Road signs finally point to Durham Tees Valley

People looking to find Durham Tees Valley Airport by car will no longer be confused, after work finally began to erect road signs bearing its name.

The airport changed its name from Teesside Airport in September 2004, but nearby road signs have continued to refer to it by its previous epithet.

Hugh Laing, the airport's managing director, explained to the Northern Echo that the process of changing the signs has not been a totally straightforward one.

He said: "There are specific requirements relating to the design, wording and positioning of road signs which did involve detailed discussions with a number of agencies, particularly the Highways Agency.

"We agreed that routes to the airport at key points on major roads would be indicated by signs carrying the wording 'D'hm Tees Valley' and an aircraft symbol. Local authorities in the area have adopted a similar approach. The work has now been under way for some time and good progress is being made."

The airport's train station, meanwhile, still goes by its former name.