Tees Valley Monitor

A local independent media outlet dedicated to critical discussion of key political issues affecting the Tees Valley

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Ministers Alarmed as BP set to Build Net Zero Teesside with Chinese-Imported Steel

Our report is here:
https://t.co/Pk5TiXWGv6

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Tees Seal Pups vs Defra
In the week the government reveals its Environment Improvement Plan, our investigation into the seal pup mortality in Tees Estuary shows how hard it may be to persuade Defra to take it seriously:
https://t.co/T6RsiQAOEC

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Put Out More Flags?

Like it or loathe it, our towns are now adorned with flags. Darlington has hundreds. Who's putting them up? Who is supporting them? Is the council dealing with the anti-social behaviour that has accompanied it?
Our report is here
https://t.co/WBSdlPAErL

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Request for Information about Teesside Airport

Tees Valley Monitor received correspondence today containing information about Teesside Airport, but without contact details. We would like to appeal to its author to contact us by email on [email protected], or DM here

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@GreckoMedia Thank you

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@utb_smith Dredging? Try to keep up, Average:
https://t.co/nW5fuy8oOl
https://t.co/prGZIEL3j2

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Yes. Another pollution issue that has never been properly resolved

[Simon Newton @SimonNewton5]

@TeesVMonitor and all those shellfish....

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@ianmuir65555681 thank you

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Yes. It’s been recommended to us before. But what channel is it on?

[ian muir @ianmuir65555681]

@TeesVMonitor The drama ‘Toxic Town’ about the supposed clean up of Corby ( old steel site) is a very interesting watch. Comparisons???

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More Toxic Waste Heading for the Tees Valley? Where Will It End Up?
Application for a permit to dump radioactive waste at Port Clarence while toxic waste treated as non hazardous at Hartlepool landfill. Is public adequately protected? Our report is here:
https://t.co/tBABKBBCUt

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The long-term high-paying jobs thing was always exaggerated. As for levelling up, in our opinion what was needed was a strategy to create a more mixed local economy. Houchen certainly never bought into that. And data centres while they are needed are not large scale employers.

[berty @Graham233GRAHAM]

@TeesVMonitor If these Data centres do get the go ahead, won’t this blow up the levelling up programme? This was to achieve long term high paying jobs but will now show that it was just a transfers of wealth (even though the whole deal was).

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Our opinion is that many MPs get on with the job of serving their constituents without a fuss and without seeking publicity. Some, however, were too quick to start yelling about bringing in the NAO to the TVCA, when, in reality, it wasn't an option.

[happygirl 🐠🐟🐋🟪⬜️🟩🇮🇪 @redhotcook.bsky.social @redhotcook]

@TeesVMonitor The @UKLabour @Keir_Starmer could have investigated this 12 months ago instead he was welcomed with open arms. Is there any political party or MP that is not corrupt? Serious question

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Funny, we've made the comparison between him and T. Dan Smith in the past, but actually he and Poulson had more in common with shoplifters at Home Bargains than they do with Houchen and the developers (and the other hangers on that make a profit out of TVCA contracts).

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He likes to project the image that he is still in control, but the sudden departure of the director of finance and the monitoring officer suggest that, behind the curtain, his activity is being challenged. The BVN may seem unglamorous, but it looks as if it's having an effect.

[Paul @the_frypod]

@TeesVMonitor Is Houchen still trying to set his agenda ?

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Yes, but Houchen can't say that, can he?

[Simon Newton @SimonNewton5]

@TeesVMonitor But Private Eye is correct.

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Hey! Aren't you the self-confessed communist the mayor was on about?

[richard brooks @rbrooks45]

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@utb_smith Actually, we expected the mayor to make a more reasoned response in relation to PE than he was doing prior to the Tees Valley Review. His reaction to the question suggests that he continues to resent anyone holding him to account for his actions in office.

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Tees Valley mayor holds first Question Time at Yarm School
Involving some unkind remarks about Private Eye, some reticence about the latest deal that will enrich property developers, and some dubious assertions about NE Security and the Freeport.
https://t.co/OSHgdLlQTo

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No Comment: Deafening Silence from Tees Valley MPs on the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza.

We asked six MPs their opinion of the government's arms trade with Israel. Their unwillingness to respond raises issues about democratic accountability.
Our report:
https://t.co/2UqG7LQiAO

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Permit Applied for to Allow Dumping of Radioactive Waste at Port Clarence.
Public consultation through Environment Agency is now open. However, contacting local MPs may prove more effective. Our report is here:
https://t.co/QH41UOLsYL