The Prince of Wales has visited a steel plant in Redcar and community projects on Teesside.

Prince Charles visited SSI Teesside ahead of the blast furnace being restarted at the plant in December.

He also visited the Redcar Development Trust and the Prince's Trust Centre in Middlesbrough to see how they have progressed.

The visits reflect his support for heritage-led regeneration and his charity's work.

The steel plant was mothballed in February 2010, when it was owned by TATA Steel, and subsequently bought by Thai firm SSI in March 2011.

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