Stockton-on-Tees news

• Man arrested on suspicion of arson after fireball explodes through window of Netherfields house

  08-12-2025 18:07 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  An investigation into the blaze on Netherfields Crescent remains ongoing after emergency services were called on Sunday morning
  
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• 34 pictures of Santa on Wheels' final leg of 2025 through Norton and Billingham

  15-12-2025 09:07 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Sunday night saw Santa drive through the streets of Billingham , Port Clarence , Cowpen Bewley, Norton , Roseworth and Hardwick in his final event in Stockton before the big day
  
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• Teesside rapist who lived in 'fantasy world' of porn subjected victim to horrendous sexual abuse

  15-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Sebastian Robinson, 20, was sentenced to seven years in a youth offender institution
  
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• Self-build homes plan rejected after objectors line up to voice fears over development

  15-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Numerous residents spoke against the plan for 11 plots near Manor Close, one saying: 'Please protect Wolviston from disappearing'
  
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• Plans to 'breathe new life' into shopping centre and refurbish former Binns building

  15-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The re-imagining Middleton Grange project includes the restoration and refurbishment of the Grade II Listed former Binns building
  
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• Long-awaited improvements to major Darlington road and roundabouts to begin

  15-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Work is set to start on the A68 at Woodland Road and West Auckland Road
  
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• Free Christmas programme for Middlesbrough kids including pantos and Santa visits

  15-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Children aged five to 16-will be able to enjoy festive fun alongside sports including football, cheerleading and boxing
  
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• Motability announces 80-strong Special Investigations Unit amid scheme misuse crackdown

  14-12-2025 21:12 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Motability is creating a new Special Investigations Unit with around 80 people dedicated to tackling misuse of scheme vehicles, as the Government confirms tax changes will increase costs by around £400 from July 2026
  
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• Wonderful Christmassy gallery as Santa on Wheels thrills families through Thornaby and Ingleby Barwick

  14-12-2025 20:44 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Santa and his team in their illuminated open top bus wowed onlookers in Thornaby, Hilton, Maltby and Ingleby Barwick
  
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• Middlesbrough students crowned UK's best young graphic designers in national contest

  14-12-2025 19:09 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Jess Sweet and Cambell Raine took gold and silver in the graphic design final at the 2025 WorldSkills UK competition
  
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• Care home throwing open doors on Christmas Day to tackle loneliness and isolation

  14-12-2025 18:57 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Older people who would be alone are welcome to join staff and residents
  
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• Teesside Park teams up with Mind to support those struggling with loneliness this Christmas

  14-12-2025 18:55 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  As well as advertising support available a mailbox will allow people send cards to those struggling
  
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• Met Office weather warning to start the week covering Teesside

  14-12-2025 18:40 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A weather warning for heavy rain covering Teesside is in place for Monday
  
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• CCTV images released after burglars cause 'a lot of damage' at popular dog groomers

  14-12-2025 17:46 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A safe containing two iPhones and a set of keys was stolen, with dog treats also taken
  
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• Pictures from 'magical day' as over 8,000 people pack streets for Saltburn Ice Trail

  14-12-2025 15:53 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  'Saltburn always has such a wonderfully, Christmassy atmosphere at this time of year anyway – but the day of the ice trail is something else'
  
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• Woman's body found on slipway to Marske beach, police confirm

  14-12-2025 14:59 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The death of the woman, aged in her seventies, is not being treated as suspicious
  
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• Boy, 17, dies in single vehicle collision that closed A19 overnight

  14-12-2025 14:12 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The family of the boy have been informed, and will be supported by specially trained officers from Cleveland Police
  
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• Teesside 'drug mule' Bella Culley gives birth to baby boy weeks after Georgia prison release

  14-12-2025 13:18 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Bella Culley, 19, from Billingham, has given birth to a baby boy, just weeks after being released from prison in Georgia where she had been convicted of drug smuggling
  
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• Teesside Married at First Sight contestant giving suit the boot to raise cash for charity

  14-12-2025 11:46 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Teesside's Paul Richardson is auctioning the outfit he tied the knot in on the hit TV show this year
  
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• LIVE: Stretch of A19 southbound closed following serious collision

  14-12-2025 10:28 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A road closure is in place on the A19 southbound from the A179 at Hartlepool
  
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• Santa on Wheels 2025: Timings and locations for fourth and final night of Stockton open top bus tour

  14-12-2025 03:30 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Santa has been touring the streets of Stockton-on-Tees on his magical open top bus to bring some Christmas cheer - and tonight is the final night to catch a glimpse of the big man
  
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• Two dogs rescued from Teesside woman's filthy home facing third Christmas in kennels

  14-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Lurchers Rocket and Arti were rescued from Ginette Warne’s Loftus home that was covered in faeces, rotten food and rat droppings.
  
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• Tributes to 'dedicated foster carer' and ex deputy headteacher in Gazette death notices

  14-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
  
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• Stockton businessman's 'dirty' takeaway where contamination nearly 30 times above acceptable level

  14-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton takeaway owner Ranaga Gunumuthu has appeared in court after inspectors found out-of-date food, dirty equipment, leaking pipes and contaminated salad area at Cuisine Marmaris
  
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• Redcar GP surgery to close early next year after health chiefs rubber stamp proposal

  14-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Premises used by the Lagan Surgery, in Redcar, have been described as limited and also having no standalone car parking for patients
  
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• Luxury chauffeuring service opening doors for women drivers to join its fleet

  14-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Eagle Chauffeuring has launched a female-focused chauffeur service across Teesside
  
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• Key details of Natalie Jenkins' disappearance as heartbroken mum issues fresh appeal

  14-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The 32-year-old vanished six years ago and is believed to have murdered though her body has never been found
  
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• 18 nostalgic pictures show Christmas shopping on Teesside before days of online shopping

  14-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  These pics from the '70s, '80s and '90s showcase festive shopping from an altogether different era
  
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• Rogue fish-selling racket leaders jailed after conning vulnerable people across North East

  13-12-2025 16:43 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Sunil Satyapal Khanna, 68, and Daran David Bankhead, 48, were sentenced at Teesside Crown Court on Friday
  
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• WATCH: Police dog puts up paws for retirement after helping catch crooks for over five years

  13-12-2025 16:25 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  PD Razor helped in hundreds of incidents including last year's riots in Middlesbrough and Hartlepool
  
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