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Focus on film studio plan despite setback

9:16am Saturday 4th August 2007

HOPES remain high that a £300m film studio complex can still be established on a County Durham coastal site, despite the proposed site's omission from a crucial Government document.

Rural areas would be hit by curb on house building

8:49am Friday 3rd August 2007

RURAL areas of the North-East could lose their only tool for regeneration under drastic curbs on new housebuilding outlined by the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS).

Doomed group criticises plans for assemblies

10:32am Wednesday 1st August 2007

GOVERNMENT plans to strengthen regional development agencies will take power away from the people, councillors from across the North-East have claimed.

New ideas revealed in big jobs debate

10:33am Thursday 26th July 2007

ALTERNATIVE proposals to safeguard several of the region's flagship job-creation projects have been published.

'Strategy blueprint will damage region'

10:37am Wednesday 25th July 2007

NORTH-EAST MPs have put their party political differences aside to back a campaign calling on the Government to rethink its economic strategy for the region.

'Resurrect freight plans' call

8:26am Friday 20th July 2007

THE Government has been called on to resurrect plans for a major rail freight depot which could create 11,000 jobs in the region.

£600m Metro upgrade 'a must'

9:04am Monday 16th July 2007

THE Government must be convinced to back a £600m upgrade for the Tyne and Wear Metro, according to a public transport chief.

Minister eases fears over limit on tech park

8:44am Thursday 12th July 2007

HOPES were mounting last night that the Government was poised to abandon proposals which threaten the future of a flagship North-East technology centre.