Eurotrack: North EastAll entries located in North East (United Kingdom), newest first.tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/regions/north-east2026-09-16T06:00:00ZEurotrack🏠Nissan invests £170m to build Kicks SUV in Sunderland (United Kingdom)tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:ed737858:en2026-09-16T06:00:00ZNissan is investing £170m in its Sunderland plant to build the B-segment Kicks SUV with e-Power hybrid drive for the European market for the first time; it will roll off the line alongside the Qashqai, Juke and Leaf as the tenth model built at Sunderland since 1986. No new-jobs figure was given; according to just-auto the plant directly employs around 6,000 people (Motor Trader, 16 Sep 2026; just-auto, 16 Sep 2026). — Source: https://www.motortrader.com/motor-trader-news/automotive-news/nissan-invests-179-in-sunderland-plant-to-build-b-segment-kicks-model-16-09-2026📉 Tesco to cut 380 jobs as part of a restructuring (United Kingdom)tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:0c200290:en2026-01-27T06:00:00ZTesco has announced a national restructuring with 380 job cuts. Critically affected: the Teesport warehouse site in Middlesbrough, with around 150 night-shift workers at risk. In addition: the closure of the Hinckley Distribution Centre in Leicestershire (with an offer of nearshoring to the new, larger logistics centre next door). Management restructuring: around 40 managers at risk. Further measures: changes to replenishment schedules, closure of a central bakery plant (in favour of in-store bakeries at around 100 Express sites), additional investment in F&F clothing departments. Tesco claims around 1,500 vacancies company-wide; it promises support for those affected. The Usdaw union is in consultation. Reason: corporate restructuring, increasing efficiency amid 'continued strong performance'. — Source: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/tesco-warehouse-workers-job-cuts-33319813🚄 Northumberland reopens 29 km Newcastle–Ashington line to passengers (United Kingdom)tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b4a66f7c:en2024-12-31T06:00:00ZThe Northumberland Line, restored in December 2024 (29 km, about £300 million or €350 million, part-funded by the now discontinued Restoring Your Railways programme), brings passenger services back to Ashington and cuts the journey to Newcastle from over an hour by bus to 35 minutes. In its first year of operation Northern counted more than 920,000 journeys and expected to pass the one-million mark in early January 2026, far above forecasts; the stations at Bedlington and Northumberland Park were due to open in early 2026, according to the report. Shortly before 23 December 2025 Northumberland County Council applied for funding to extend the line to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea (about 6,000 inhabitants), where the section closed to passengers in 1964 and later dismantled would have to be rebuilt from scratch. The date is a placeholder: the article names only December 2024 as the month of reopening (LOK Report, 23 Dec 2025). Update (31 Mar 2026): With the opening of Bedlington station the Northumberland Line is fully in operation; Northern runs every 30 minutes during the day on weekdays and hourly in the evenings and on Sundays, and the council is examining an extension to Woodhorn and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea (LOK Report, 31 Mar 2026). — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/grossbritannien/64063-grossbritannien-ein-antrag-zur-verlaengerung-der-northumberland-line-wurde-ein-jahr-nach-der-wiedereroeffnung-eingereicht.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/grossbritannien/grossbritannien-die-northumberland-strecke-ist-jetzt-komplett-in-betrieb.html