Stockton-on-Tees news

• North East prisoner slashes cellmate's face with plastic fork in unprovoked attack

  05-07-2026 13:57 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Khalid Mohamed, 45, was already serving a 12-month sentence at HMP Durham for knife possession and assault of an emergency worker when he carried out the unprovoked plastic fork attack on his cellmate
  
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• Two arrested after dog walker threatened with machete in Darlington

  23-09-2026 10:11 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Police say two people were arrested and an electric motorbike and machete seized after a dog walker was threatened on Hutton Avenue in Darlington.
  
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• 'Pod' plan for Teesside Tesco store in form of key cutting and shoe repair kiosk

  23-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The unit will be situated outside the Tesco Extra store near Eston underneath its front canopy
  
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• Ombudsman complaints about Stockton Council rise, with slight dip in number of investigations

  23-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman responded to 51 complaints, and investigated and upheld seven, in 2025-6
  
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• Domestic abuse figures 'demonstrate measurable progress' as 'significant improvement' highlighted

  23-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Holding perpetrators to account and supporting them to change their behaviour is part of Stockton's 2022 to 2028 domestic abuse strategy
  
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• Authority hopes to secure Arts Council funds to substantially revamp Saltburn library

  23-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The bid amounts to half-a-million pounds and the outcome will be known next year
  
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• Planning consultant says 600-home Yarm scheme 'should not proceed', inquiry hears

  22-09-2026 18:15 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Mary-Jane O'Neill told the ongoing planning inquiry: 'I don't agree that the benefits are sufficient enough to outweigh the adverse effects'
  
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• 31-year-old arrested after 'head-on' crash between car and van in Hartlepool

  22-09-2026 16:33 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Two men were injured during the collision which closed West View Road, in Hartlepool, for several hours
  
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• Urinating delivery driver has 'paid the price' as Co-op seeks to keep booze licence

  22-09-2026 15:45 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Permitted hours for alcohol sales at the Middlesbrough branch have already been reduced
  
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• Laundrette 'orders lost' after Billingham fire rips through ironing room then spreads to pizza shop

  22-09-2026 14:29 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  An 'accidental' fire sent flames tearing through the ironing room of Mill Lane Laundrette before spreading to adjoining Uno Pizzeria, says Cleveland Fire Brigade
  
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• Laundrette 'orders lost' after Billingham fire rips through ironing room and next door pizza shop

  22-09-2026 14:29 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  An 'accidental' fire sent flames tearing through the ironing room of Mill Lane Laundrette and adjoining Uno Pizzeria, says Cleveland Fire Brigade
  
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• New multi-sports bar venue open doors under the A66 in Middlesbrough

  22-09-2026 12:47 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Pitch! Sports Bar boasts a 23ft LED screen supported by 27 anti-glare Sony televisions
  
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• Teesside Reuse Shop celebrates first year with more than 27,000 items given second life

  22-09-2026 12:17 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  'To see over 27,000 items and more than 131 tonnes given a second life in just over a year is a fantastic achievement'
  
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• Roads closed for several hours after crash in Hartlepool

  22-09-2026 12:06 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  West View Road, in Hartlepool; and other roads close by, were shut after the collision on Monday night
  
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• Meet 'The Ear Queen': Marton mum and former nurse launches wax removal service

  22-09-2026 12:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Middlesbrough mum Deborah Iley has used her experience to launch her new firm to help people with ear issues that she says 'is nothing to be embarrassed about'
  
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• Travellers told to stop work on North Yorkshire site but 'lorries still coming'

  22-09-2026 11:26 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  'The officers turned up on Saturday and were told where to go, apparently. They've then completely ignored the notice and the lorries are still coming'
  
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• 'Evil' perverted pals with 'vile desires' booked to go abroad to abuse children

  22-09-2026 11:09 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton sex offender Kevin Smith, 42, whose mugshot shows him in a Tesco uniform, was arranging to abuse young girls abroad :: His friend Carl Simmons, 51, from Durham, wanted to target underage boys
  
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• 'Evil' perverted pals with 'vile desires' booked flights abroad to abuse children

  22-09-2026 11:09 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton sex offender Kevin Smith, 42, whose mugshot shows him in a Tesco uniform, was arranging to abuse young girls abroad :: His friend Carl Simmons, 51, from Durham, wanted to target underage boys
  
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• Youth justice and serious violence plans unveiled as fewer young people go into criminal system

  22-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton Council's cabinet heard of a vision for Stockton to be one of the safest places in the North-east for children and families by 2031
  
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• Tributes paid to one of Middlesbrough's community champions following death at 91

  22-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Molly Griffiths was a familiar and much-loved face across the region through her fundraising work, annual Christmas dinner celebrations and long-running over-50s social club
  
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• Plans could see Borough Road student accommodation chopped in favour of aparthotel

  22-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Middlesbrough site neighbours Teesside University's campus
  
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• 'Independent' woman left 'hollowed out shell' after ex's attack left her with brain injury

  22-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Matthew Hurst, 26, from Hartlepool, left his victim with a 'significant traumatic brain injury' and 'substantial cognitive impairment'
  
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• 'Controlling' Stockton baker picked up girlfriend 'and slammed her to the floor'

  22-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Ryan Toase, 28, pleaded guilty to the intentional strangulation and to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm
  
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• Cleveland Police launch early morning raids in Teesside crime crackdown following A66 tragedy

  21-09-2026 18:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  More than 130 officers took part in early morning raids in Redcar and the South Bank and Grangetown areas
  
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• Chris Rea's music is coming home next month in emotional gig for tribute frontman

  21-09-2026 17:06 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Chris Rea Experience – ‘Rea-magined’ arrives on Teesside following a sell-out at Sunderland’s Fire Station
  
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• TVCA interim director of finance here to stay as search for replacement bears no fruit

  21-09-2026 16:46 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  An 'extensive search' by Tees Valley Combined Authority failed to find a 'suitable' permanent director
  
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• Major new drive to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping launched in Middlesbrough

  21-09-2026 16:24 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The work comes as new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has made ending rough sleeping one of his first priorities in office
  
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• Changes to Teesside substance misuse services proposed in bid to remove 'postcode lottery' access

  21-09-2026 16:13 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The aim is to reduce waiting times and provide better value for money across South Tees
  
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• Redcar man arrested during probe launched after A66 crash denies drugs and money offences

  21-09-2026 13:09 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Cameron George, 26, has appeared at Teesside Crown Court
  
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• 'Welcoming' Middlesbrough primary scores glowing Ofsted report as inspectors say 'pupils thrive'

  21-09-2026 12:52 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Green Lane Primary Academy, in Acklam, was awarded several 'Strong' grades
  
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