner Holly Fitzsimons is determined to fight the council in a planning dispute in the heart of Teesside suburbia, with an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate now established

The IT managed service provider started with a team of two but now has more than 140 people across seven offices