Reform asked voters of Gorton and Denton to 'channel their patriotic Blitz spirit'

And they did just that - by defeating fascists.

Greens are working on an amendment to Darlington’s council budget to cut the rise this year.

Watch this space.

Cllr Holroyd has successfully achieved an amendment to Prudential Indicators to allow Darlington Council to use Public Green Investment Bonds.

Green Win in Darlington

Auditors raise red flags at public body run by Ben Houchen [FREE TO READ] EY said errors included ‘material misstatements’ in latest setback for Conservative metro mayor Lord Houchen

Auditors and new officials have been turning over stones at the body in charge of Teesworks. Turns out the Tees Valley Combined Authority has been lending hundreds of millions of £ to connected orgs, without loan agreements, and those orgs are now struggling to repay

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Health news on cancer: pesticides alert and medications warning Food security, nature recovery, and environmental sustainability are interwoven; they rely on responsible use of pesticides

Health news on cancer: pesticides alert and medications warning
Food security, nature recovery, and environmental sustainability are interwoven; they rely on responsible use of pesticides

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/...

Macclesfield Central (Cheshire East) Council By-Election Result:

🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)

Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.

Darlington: Bypass scheme review A proposal for the long-awaited bypass was approved by TVCA in January 2024

Darlington: Bypass scheme review northeastbylines.co.uk/news/transpo...

Darlington: Greenspace housing plea Kate Mammolotti, who represents the Hummersknott ward, spoke out against a proposal by Esh Homes to build a new estate on land near Coniscliffe Road

Darlington: Greenspace housing plea northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

Pollution kills all Tees Estuary seal pups Harbour seal pups in Tees Estuary suffer 100% mortality in 2025, prompting MPs to demand a Defra inquiry into the deaths

Pollution kills all Tees Estuary seal pups  northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

Ben Houchen’s High Wage Economy is a myth Ben Houchen's job claims don't hold up - wages lag, poverty rises, and promised high-paid jobs remain elusive.

Hi🦀 #BenHouchen 🦀fans

Destroying 8 years of Ben Houchen's attempts to deceive the people of the Tees Valley.

With facts.

Courtesy of @northeastbylines.co.uk

northeastbylines.co.uk/region/teess...

Ben Houchen's steel lies

Hi🦀 #BenHouchen fans

How it started....

Mine copper without destroying the planet? London-based project gives scientists hope Experts hope research can create greener methods of extracting the metal vital for renewable energy revolution and boom in electrical devices

Mining metals often results in polluted water sources, contaminated land & ecosystem devastation. Meet the research team working to develop safer, cleaner ways of harvesting copper.

www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

Effective political oversight in Teesside? Not so much Tees Valley’s governance looked promising weeks ago, but recent AGC meetings exposed deep issues—poor oversight, delays, and conflicts

Effective political oversight in Teesside? Not so much

Tees Valley’s governance looked promising weeks ago, but recent AGC meetings exposed deep issues—poor oversight, delays, and conflicts

A letter from Ben Houchen inviting Donald Trump to Teesside, dated November 2024.

Someone (eg a journalist not blacklisted by him) should really push Ben Houchen on whether his invitation to bring Donald Trump to Teesside still stands.

He told Laura Kuenssberg he was happy to welcome anyone who brings investment to Teesside. I wonder if there's a line that's been crossed.

Why whole foods may not be good for us We are being encouraged to eat food that may be laden with pesticide residues and forever chemicals

We are being encouraged to eat food that may be laden with pesticide residues and forever chemicals | Dr Sam Page @samljpage.bsky.social

EY finds accounting weaknesses at body overseeing UK regeneration project Auditors decline to sign off accounts for South Tees Development Corporation, chaired by mayor Ben Houchen

Teesworks - it is not like it has not been questioned, and questioned, and questioned again

www.ft.com/content/f98f...

Will Ben Houchen ever stop concreting over Teesside? Ben Houchen’s STDC pushed for a Redcar Park & Ride, but delays, land deals, and ecological damage raise questions about its purpose.

Hi 🦀 #BenHouchen 🦀fans

Would you like to read about yet another example of Ben Houchen's ecological vandalism in Teesside?

Help yourself, courtesy of @northeastbylines.co.uk

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Stockton & Darlington Railway: The Top 20 ‘must see’ sites This year is the bicentenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway

Hi

A visit to the Top 20 railway sites in Darlington, in the year of te bicentenary of the Stockton & Darlington railway, courtesy of @northeastbylines.co.uk

northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/hist...

Teesworks and Teesside’s future: a vision for shared prosperity Teesworks holds transformative potential for Teesside—but who truly benefits? It's time to ensure prosperity is shared by all, not just a few

Teesworks holds transformative potential for Teesside—but who truly benefits? It's time to ensure prosperity is shared by all, not just a few

Incredible honour to be interviewed by Enda Brady alongside such amazing guests as Robert Bilott, Ian Cousins & Oksana Pyzik about "the poison of the century" PFAS. You can catch the whole show here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE8a...

Calls for ban on PFAS from organisation representing water utilities in Europe. Once PFAS is in water, they say, it's fiendishly difficult to remove, & they call for the firms who manufactured these chemicals to pay for the clean up. 🧵
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Skerningham clearance: fears for protected animals Work has begun on the Skerningham development near Darlington, raising concerns over environmental damage to protected wildlife and habitats

Work has begun on the Skerningham development near Darlington, raising concerns over environmental damage to protected wildlife and habitats

Skerningham clearance: fears for protected animals Work has begun on the Skerningham development near Darlington, raising concerns over environmental damage to protected wildlife and habitats

Hi 🦀Ben Houchen 🦀fans

Ever wondered what Ben's four Teesworks JV cronies are up to?

Well right now, three of them - Martin Corney, Ian Waller and Chris Harrison - have started trashing wildlife on the outskirts of Darlington.

Julia Mazza for NE Bylines

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

Skerningham clearance: fears for protected animals Work has begun on the Skerningham development near Darlington, raising concerns over environmental damage to protected wildlife and habitats

Work has begun on the Skerningham development near Darlington, raising concerns over environmental damage to protected wildlife and habitats | Julia Mazza

Yorkshire town at the centre of a PFAS pollution case Could Yorkshire witness the first PFAS related legal claim in the UK?

⚠️Yorkshire town at the centre of a PFAS pollution case

Could Yorkshire witness the first PFAS related legal claim in the UK

By Brian McHugh
@brianmchugh.bsky.social

Ben Houchen has not been appointed to the Clean Energy Sector Council Lord Houchen and his Combined Authority may be over-egging the pudding here by announcing a full appointment to the council when he was a mere substitute for one meeting alongside a fellow North Easte...

Lord Houchen and his Combined Authority may be over-egging the pudding here by announcing a full appointment to the council when he was a mere substitute for one meeting alongside a fellow North Eastern Mayor

New Hospital Programme: plan for implementation

Hi🦀 #BenHouchen🦀 fans

Exactly a year ago, as part of his election campaign, Ben Houchen promised a new hospital for North Tees.

The #TeessideResistance called out his lies then, but not enough people believed us.

There won't be a new hospital at North Tees.

Period

www.gov.uk/government/p...

Teesworks: The largest brownfield site in Europe? – Part 3 Analysis of the 11 Teesworks zones, detailing what has happened there in the past, the current state of play, and the future plans for the zones

Analysis of the 11 Teesworks zones, detailing what has happened there in the past, the current state of play, and the future plans for the zones

Teesworks: The largest brownfield site in Europe? – Part 3 Analysis of the 11 Teesworks zones, detailing what has happened there in the past, the current state of play, and the future plans for the zones

Hi 🦀 #BenHouchen 🦀fans

Please note that @northeastbylines.co.uk has just published Part 3 of the #Teesworks article that I co-wrote with James Waterson.

This is the most detailed piece of the three, and I guarantee that some of the content will surprise you🍿

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

Darlington: Update on A68 roundabouts scheme Ambitious plans were revealed in 2022 to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion on the A68 at the Cockerton and Woodland

Ambitious plans were revealed in 2022 to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion on the A68 at the Cockerton and Woodland