Press Releases

UK leads final push to make polio history

UK aid will immunise 45 million children against polio each year until 2020 in last push to eradicate the disease.

£15 million Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund to boost region’s tech, creative and cultural industries

Towns and cities across the North can bid for grants to help build a lasting regional legacy from the Great Exhibition of the North.

UK maritime forces complete French naval deployment

Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel have completed their five month deployment aboard the French warship FS Mistral.

Mosquito treatment in Ashford, Kent

Specialists from Public Health England (PHE) and Ashford Borough Council have assessed and treated an area for non-native mosquitoes.

Official opening of £3million North East flood scheme

The award-winning Lustrum Beck Flood Alleviation Scheme in Stockton-on-Tees is complete.

Anglers urged to report pink salmon catches

The Environment Agency is urging anglers to report unusual catches after several pink salmon sightings in North East waters.

Fish stocks boost for North East rivers (August 2017)

Thousands of young grayling have been released by the Environment Agency to give fish stocks a boost in north east rivers.

Ploughshare successes continue to support UK prosperity

Ploughshare Innovations announces that it has provided an increasing number of growth and economic benefits to the UK economy.

Butchering breast surgeon has sentence increased by 5 years

Surgeon Ian Paterson, who performed numerous unnecessary cancer operations, has had his sentence increased from 15 to 20 years

£65 million government support for UK's largest Build to Rent site

The biggest development of homes built specifically for private rent in the UK is set to receive a £65 million boost from the government.

Whisky galore! Bid to make UK exports like Scottish tipple flow freely

UK government is looking to boost iconic UK exports even further.

34,000 households previously capped have moved into work

The latest quarterly benefit cap statistics have been released today (3 August 2017) by the Department for Work and Pensions.