New figures from the updated Northern Powerhouse Independent Economic Review (NPIER) show a transformed North could unlock £118bn a year by 2050

Transport for the North (TfN) has named Chronicle Live, The Journal and Teesside Live the official media partners for its fourth annual conference in Newcastle next month.

Collectively, we want to make sure we deliver on the foundations laid in previous years, so that we can truly realise the economic potential of our region – Transport for the North Chair

Northern leaders will meet for Transport for the North’s Annual Conference in Newcastle on March 6, 2023, to discuss how to Transform the North.

• The freight and logistics sector in the North is critical to the UK economy given that more than 33% of goods enter through the Northern ports, 25% of GB freight starts in the North, and the same proportion of journeys end in the North.
• By 2050 it could be worth more than £30bn to the North’s economy and employ more than 500,000 people