Brown Backs Region’s Bid to Create Jobs
Nick Brown yesterday spoke of his confidence in a bid for thousands of new jobs for the Region. Japanese giant Hitachi is lining up Gateshead as a possible location for a factory to assemble a new generation of high-speed trains.
Nick Brown met representatives of the company in Downing Street this week. He said “It was a good meeting and I set out the case for our site. It is very strong. It is the sort of work that people want to do.
“They would get a good workforce and the site is ideal as it is next to the railway line and the A1.”
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