Economic and social audit
Northern Lights
A move from traditional heavy industry to new technologies has revitalised the region’s economic prospects, writes Samuel Bandah
Samuel Bandah
Political audit
The slow turn of the tide
While the general election returned the same numbers of Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs, this hides a swing in the share of the vote, reports Sarah Southerton
Sarah Southerton
Local government audit
The structural strategy
The number of elected mayors in the region could increase, report Sarah Southerton and Alex Sergent – but for local authorities, policing concerns are more pressing
Sarah Southerton and Alex Sergent
Regional audit
The appliance of science
David Allison explains how innovative industry is paving the way for economic growth in the region
David Allison
Bridging the gap
Vince Taylor outlines how cooperation between the regions is helping bridge the productivity divide between the North and the rest of the UK
Vince Taylor
Transport
On the buses
Roger Elphick hails the rapid success of Durham’s Park and Ride scheme
Roger Elphick
Energy and industry
Covering all bases
Whatever direction the government’s future energy policy takes the North East will benefit, reports Ellie Levenson
Ellie Levenson
Teeside Alchemy
A century after its shipbuilding heyday, the North East is forging a new industrial future based on its chemicals heritage, reports John Grainger
John Grainger
Opencast exemplars
The North East has abundant reserves of coal for opencast mining, and abundant expertise in quarrying it cleanly, says Professor David Manning
David Manning
Health
Prevention, not intervention
The landscape in the North East may be post-industrial but public health has yet to catch up, explains Professor John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson
Regeneration
Taking advantage of the momentum
Newcastle-Gateshead may have lost out to Liverpool in its pitch for Capital of Culture 2008, but the bid process alone has rejuvenated the city, says Andrew Dixon
Andrew Dixon
Morpeth makeover
Denis Murphy MP reports on plans to transform Castle Morpeth
Denis Murphy
My kind of town
My kind of town - Middlesbrough and Cleveland
Ashok Kumar MP explains why he is proud to represent Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in Parliament
Ashok Kumar
