1. 31 March – COVID-19 in the UK: A significant rise in anxiety and depression among the UK population is reported following the lockdown. This is higher than both the England rate of 63.07% and the north east rate of 63.01%.

Employment measures the number of people aged 16 years and over in paid work. Today ICI no longer operates in Billingham, although This is higher than the England rate of 19.05% and the north east rate of 17.74%. It is a centre for heavy industry, although the number of people employed in this type of work has declined. 20.58% of Middlesbrough’s resident population are Children and Young People aged 0 to 15 years. Estimated employment rates for people aged between 16 and 64 years have generally been increasing since early 2012 but have levelled off in recent periods (as seen in Figure 1). 2. After the meeting, Idrees Rashid, from the Middlesbrough-based BME Network, echoed Mr Adams - saying the impacts of covid-19 on BAME communities on Teesside … It was founded circa 650 by a group of Angles known as Billa's people, which is where the name Billingham is thought to have originated. 63.56% are ‘working age’ between 16 and 64 years. The study, by researchers from the University of Sheffield and Ulster University , finds that people reporting anxiety increased from 17% to 36%, while those reporting depression increased from 16% to 38%. Teesside is a conurbation around Middlesbrough on the River Tees in North East England which also includes Billingham, Redcar, Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby. In modern history, the chemical industry, and in particular the company ICI, has played an important role in the growth of Billingham. Middlesbrough's 2020 population is now estimated at 387,392.In 1950, the population of Middlesbrough was 374,846.Middlesbrough has grown by 6,131 since 2015, which represents a 0.32% annual change.

Billingham is a town in County Durham, England, with a population of 35,165 according to the 2011 Census. The town is administered as part of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees.

3. Leeds has become the third largest local administrative area, providing a total of 4,80,000 jobs in both recruitment and self-recruitment at the beginning of 2015.With these opportunities and many others, a large proportion of people, from all over the world, immigrate to the Leeds and settle there, temporarily or permanently every year.

Middlesbrough has a younger population than both the national and regional averages, however there has been significant growth in the ageing population since Census 2001.

Traditional industries, primarily steelmaking and chemical manufacture, have been replaced to a large extent by high technology activities, science development and service sector roles.

The employment rate is the proportion of people aged between 16 and 64 years who are in paid work.