Teesside mainly associated with the local petrochemical, chemical and steel processing industries. The port is an important piece of logistical infrastructure for the NEPIC cluster of process companies. Teesside continues to be used locally to refer the entire urban area and the name can still be seen in the following uses: It has also been adopted for various other purposes as a synonym for the former county of Cleveland. It is common to see Teesside spelled incorrectly as "Teeside", with a single 's'. Teesside Teesside () is the conurbation in the north east of England around the urban centre of Middlesbrough
Colleges of Durham University with Durham ended. In 1969 the Technical College merged with Sunderland Teacher Training College and the Sunderland School of Art to form Sunderland Polytechnic (now the University of Sunderland). Originally established in 1992 as the Joint University College On Teesside (JUCOT), a limited company established as a joint venture between Durham and the University of Teesside operating under the name of University College Stockton, this became a teaching and residential college of Durham in 1994 as University College Stockton (UCS), the JUCOT company being wound up. In 1998 the teaching and residential aspects were separated, with teaching becoming the responsibility