Stockton-on-Tees news

• Picture shows aftermath of dramatic crash which saw BMW plough into barrier outside school

  19-03-2023 20:21 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The car crashed into hedging and a metal fence on Saturday night
  
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• Tees Valley Mayor shares when spades could be in the ground at new regeneration projects

  24-03-2023 07:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  They will be delivered through the Middlesbrough Development Corporation
  
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• Slander, dirty politics and voodoo economics: Accusations abound in council funding row

  24-03-2023 07:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A motion to ask for more funding from government reignited a debate over council tax and who should pay for social care
  
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• Photos show shocking parking at junior footy club leading to bus service being halted for 20 minutes

  24-03-2023 07:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  One bus was stuck for 20 minutes and others were re-routed
  
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• Drivers parking to visit junior football club warned after causing disruption to bus services

  24-03-2023 07:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  One bus was stuck for 20 minutes and others were re-routed
  
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• Cocaine-driving labourer rumbled THREE times the limit on A66 after car 'went into the back of him'

  24-03-2023 07:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hadfield has been banned from the roads as his crimes gave him a 'short, sharp shock'
  
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• Armed robber shouted 'I want all of it' and threw chocolate bar at terrified shop assistant

  24-03-2023 07:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A customer rang 999 when she walked into the shop and saw Aaron Hudson holding a knife up at shop assistant
  
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• Alleged BMW drink driver 'accepts he was over the limit' - but 'had no intention of driving'

  24-03-2023 07:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Robbie Durham will stand trial at Teesside Magistrates' Court accused of drink driving
  
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• Police issue 'urgent' message to Redcar residents in early hours

  24-03-2023 06:33 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Police report that parts of the seaside town had been affected by a landline telecoms outage that prevented people making 999 calls
  
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• Warning issued over giant hogweed which causes painful skin blisters

  23-03-2023 20:13 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The plant’s sap can cause severe burns when it comes into contact with human skin
  
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• Volunteer keeping women safe at night on Teesside is nominated for prestigious award

  23-03-2023 19:27 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Launched to celebrate the Coronation, Royal Voluntary Service’s Coronation Champions Awards will recognise exceptional volunteers across the country
  
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• Shop and flat above issued with closure order after thousands of illegal cigarettes seized

  23-03-2023 19:12 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Magistrates heard that several complaints had been made to the council about sales of illicit tobacco
  
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• Teesside mosque leader 'misses his morning cuppa' during Ramadan - but will enjoy five each evening

  23-03-2023 19:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Gohar Ishan has told how the first few days of Ramadan can be 'quite difficult'
  
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• I took my 12-year-old to see The Lion King at the Sunderland Empire and it was spectacular

  23-03-2023 19:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Broadway hit has returned to the Sunderland Empire for the first time since its 2014 sell-out run
  
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• Charlotte Crosby delights customers at popular restaurant and begs owner to open Sunderland venue

  23-03-2023 19:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Geordie Shore star visited The Open Jar in Norton with her family where she tucked into a 'mouth watering' cheeseburger
  
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• NHS trust chiefs praise staff for doing 'phenomenally well' in hard winter, with 45% attendance rise

  23-03-2023 18:20 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Councillors were told of successes in emergency and urgent care and ambulance turnaround times, though they were 'hit quite badly with flu'
  
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• Handyman who stole precious gold jewellery which was pawned and melted down walks free from court

  23-03-2023 17:31 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Wayne Elgey was employed to paint the attic of a family home when he stole £10,000 worth of jewellery
  
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• Redcar couple lose 22 stone after 'his and hers' £6k weight loss surgery in Lithuania

  23-03-2023 17:07 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The couple have lost a combined total of almost 22 stone
  
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• Cleveland Police officer allegedly pushed pregnant partner down the stairs and mocked her weight

  23-03-2023 16:34 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Thomas Gair faces a string of charges relating to his three-year relationship
  
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• Horror home plagued by drugs and antisocial behaviour shut down by police

  23-03-2023 16:06 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Anyone who breaches the order faces serious consequences
  
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• Man charged after £420,000 cannabis farm uncovered in Stockton High Street property

  23-03-2023 15:35 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A cordon was put in place on Stockton High Street after police discovered 500 plants in the property
  
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• ‘Best man for the job’: Councillors appoint new chief executive despite ‘astronomical cost’

  23-03-2023 14:25 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A 12-month stint could cost the council up to £234,000
  
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• Brave off-duty officer jumped into action to save lives after coming across 'horrendous' A1M crash

  23-03-2023 13:53 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  PC Maverick Reddington has been commended for his bravery, putting his own life at risk to save others
  
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• Stockton gym 'doubles monthly membership fee' due to 'extortionate energy price rises'

  23-03-2023 12:53 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Members were told in a letter last week the huge hike was due to the impact of Covid
  
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• Emergency services descend after lorry dramatically overturns outside recycling centre

  23-03-2023 12:41 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Police officers, paramedics and firefighters were all on the scene following the incident outside of the Scott Bros recycling centre
  
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• Driver taken to hospital after lorry dramatically overturns outside recycling centre

  23-03-2023 12:41 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Police officers, paramedics and firefighters were all on the scene following the incident outside of the Scott Bros recycling centre
  
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• Work to begin on multi-million pound Waterfront scheme in Hartlepool

  23-03-2023 11:52 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Part of the £25m Hartlepool Town Deal the project aims to improve links and make walkways accessible to everyone
  
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• Starfish washed up on Teesside beach days after razor clam shells and black sediment on nearby sands

  23-03-2023 09:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Our area has seen some recent high tides - but no direct reports have been received by the Environment Agency
  
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• Starfish wash up on Teesside beach days after razor clam shells and black sediment on nearby sands

  23-03-2023 09:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Our area has seen some recent high tides - but no direct reports have been received by the Environment Agency
  
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• Tributes to 'funny' and 'well-liked' Nunthorpe scout leader Liam, 20, after 'mental health battle'

  23-03-2023 07:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Liam Cawood was described by his friend Kirsty McKeone as someone that 'would help anyone that he could'
  
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