Stockton-on-Tees news

• Aldi thief urged tethered dog to bite security guard during Bud Light crate struggle

  16-10-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Matthew Graham called for a couple's dog to bite the Portrack Lane supermarket security guard
  
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• DVLA medical conditions key update on driving licence renewals - 4 changes

  17-10-2026 20:16 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The DVLA has announced 4 changes to speed up driving licence renewals, as a surge in medical condition applications causes significant delays of up to three months for drivers.
  
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• El Niño 'strengthening rapidly' raising UK cold snap and Beast from the East risk

  17-10-2026 19:55 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Weather experts warn El Niño is 'strengthening rapidly' ahead of its December peak, with forecasters saying the phenomenon could raise the chances of a UK cold snap and conditions linked to the Beast from the East
  
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• One TS and two DL postcodes among latest Postcode Lottery winners

  17-10-2026 19:47 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Players in five areas of the North East have won £1,000 in the People's Postcode Lottery this week
  
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• Teesside minibike star Emilio, 11, wins double and breaks his second course record

  17-10-2026 18:16 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Emilio Pereira, 11, says 'It was a pretty good weekend' after he won another national title and broken a course record
  
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• 53 great pictures from across Middlesbrough and Stockton on a 2015 night out

  17-10-2026 17:45 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A selection of wonderful nostalgic night out pictures from three venues in Middlesbrough and one in Stockton
  
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• Meet 20 adorable dogs in North East kennels looking for their forever homes

  17-10-2026 15:22 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Some of these dogs can spend months in kennels waiting for their forever home
  
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• Cyclist dies following North Yorkshire collision as driver arrested

  17-10-2026 14:48 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The collision involved a blue Volvo XC60 and a cyclist, who sadly died at the scene
  
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• First visitor to Yorkshire Wildlife Park after tragic William Chapman death tells of experience

  17-10-2026 14:21 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  I was among the very first visitors back through the gates of Yorkshire Wildlife Park as it reopened following the tragic death of William Chapman - but nothing prepared me for what I discovered inside the Altai Siberian tiger enclosure
  
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• Clubbers who strutted stuff at The Deck in Redcar urged to help celebrate its 60 years

  17-10-2026 14:05 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The seaside nightclub has survived the test of time and is about to mark six decades
  
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• Couple take step back in time to tie the knot 1940s-style at Eden Camp

  17-10-2026 13:29 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Serving soldier Ryan Thompson and his bride, Jane Gordon, both have ties to military history
  
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• Major change planned for Whitby's public toilets after years of losses

  17-10-2026 12:39 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The move comes little more than a year after a council review concluded the town's toilets had become a drain on the authority's finances
  
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• Holiday activities for young people in Stockton among top in country for its reach and attendance

  17-10-2026 12:26 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A Stockton Council committee heard how more young people and families were booking and attending the 'Holidays Are Fun' activities
  
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• North Yorkshire holiday park eyes month-long season extension

  17-10-2026 11:56 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Holiday giant Haven has applied for permission to open Primrose Valley Holiday Park near Filey from February 1 each year
  
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• 'Do you know who my family are?' South Bank thief held down during darts competition

  17-10-2026 11:16 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Teesside Crown Court heard that Spencer McKittrick went on a crime spree after being 'quite badly affected' by the events in Grangetown
  
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• Youngsters swapping basketball pitch for new 'mountainous' sporting challenge

  17-10-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Big-hearted players from Cleveland Basketball Club are set to scale Scafell Pike in the hope of raising £10,000 for their club
  
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• Teesside boxing club opens gym extension for 'anyone who wants to get active on their doorstep'

  17-10-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Grangetown Amateur Boxing Club extension was 'shaped by coaches, and those already using the boxing club and other local groups were asked what they needed to help them be more active'
  
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• Improvements in 'bums on seats' at Stockton colleges, school attendance and NEET figures reported

  17-10-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A Stockton Council committee heard of higher enrolments at Stockton's post-16 education providers, which were converting to new arrivals
  
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• Hartlepool murderer Gareth Dack took his own life weeks after nine-year anniversary of heinous crime

  17-10-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Hartlepool murderer Gareth Dack took his own life in April, 2026, a jury found
  
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• 'Formidable' Redcar fruiterer who ran business for more than 50 years has died aged 80

  17-10-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Eileen Robinson was still doing the books for the family store until well into her 70s
  
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• Change of use for Marton Road properties: Middlesbrough Council planning roundup

  17-10-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  An animal hospital has been given the go-ahead to construct a new dog walking area
  
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• Murder accused made sexual images of stepdaughter before alleged killing, court told

  16-10-2026 17:56 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Nathan Owens, 34, from Hartlepool, denies murdering Carla Georgescu, who was found dead at her uni halls in Preston
  
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• Mum desperate to see daughter in her final days denied boarding two flights in 'heartbreaking' ordeal

  16-10-2026 17:03 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Mum Veronica King and her daughter's best friend Sam Lee were denied boarding two flights while trying to travel to South Africa to see Donna Hadfield in her final days
  
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• Air ambulance and police called after medical incident at Teesside Tesco store

  16-10-2026 16:30 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The emergency services were called to deal with a 'medical incident'
  
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• Teesside indie favourites Young Rebel Set heading home for Christmas at Middlesbrough Town Hall

  16-10-2026 16:22 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Young Rebel Set will round off a landmark year with a celebratory Christmas show and new music in the offing
  
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• Middlesbrough friends cycle from Blackpool to Riverside Stadium in memory of 'one of a kind' Chris

  16-10-2026 16:04 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Chris Neal sadly passed away in June from astrocytoma, a type of brain cancer
  
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• Permission sought once again for TAD Centre aparthotel that was completed in December 2025

  16-10-2026 14:55 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Refusal for a more wide-ranging aparthotel plan was issued just last month
  
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• Smash and grab robber who sledgehammered Guisborough jewellers wanted to 'get teeth done in Turkey'

  16-10-2026 14:33 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Jason Barstow was chased down by brave members of the public after using a sledgehammer to rob Market Cross Jewellers in Guisborough
  
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• New Middlesbrough JD Sports door opening as another closes this weekend

  16-10-2026 14:10 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The company is relocating from the Cleveland Centre to Hill Street Shopping Centre
  
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• 50 arrested in organised crime crackdown following fatal A66 crash

  16-10-2026 13:12 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Over the course of the investigation officers have recovered three shotguns, two handguns, ammunition, machetes, knives and pepper spray
  
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