Newsnight s Nicholas Watt reports from tees valley. An icon of a vibrant industrial past, now out of action, symbolising an area struggling to find its feet. Tees valley, an infant hercules in its days as a World Capital of iron and steel making, is now clearing sites of past glories and looking for new ventures. A painful process with economic decline, alongside pockets of affluence. That has placed this area on the National Political map, and now a mayoral contest with high stakes for the two main parties. A Rumbustious Conservative mayor became the first poster boy of the redwall, after his narrow win here in 2017. Re elected in a landslide in 2021, ben houchen is now hoping to buck the national trend. A local labour stalwart hopes to win back what was once a heartland for his party a win for chris mcewan would ease keir starmer s path nationally. And the lib dem outsider placing the fight of Child Poverty at the heart of his campaign. Over the past decade or so, Tees Valley Felt ne
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blood spatter inside the car. it was a frenzied attack. the theories were awful. drug drug rings, prostitution rings. the town was going crazy. are going to come across the suspect. it was fascinating how they went about the investigation. we got a call and there s three brothers and we think one is a killer. we ve got a live one here. what do you think? we are ecstatic. he was sitting at a booth by the window. it s hard to enjoy your food when you think you are staring at the killer. hello, welcome to dateline. teenager michelle martinko was blessed with beauty, brains, and compassion. her promising future was cut short when she was savagely murdered. that dreadful night was ice cold and after four decades, so was her case. then, a stunning scientific breakthrough helped detectives whittle down a list of suspects to unmask a killer hiding in plain sight. here is dennis murphy with and to then there were three. it was an act of unspeakable violence. it w
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Beck Center for the Arts has announced Diversity Celebration 2024, full of powerful and vibrant arts programming for all members of the community. Performers highlight the talents and skills of many local artists.