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Life after steel: Has Teesside recovered?

Former deputy prime minister Lord Helestine on proposals of new development in Teesside.

The Tees Valley, where thousands of jobs were lost when Redcar's steelworks closed, can become a "bustling powerhouse of economic activity", a report has said.

Former steel worker Mike Gilbert and former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine, who wrote the report, discuss the regeneration of Teesside.

(Image: Coke ovens. Credit: Getty Images.)

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