Stockton-on-Tees news

• Middlesbrough councillors overruled on North Ormesby 'heritage' building planning refusal

  11-06-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Members of Middlesbrough's planning committee gave proposals the boot last autumn
  
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• 'Structurally dangerous' barn once centre of John 'Husky' Petch saga could be bulldozed

  11-06-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The structure once played a part in the story of John 'Husky' Petch and was later subject to fire damage
  
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• Burner phones found in Audi as police hear caller ask for 'two 15s'

  11-06-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  William Baxter and Hamza Mohammed - both serving lengthy jail terms - found themselves back in court for a three-year-old crime involving dealing drugs
  
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• 14-week-old baby 'murdered by dad' suffered bleeding on brain and spinal cord, trial told

  11-06-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Bradley Thomas, 23, denies murder by 'violently shaking' 14-week-old Emmerson Thomas
  
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• Channel 5 The Fortune ending explained after huge twist

  10-06-2026 23:56 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The four-part Eleanor Tomlinson thriller came to an end on Wednesday
  
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• 'Fresh food and puzzles': Great Ayton gran's long life secrets as she celebrates 100th birthday

  10-06-2026 17:56 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Hilda Hindmarsh, originally from Great Ayton, still strips her own bed and eats fresh food only
  
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• Murder-accused mum laced son's blackcurrant juice with morphine after social worker visit, jury told

  10-06-2026 17:39 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Single mum Louise Cameron, 41, is accused of feeding her eight-year-old son Rhys Cameron morphine-laced blackcurrant juice :: She was found unfit to stand trial with jurors asked to decide if she carried out alleged acts
  
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• Boy, 17, dies after Saltburn Lane crash as police name him as Alfie Sivills

  10-06-2026 16:33 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Four people injured in the crash remain in hospital as police continue to appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage
  
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• Man who axed best pal Shaan Rasul in face 10 times found guilty of manslaughter

  10-06-2026 15:57 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Callum Howe, 23, was cleared of a murder charge by a jury at Teesside Crown Court
  
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• Teenage rape victim forced to relive trauma as mum calls repeated court delays a 'joke'

  10-06-2026 15:51 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The mum has hit out at distressing court delays which have caused her daughter to repeatedly relive the trauma
  
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• Council-operated day services in Redcar and Marske to merge

  10-06-2026 15:36 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  An update for members of a Redcar and Cleveland Council scrutiny committee said there were 'clear benefits' arising from the changes
  
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• Murder bid probe as man fights for life following suspected arson attack in Stockton

  10-06-2026 14:47 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a suspected arson attack in Stockton
  
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• Date for return of Stockton Fireworks revealed - among list of other events

  10-06-2026 14:15 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton Council chiefs are delighted to announce the return of the 'hugely anticipated' spectacular after it last took place in 2021
  
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• Man fights for life after Stockton house fire as five arrested in arson investigation

  10-06-2026 13:13 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A man remains in a critical condition in hospital after a suspected arson attack in Stockton
  
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• Jury considering verdict in trial of man accused of 'axing friend to death'

  10-06-2026 12:28 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Callum Howe, accused of fatally attacking his 'best friend' Shaan Rasul with an axe, denies murder
  
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• Petrol station worker stabbed five times as robbers raided shop after row over meal-deal sandwich

  10-06-2026 11:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Davis, 26, and John Wilson, 38, launched a vicious attack on a lone BP garage worker and left him with stab wounds
  
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• Council confirms private sector operator search for Redcar seafront arts venue

  10-06-2026 09:23 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  TunedIn! is being marketed online and informal tender bids invited
  
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• Middlesbrough 'predator' caged for committing sexual offences against two underage girls

  10-06-2026 01:05 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  John Mace, 41, was convicted of two counts of sexual assault, and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity
  
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• Revised plans for 179‑homes in Wynyard boost family housing and cut larger properties

  10-06-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Bellway has undertaken a "re-plan of the development with the intent to reduce the number of larger five-bed properties
  
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• Ormesby Bank roadwork details as £1m update in Middlesbrough water supply moves to next phase

  10-06-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  In total, more than 5.6km of pipework will be replaced
  
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• Game on for 'family-friendly retro and modern arcade' on Stockton High Street

  10-06-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  'Arcade Time Machine' will include arcade machines, gaming consoles and PC gaming stations on the ground and first floors of the town centre building
  
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• Children's home offering 24-hour care in Billingham is approved by Stockton Council

  10-06-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Zen Asset Holdings Ltd applied for planning permission to turn a house into a children's home in Billingham
  
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• Channel 5 viewers issue same complaint after The Fortune kidnap twist as killer 'exposed'

  09-06-2026 23:42 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Channel 5 drama The Fortune has gripped viewers, but some fans were left frustrated by the latest episode.
  
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• 'No existing funding or staff' to manage East Cleveland selective licensing scheme

  09-06-2026 17:47 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A scheme charging landlords of rental properties a fee would have to be self-funding, a council cabinet report said
  
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• Taxi licences were revoked after arrests for rape, sexual assault, firearms and drugs, says report

  09-06-2026 17:35 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A report to Stockton Council's licensing department showed a list of 26 decisions and action taken last year
  
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• Meet the Teesside couples who opened Middlesbrough tattoo shop already 'etched with success'

  09-06-2026 17:31 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Watson, wife Danyell, Geoff Wharton and partner Abi Flanagan opened Iron Hills Tattoo Co in Middlesbrough
  
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• 'Legendary' Tornado to return to North Yorkshire Moors Railway for limited dates

  09-06-2026 17:29 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
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• James Cook University Hospital leaders in minimally invasive heart surgery and enhanced recovery

  09-06-2026 16:10 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The achievement cements the hospital’s status as the regional heart specialist site
  
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• Smiling dealer caught fleeing in Norton told officer ‘there’s a load of gear in the house mate’

  09-06-2026 14:37 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Steven McDowell and Alby Hunt have appeared at Teesside Crown Court to be sentenced for drug offences
  
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• Grandad 'Big Bri' died after suffering cardiac arrest following incident outside Port Clarence home

  09-06-2026 14:24 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  An inquest has opened into the death of Brian Gately following an incident in Port Clarence :: Two men have been charged with manslaughter
  
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