Stockton-on-Tees news

• Dad dubbed 'legend' for 'pigs-in-blankets-parmo creation' he says is 'absolutely amazing'

  04-12-2025 15:34 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Craig Watson, from Stockton, has called his invention 'The Flying Parmo' and says the dish is a festive treat
  
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• Teesside man hospitalised after 2kg steak challenge at restaurant

  05-12-2025 13:34 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Doctors found he had eaten so much his stomach had given up and stopped processing food
  
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• Suspected drink-driver, 70, arrested after car spotted in sea at Hartlepool

  05-12-2025 13:11 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Police received reports of the car in the North Sea near Hartlepool Marina on Thursday night
  
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• Exact time weather will dramatically change as Met Office warns of 'unpleasant evening rush hour'

  05-12-2025 12:14 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Despite the current early fairly pleasant winter weather on Friday, things are set to change later in the day
  
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• Pair due in court in connection with discovery of shotgun in Billingham garden

  05-12-2025 12:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Leighton Watson, 18, and Dylan Mains, 24, were arrested at a property on Lansdown Way
  
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• Vicious thug strangled partner until she almost passed out and started fire in flat

  05-12-2025 11:16 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  James Wheatley-Taylor, 36, was jailed for five years for offences including intentional strangulation and arson
  
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• North East family attempting to raise the £393K for specialist cancer treatment in Rome

  05-12-2025 10:39 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Benny Bahmanizad from High Shincliffe was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma when he was two and the cancer has returned after remission
  
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• Police worry 'yet another HMO' could spark more misinformation following 2024 riots

  05-12-2025 09:23 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Proposals have been submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council for retrospective permission for a HMO for professionals and students
  
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• Reform candidate wins Nunthorpe by-election to become party's first Middlesbrough councillor

  05-12-2025 09:09 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Reform UK candidate Joanne Rush said she was ready to be the voice 'Nunthorpe deserves'
  
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• The Teesside primary and secondary schools named among the best in the North East

  05-12-2025 08:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Sunday Times has revealed the top schools in the North East 2026
  
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• Stalking ex soldier climbed into victim's home at night and followed her in car

  05-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Crawford, 33, left a woman in 'serious distress'
  
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• 'Significant weakness': Watchdog concerned by council's SEND financial deficit

  05-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Like other councils, Redcar and Cleveland is spending far in excess of its allocation for special needs school provision
  
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• Milestone moment for STACK Middlesbrough as hundreds of thousands visit during first year

  05-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Milestone moment for STACK in Middlesbrough as hundreds of thousands visit during first year
  
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• Council CCTV cameras directly led to more than a hundred arrests in last 12 months

  05-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The council overhauled its system with the aid of Government 'levelling up' money, having faced criticism over it
  
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• North East cottage named among UK's best dog-friendly holiday homes

  04-12-2025 20:45 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Laverock Lodge in County Durham features a 6-acre exercise field, indoor agility arena and space for up to eight dogs on a working sheep farm near Barnard Castle #affiliate
  
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• Murder accused tells jury he's 'getting blame' and didn't 'almost decapitate' rigger Jordan Hogg

  04-12-2025 19:36 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Sidney Bashford and five others are accused of fatally attacking Jordan Hogg in his Middlesbrough flat
  
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• Inside new Ford dealership in Middlesbrough at Evans Halshaw's Cargo Fleet Lane site

  04-12-2025 17:15 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The opening marks a "significant milestone", says Evans Halshaw, with six new jobs up for grabs
  
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• Fraud warning of bogus 'police officers' trying to 'empty' victims' bank accounts

  04-12-2025 16:22 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Genuine officers are warning of reports of a scam whereby the fraudster claims to be a police officer or from the National Crime Agency
  
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• Golden Eagle demolition delayed until autumn 2026 as entire building is contaminated with asbestos

  04-12-2025 15:49 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The longer timescale for the demolition job has been blamed on vandalism, arson and anti-social behaviour and flooding spreading hazardous materials
  
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• £1.5m state-of-art vets to open on Teesside with jobs up for grabs

  04-12-2025 15:06 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Animal Trust is opening a round-the-clock veterinary centre in Thornaby
  
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• Driver and passengers of BMW flee scene of crash at Stockton junction

  04-12-2025 15:04 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Police is appealing for information following the crash on Bishopton Lane, Stockton
  
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• Cost-cutting and 5% council tax rise could lie ahead as Stockton Council faces £11.5m budget gap

  04-12-2025 14:52 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The authority says it will need to make 'difficult decisions' as 'unprecedented challenges' in social services led to a projected £4.1m overspend
  
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• M&S shoppers say £76 suede winter boots 'feel like slippers' and are 'comfortable all day'

  04-12-2025 14:10 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Suede Block Heel Ankle Boots have earned a 4.7-star rating at Marks and Spencer, with shoppers praising their comfort for festive season shopping and parties #affiliate
  
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• New Center Parcs in the North gets planning recommendation ahead of December decision

  04-12-2025 13:09 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The £400m Center Parcs development could create 1,200 jobs if given the green light by councillors next week
  
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• Winter warning as England flu hospital admissions double

  04-12-2025 12:40 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Flu related admissions are up 56% year-on-year as NHS England raises concerns over mounting pressures.
  
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• Plans approved for new padel tennis centre featuring six courts at 'redundant' facility

  04-12-2025 12:24 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The development would provide 'an alternative sport provision' at a currently 'redundant' former tennis facility
  
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• Search for youths after possible 'pellet or ball-bearing' punctured holes in Hartlepool window

  04-12-2025 11:30 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Police was called to the incident on Ridlington Way, in Hartlepool, at 8pm on Thursday, November 27
  
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• Teesside student impresses Parliament with innovative STEM project

  04-12-2025 10:41 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Teesside student impresses Parliament with innovative STEM project
  
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• Redcar and Cleveland Council seeking Government help with £15m bail out to balance the books

  04-12-2025 08:53 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The additional borrowing mechanism will have to applied for by Redcar and Cleveland Council and approved by Government officials, but may not be confirmed until next February
  
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• Council seeking Government help with £15m bail out to balance the books

  04-12-2025 08:53 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Approval of the additional borrowing mechanism set to be applied for by Redcar and Cleveland Council may not be confirmed until next February
  
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