Stockton-on-Tees news

• 'How is this even being considered': Hundreds of objections to plans for 179 homes in Billingham

  10-12-2025 01:28 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The plans for homes on two fields near Sandy Lane West have attracted 249 comments in objection and just one in support
  
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• Council chiefs will not 'speculate' on possibility of job cuts in face of £11.5m budget gap

  12-12-2025 20:39 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A Stockton Council cabinet meeting was told the Labour-led authority needs to 'pull together to get through this'
  
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• North East gang caged for total of 39 years for rape and abuse of girls

  12-12-2025 20:22 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Codrin Dura, Leonard Paun, Bogdan Gugiuman, Klaudio Aleksiu, and Stefan Ciuraru were convicted of the sexual exploitation of six girls
  
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• ‘Gutted’ vs ‘grateful’: Reaction as Eton Star Teesside unceremoniously scrapped

  12-12-2025 19:26 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The government decision has had varied reactions from Middlesbrough politicians :: It comes more than a year after plans for Eton Star Teesside were paused
  
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• TWO anti-yob orders slapped on Thornaby and Hardwick after missiles hurled at buses and fire engines

  12-12-2025 17:16 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The orders have been placed on Thornaby and Hardwick and bans anyone from the areas who are suspected of being up to no good
  
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• It's official but 'not a U-turn': First hour free parking for Stockton and Yarm centres restored

  12-12-2025 15:39 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton Council leader Councillor Lisa Evans said at a cabinet meeting: 'This leadership is not afraid to change our minds and listen to people'
  
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• Duo jailed as plot to defraud Teesside pensioners thwarted by police

  12-12-2025 15:06 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Ibrahim Mahmood and Mohammad Butt were apprehended with officers from North East Regional Organised Crime Unit working with Cleveland Police and the Metropolitan Police
  
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• Horrific discovery as 'human skeletal remains' found in Yorkshire tent with police guarding scene

  12-12-2025 14:38 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Police have offered "reassurance" to the public after the shocking find in an alleyway in Hull
  
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• Stockton could turn into 'open house' for developers to build where they like, councillors warn

  12-12-2025 13:50 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton Council estimates it does not have five years' worth of housing, which could have serious ramifications for planning decisions
  
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• Quad bike crashes into wall in Billingham as police appeal to find injured male

  12-12-2025 13:32 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Police received a report that a “farm quad bike” had collided with a wall on Malvern Road, Billingham
  
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• Candidate elected in Eaglescliffe West ward - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

  12-12-2025 12:54
  Candidate elected in Eaglescliffe West ward  Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
  
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• Conservatives rejoice as they hold Eaglescliffe West seat in by-election victory as Labour come last

  12-12-2025 12:30 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen Dodds won with 61% of the vote while Reform UK came second and Labour were beaten into last place
  
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• 28 brilliant festive images show Santa on Wheels as journey across Stockton begins

  12-12-2025 12:12 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of happy faces waved to Father Christmas on his open top bus
  
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• A1(M) closed for seven hours after woman found seriously injured in road

  12-12-2025 11:37 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The A1(M) was shut northbound between junctions 40 and 41 after police received calls of concern for a woman's safety at around 12.30am on Friday, December 12
  
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• NHS guidance on symptoms that mean you should stop taking statins

  12-12-2025 10:40 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  NHS guidance urges people taking statins to be aware of serious side effects that require stopping the medication and seeking urgent medical attention, including symptoms requiring 111 calls or emergency care.
  
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• Reform celebrate Darlington by-election victory after being elected onto council for first time

  12-12-2025 09:34 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Walker came first in the Red Hall and Lingfield poll
  
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• Live: A1(M) closed in West Yorkshire for 'serious' police-led incident in early hours

  12-12-2025 03:06 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Responders from Yorkshire Ambulance are on the scene
  
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• Village Christmas tree chopped down hours after switch-on in 'disgusting act'

  12-12-2025 01:37 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Police say they are taking the incident extremely seriously
  
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• Santa on Wheels 2025: Timings and locations for second night of Stockton open top bus tour

  12-12-2025 01:13 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Santa on Wheels bus tour is running until Sunday, December 14
  
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• Stockton sports centre's multi-use games area approved as it's dubbed 'really good asset'

  12-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The games area at Arlington Park Sports Centre in Stockton was described as an enhancement of sporting facilities
  
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• Sarah's Law snares paedophile OAP who struck again in North East

  12-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Henry Renton was already serving a 15-year prison sentence for multiple child rapes when he was convicted of further offences
  
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• Investigation launched after death of 23-year-old following prison release

  12-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Jordan Everington was found unconscious in a field on November 8 and died shortly after
  
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• Crown court date set for traders alleged to have defrauded home improvements customers

  12-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The case of Liam John Jennings and Daniel Francis McCauley was sent to Teesside Crown Court
  
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• List of Redcar and Cleveland Council fees to rise - as car parking cost frozen

  12-12-2025 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Redcar and Cleveland Council said they were an 'important income stream' and it was operating within 'challenging financial circumstances'
  
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• See extent of demolition as 'dated' shopping plaza finally razed to ground

  11-12-2025 20:06 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  New foundations will now be laid ahead of construction on a replacement Eston precinct next year
  
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• Public inquiry into TEWV mental health trust announced after tragic deaths of three teenagers

  11-12-2025 19:26 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a statutory public inquiry into mental health services at Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust
  
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• 'Financially unviable' £200m Gresham Crown Square regeneration plans paused

  11-12-2025 16:55 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The future of Middlesbrough's proposed student accommodation, rentable apartments and a hotel are all now up in the air as 2026 approaches
  
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• New Stockton Wetherspoon pub's opening delayed again as bosses apologise and say it must be 'perfect'

  11-12-2025 16:41 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Red Anchor pub, due to open on the site of the former Brewers Fayre at Preston Farm Industrial Estate, has been pushed back again
  
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• NORTH EAST NEWS: Three men jailed for life for murder caught on doorbell camera

  11-12-2025 15:28 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Sean Reay, Kelvin Lawson, and Thomas Sterling were convicted of the murder of Barry Dawson following a trial at Teesside Crown Court
  
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