Graeme Whitfield

As many as 1,200 new roles could be generated as part of a £1.2bn infrastructure proposal to deliver hydrogen energy to two major industrial hubs.

Plot 12 is one of the last remaining undeveloped sites on Newcastle's waterfront

Plot 12, one of the last remaining development sites on Newcastle's Quayside, has been put up for sale by Homes England. The two-acre site near the mouth of the Ouseburn is being marketed by Knight Frank, with bids invited by September 18.

One of the final major development plots on Newcastle's Quayside has been placed on the market. Plot 12, a vacant site near the mouth of the Ouseburn, is being marketed by Homes England.

Samuel Smith's Old Brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, is one of the most private and secretive businesses in the UK – its reclusive owner Humphrey Smith rarely spoke to the media and ran a unique brewing empire rooted in 1950s pub tradition

The Humber Growth Board Joint Mayoral Committee held its first meeting in Hessle, with the mayors of Hull and East Yorkshire and Greater Lincolnshire outlining economic development and investment strategies across the four-council region

Governments of all parties have failed to act on what this region has demanded - now you can help call for action by signing our petition

ChronicleLive is working with a broad coalition of politicians, business leaders and community groups to press the need for improved safety on one the North East's main roads

Marion Dickson regularly uses the A1 and said the recent spate of accidents is 'a real worry and concern'

BGF has invested in the County Durham firm, which has also secured a funding package from OakNorth