Stockton-on-Tees news

• Councillors kick start Redcar and Cleveland Local Plan process as cost could top £800k

  09-10-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The council said it faced 'significant challenges in relation to timing and resources' in updating the crucial planning blueprint
  
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• 'The butter to my toast': Love letter lays bare prison officer's secret romance with inmate

  09-10-2026 17:25 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Lindsay Wilson, from North Yorkshire, was working at HMP Deerbolt when she entered into a relationship with a prisoner
  
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• 'Get out of cars': New £10.4m cycle lane scheme approved by Middlesbrough councillors

  09-10-2026 17:04 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors were keen to point out the differences between this latest scheme and the now-removed Linthorpe Road cycle lane - that was a 'bit of a mess'
  
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• Ryanair unveils six new flights from two North East airports for summer 2027 from £58.99

  09-10-2026 15:17 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Ryanair is launching flights from Newcastle Airport and Leeds Bradford for summer 2027, with all six routes open for bookings now
  
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• North East landlord fined £26,000 after mum left with no heating in damp-riddled home

  09-10-2026 14:58 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A landlord has been fined £26,000 after a vulnerable family was found living in a damp-riddled home with no heating or hot water in Annfield Plain.
  
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• 'Last resort' of public space protection order suggested to tackle street sex worker issues

  09-10-2026 14:35 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Councillor Shakeel Hussain said the time might have come to consider such an order in Ropner, saying the issue is 'not going away any time soon'
  
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• Two boys, 12, come forward to police over inferno at derelict Billingham library

  09-10-2026 13:09 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A 14-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of arson following the blaze on Queensway on Tuesday
  
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• Couple excited to reopen Teesside village pub 'with top quality food worth travelling for'

  09-10-2026 12:49 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Scott Standing and Danielle Creswell are excited to take over the Hope and Anchor pub in Greatham Village, Hartlepool, following an 11-month closure and £320,000 investment
  
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• Persistent offenders 'queued up' for new respect orders aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour

  09-10-2026 12:26 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The orders, to come into force under a new law, are expected to give stringent but quicker powers to curb disruptive behaviour
  
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• Thorntree mum launched 'disgusting' racial rant at Lidl customer over pack of nappies

  09-10-2026 11:36 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Keanna Johnson has been banned from her local Middlesbrough Lidl store after her behaviour towards a man in the baby aisle who had eight to 10 packs in his trolley
  
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• Maggie’s Middlesbrough marks one year of cancer support

  09-10-2026 11:09 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Maggie's is marking 12 months of delivering free, expert emotional and practical support for people living with cancer, their families and friends.
  
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• DWP lists 45 eye conditions eligible for weekly £114 Personal Independence Payment

  09-10-2026 08:47 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released a full list of 45 eye conditions that could make you eligible for a Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
  
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• Stockton man died after developing flesh-eating disease on wound caused by curfew tag

  09-10-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Kevin O'Connell died in March 2023 due to the consequences of a wound infection on his ankle
  
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• Questions remain over tenants for Whitby's multimillion-pound Maritime Hub

  09-10-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Council is 'in discussions with a number of organisations', but has yet to reveal a number of details
  
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• Faces of three persistent shoplifters hauled into court for crimes on Teesside

  09-10-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  One thief has been banned from every Sainsbury's store in the region and another is not allowed to enter Cleveland Retail Park
  
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• Car thief sped off in McDonald's manager's Fiat 500 after tug-of-war over keys

  09-10-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Richard Heppenstall had been drinking gin after being evicted from supported accommodation
  
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• EIGHT new anti-yob orders announced in Middlesbrough as councillors unite in fight against crime

  08-10-2026 17:52 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Councillor Mick Saunders emphasised his support for the Labour Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland, Matt Storey, citing the PCC's criticism of his own government
  
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• New litter bins ordered by council as officers admit 'significant amount' past their best

  08-10-2026 17:14 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A contract worth just under £30k has been awarded for 57 new bins, although they have yet to be delivered and installed
  
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• Jury told former TFM presenter who was on trial accused of rape has died

  08-10-2026 16:24 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Terry Wallace, 59, was known by his radio name of Craig Andrews
  
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• 'Substantial increase' in Clare's Law applications being made to Cleveland Police

  08-10-2026 15:57 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The domestic violence disclosure scheme is operated by police forces in England and Wales
  
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• Middlesbrough man guilty of child sex offences handed three-year suspended prison sentence

  08-10-2026 14:06 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Shah Fahad admitted three offences at Teesside Crown Court and was sentenced earlier this year
  
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• Dedicated Teesside dentist honoured by NHS England with special award

  08-10-2026 13:21 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Ushmita Johar works as a specialty dentist in the oral and maxillofacial surgery department at The James Cook University Hospital
  
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• North Yorkshire seaside station toilets closed permanently after 'extreme vandalism'

  08-10-2026 12:39 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Toilets at a Yorkshire seaside railway station have been shut permanently after repeated vandalism, Northern Rail has announced
  
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• Police update after boy, 14, arrested on suspicion of arson following Billingham fire

  08-10-2026 12:32 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Police is investigating a suspected arson attack after a huge fire destroyed a former library in Billingham
  
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• Man arrested after Stockton 'stabbing' as 45-year-old found wounded in busy street

  08-10-2026 11:38 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A 44-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident on Hartington Road, in Stockton
  
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• Two deny helping one of Jordan Hogg's killers get to port after Hemlington murder

  08-10-2026 11:25 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Darren Ellis and Laura Horrigan are accused of taking Sidney Bashford to Stranraer after Jordan Hogg was killed in Hemlington
  
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• Two deny helping one of Jordan Hogg's killers get to port after Helmington murder

  08-10-2026 11:25 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Darren Ellis and Laura Horrigan are accused of taking Sidney Bashford to Stranraer after Jordan Hogg was killed in Hemlington
  
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• Woman suffers suspected broken arm after crash with Ford Ranger in Guisborough

  08-10-2026 10:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The crash happened on Whitby Road, in Guisborough, near to the Waterfall Farm roundabout
  
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• Thornaby shop targeted in two knife-point robberies in less than eight hours

  08-10-2026 08:53 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Staff were threatened staff with a knife as cash and alcohol were demanded during the robberies
  
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• Law change for thousands of UK dog owners from next month

  08-10-2026 08:30 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Government warns 'it will be illegal' from November 1
  
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