Local news services were developed on Ceefax from 1997 and were extended onto the web in 1999. The decreasing costs of television production and improving technology also enabled the gradual development of even smaller regions. In 1991, BBC East Midlands was finally created in Nottingham, BBC London (separated from BBC South East) became a region in 2001 and BBC North was split into BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in 2004 – with the new millennium seeing several BBC regions moving into new premises.
Local news services began on Ceefax in 1997 and were later introduced online in 1999. The decline in television production costs and technological improvements allowed for the gradual expansion of smaller regions. In 1991, BBC East Midlands was established in Nottingham; BBC London (formerly part of BBC South East) became a region in 2001, while BBC North split into BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in 2004 – with several BBC regions relocating to new premises during the early 21st century.