Stockton-on-Tees news

• Ambulance delays 'contributed' to death of Middlesbrough man who 'deserved chance to survive'

  24-07-2026 18:53 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew Watson died of quinsy while he waited 67 minutes for paramedics to arrive after dialling 999
  
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• Teenager appears in court accused of firearms offences after alleged Grangetown shooting

  24-07-2026 18:41 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Leo Durrant-Hoe, 19, of Burnie Gardens in Shildon, was charged following an incident at Flint Close
  
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• Men found guilty of killing Macaulay Branighan in vicious Stockton attack learn their fate

  24-07-2026 18:02 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Macaulay Branighan died after a brutal machete attack in Stockton in October last year
  
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• Teen charged and six arrested after shootings in Grangetown and South Bank streets

  24-07-2026 16:36 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The two reported shootings at properties on Flint Close on Wednesday and Bevanlee Road on Thursday are believed to be linked
  
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• Middlesbrough food charity back in business helping families in need after break-in

  24-07-2026 16:12 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The burglary at FareShare North East off Skippers Lane caused the loss of around 7,000 meals
  
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• Free gym, swim and leisure passes for veterans to be explored by Stockton Council leaders

  24-07-2026 16:07 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors agreed on a motion to look into the feasibility of providing free leisure memberships for members of the armed forces
  
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• Middlesbrough's Orange Pip Market cancelled due to weather concerns

  24-07-2026 15:57 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Predicted wind gusts are too high for the market to operate safely
  
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• Play park pressure as councillors make case for gaps in facilities to be filled

  24-07-2026 15:29 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Redcar and Cleveland Council is responsible for about a hundred play parks across the borough
  
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• Mum enjoying success with debut novel inspired by own experience of raising autistic daughter

  24-07-2026 15:08 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Leanne Thomas' book 'Overwhelming Love' is partly set in Stockton and reached number five in Amazon’s disability fiction charts within days
  
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• Teesside shootings LIVE: Updates after shots fired at properties with seven arrested

  24-07-2026 14:55 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Armed police officers were called to two shootings in Grangetown and South Bank with six people arrested and one man charged
  
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• Teesside shootings LIVE: Updates after shots fired at properties with six arrested

  24-07-2026 14:29 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Armed police officers were called to two shootings in Grangetown and South Bank with six people arrested
  
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• Woman appears in court charged with murder of pensioner in Stockton

  24-07-2026 13:14 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Hackett is charged with murdering 77-year-old Harry Heslop who died following an incident at Cedar House in Foxwood Drive
  
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• Dogs almost killed and parents left 'mortified' after boys on illegal e-bike caught setting fires

  24-07-2026 13:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  'The parents of both boys were rightfully mortified at their children’s behaviour and were fully supportive of police action'
  
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• Thousands secure free Thornaby FC season tickets ahead of huge opening game

  24-07-2026 01:05 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The countdown to the new season is on, and the response from Thornaby residents has been fantastic
  
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• Stockton pensioner admits murdering wife after body found in semi-detached home

  24-07-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Wall, 79, will be sentenced in October after pleading guilty to the murder of Dorothy Wall, 77
  
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• 'Everything ripped out' as Middlesbrough pub undergoes total refurb for 'whole new look'

  24-07-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Jack Spensley, who is at the helm of The Dickens Inn on Southfield Road, explains that the 'industry has changed so much and if you don't adapt and change with it, you get left behind'
  
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• Council unites to reject abuse and intimidation towards politicians, including manipulated AI images

  24-07-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton Council voted to condemn images which degrade, harass or mispresent people, and to encourage responsible, respectful political debate
  
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• Accidents claim rejected as councillors disagree on measures for upgraded roundabout

  24-07-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Glyn Nightingale said new direction markers were needed for Swans Corner roundabout as existing lane guidance lines were a 'cause of confusion'
  
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