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The Process Industry

John Baxter, president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Praise for pioneering spirit

A TOP engineering boss has praised pioneering work underway on Teesside. John Baxter, president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (ImechE), recently paid a visit to SembCorp’s new biomass power station in the UK. Read

Minister sees the sense of optimism in 21st century Teesside

CONFIDENCE and pride in our process industry is booming. Bolstered by the recent visit of Gordon Brown’s newly appointed Trade and Investment Minister Lord Digby Jones, who said he was “excited” by the various ongoing projects at Wilton, the future looks bright for the sector in the Tees Valley. Read

Hartlepool focus

St Hilda's in Hartlepool

Quest to be the best

The spotlight turns on Hartlepool in this edition of Tees Pride. And as you'll see, there are lots of fascinating new developments to update you on. Read

Sweeping forward on a tide of change

Hartlepool is a town well used to change. A tide of regeneration has swept through the town in recent years. Read

Middlesbrough focus

Artists impression of what Middlehaven will be like

Changing Boro for the better

There are exciting times ahead for Middlesbrough as the borough's regeneration plans pick up pace. Read

First steps to a more rounded childhood

Janet Philpott and Di Politt share a vision - to have an emotionally healthy Middlesbrough. The two women came up with the idea of devising SPARC - a programme to help parents with the emotional and social development of their babies and young children. Read

Darlington focus

Darlington

Celebration time

REGENERATION, investment and ambition are all helping make Darlington a better place. Read

Staff dig in to help create community nature reserve

RESIDENTS at Castlebeck’s care homes for people with learning disabilities are sowing the seeds of success for a green renaissance. Read

Redcar & Cleveland

‘There’s nothing more important than the state of our health’

SINCE we launched Get A Better Life earlier this year it’s been fantastic to see so many people grasp the opportunity to change their life for the better. Read

Take up the 10k gauntlet and be one of the 3,000 runners

IS your Get A Better Life pledge to take more exercise? Then why not set yourself a challenge? Read