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This section contains all the latest news from The Northern Way, including media releases, statements and some speeches.

	27th November 2007 Vital policy research to narrow North/South divide John Hutton MP today (November 27, 2007) announced additional government funding to boost vital research and policy analysis to establish new and innovative ways to narrow the North/South divide. • Click here to read more

	27th November 2007 Northern Way makes the case for getting containers onto rail The Northern Way today (November 27) revealed new research showing the market potential to get containers onto rail to and from the North's Ports as part of the Strategic Freight Network that the Government undertook to implement in its Rail White Paper. • Click here to read more

	23rd November 2007 North's innovation skills hit the spotlight International experts today(Friday, November 23) completed a visit to the North which will inform a major study into the area's ability to exploit new ideas and technology to benefit the economy. • Click here to read more

	20th November 2007 Northern Way Summit goes carbon neutral A major conference, set to take place in North East England next week, will not only be working to improve the economic prosperity of the North but will be aiding the environment and local people at the same time. • Click here to read more

	29th October 2007 Northern Way welcomes DfT rail freight announcement Today's announcement of a multi-million funding package to support rail freight by the Department for Transport has been welcomes by the Northern Way. • Click here to read more