Great North Road trip highlights regional inequality
Between Grantham and Sunderland, I found two places coping very differently with the British recession.
Great North Road: Small businesses struggling to survive
Coming to the end of the Great North Road, we look at what is happening to the small businesses needed to get us back to prosperity.
Grantham's getting old - but what future for its young?
The older population of Grantham worries about not just the cost of elderly care, but also the debts being accumulated by its grandchildren.
Live updates
Small businesses struggling to stay afloat in Peterborough
This week ITV News has been reporting on the effects of the economic downturn that began with the credit crunch five years ago.
Now, in the midst of a double dip recession, Laura Kuenssberg and Penny Marshall have taken a journey down the spine of Britain - the Great North Road.
This final report from Peterborough looks at the spine of the British economy: the small businesses struggling to stay afloat.
Video report by Laura Kuenssberg
Great North Road trip highlights regional inequality
Between Grantham and Sunderland, I found two places coping very differently with the British recession.
Read the full storyAdvertisement
Great North Road: Small businesses struggling to survive
Coming to the end of the Great North Road, we look at what is happening to the small businesses needed to get us back to prosperity.
Read the full storyGrantham's getting old - but what future for its young?
The older population of Grantham worries about not just the cost of elderly care, but also the debts being accumulated by its grandchildren.
Read the full storyGreat North Road: The skills gap
On the next stop on the Great North Road, we ask if we can really fix the economy if we can't make the work force fit.
Read the full storyLooking for the 'big society' in Sunderland
The impact of sharp increases in unemployment and decreases in government funding is clear to see around Sunderland.
Read the full storyAdvertisement
Great North Road: Five years since the credit crunch
Business Editor Laura Kuenssberg travels the length of the Great North Road to find out how the Credit Crunch has changed Britain.
Read the full storyToday's top stories
