So here we are, then. The last knockings of 2021. And we arrive, just like 12 months previously, with the pandemic’s shadow continuing to hang over us.
But rather than look back, we wanted this edition to focus on the future, to the great potential held by new investments, developments and commitments that promise to deliver fresh confidence to our region.
Our cover story epitomises that attitude. Joanne Leng, who will officially become chief executive at Durham- based energy sector business development organisation NOF next month, tells us about the critical role our region can play in the Government’s ‘Green Industrial Revolution’. With the need to act on climate change exacerbated by the recent COP-26 summit, Joanne talks about the proactive work NOF is doing – and has done for years – to help firms and their supply chains transition to new energy futures.
