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A secondary benefit as well there is a secondary benefit to merseyside which is when people have skilled jobs they are secure and they spend their money predominantly in the local economy, so your restaurants, hospitality, your theatres, etc, also gain secondary because when people have jobs and feel they can go out and enjoy themselves and spend that money in the shops and restaurants etc, that is a double benefit for the region. More broadly of course, those jobs will be across the country and a similar pattern happens. Another Reason Hospitality is taken such head is because people havent got the money to go out for meals in the way they used to. A secondary benefit. In relation to the tidal work the mayor is doing, we are supportive of this. I do think its important. It is subject to business cases etc, but you know, all of this technology should be seen as one in the sense that we should look at all of the opportunities w ....
give up its secrets. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the time is 10:30pm and darren is here with the weather. hello, i want to touch on the flooding in italy first of all. this is just another example of severe weather becoming more severe and happening more often. it wasn t too long ago that this part of italy was in drought, but there has been six months of rain in the last couple of weeks which has certainly changed all that. this programme contains repetitive flashing images there s more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with victoria which is just getting under way the site of the former redcar steelworks is at the centre of a furious row between the conservative mayor of tees valley and labour. truly shocking. industrial scale corruption on teesside. a huge site acquired by the public body south tees developments limited for £12 million, in 2019. what s going on then? we ll talk live to the conservative mayor who s facing labour claims of cronyism, corru ....
First tonight a story about money, land and politics and this question how have private developers ended up with a 90% stake in the country s largest brownfield site, on teesside, without any kind of tendering process? first some background: after the redcar steel plant closed in 2015, a public/private company was created to manage the regeneration of the huge site led by the conservative mayor for tees valley ben houchen. so far, so uncontroversial. the regeneration of the land is seen as central to teesside s future attracting multi pound investment in an area now designated as a freeport, a scheme championed by rishi sunak, which seeks to create tax free zones for shipping. but, afer detailed reporting from richard brooks at private eye and this week, jen williams at the financial times, labour have called for a full investigation by the national audit office. according to them at the heart of this are allegations ....
On teesside, of course, i and steel and chemicals defined the area. for some, then, demolition seems like a severing of the link with the glorious industrial past. certainly so for lisa and ian, taking a last look today. so for lisa and ian, taking a last look today- so for lisa and ian, taking a last look today. it s a receptacle of so many memories look today. it s a receptacle of so many memories for look today. it s a receptacle of so many memories for so look today. it s a receptacle of so many memories for so many - look today. it s a receptacle of so i many memories for so many people here s four generations, looking back at their forebears who have worked here, and i don t know if we can through all of that away. we are ve roud can through all of that away. we are very proud of can through all of that away. we are very proud of it can through all of that away. we are very proud of it at can through all of that away. we are very proud of it at teesside. - can through ....