Stockton-on-Tees news

• Plans approved for new padel tennis centre featuring six courts at 'redundant' facility

  04-12-2025 12:24 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The development would provide 'an alternative sport provision' at a currently 'redundant' former tennis facility
  
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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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• M&S shoppers can get £28 Christmas Tea and Treats hamper from £12.77 with TopCashback deal

  11-12-2025 14:59 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Christmas Tea and Treats Gift includes iced fruit cake, Christmas pudding, shortbread, speciality teas and coffee in a festive gift box - new TopCashback members can get it for £12.53
  
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• Chris Kamara chokes back tears in emotional health update

  11-12-2025 14:53 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Former footballer and broadcaster Chris Kamara became emotional discussing his apraxia diagnosis and mental health journey on ITV's Loose Women
  
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• Dunelm's £99 'chair of dreams' loved by shoppers is 'perfect for Christmas'

  11-12-2025 14:51 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Dunelm's Elsie Velvet Cocktail Chair has earned 4.8 out of five stars from nearly 1,000 reviews, with Christmas shoppers praising it as the 'perfect' extra seat for festive gatherings #affiliate
  
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• Great-grandson of hospice founder continues her good work with adorable fundraiser

  11-12-2025 14:32 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Edward Holder, is doing Mary Butterwick OBE proud, as a junior ambassador and fundraiser for the Butterwick Hospice
  
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• Smiggle store in Middlesbrough set to close with 50% off sale over Christmas

  11-12-2025 13:34 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The store in Middlesbrough's Hill Street Shopping Centre will close on January 4
  
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• Alleged burglar denies stealing from cinema, charity shop and other businesses in town centre

  11-12-2025 13:02 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Graham Jones from Redcar appeared at Teesside Magistrates Court' on Wednesday and will face trial next year
  
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• Farm has become popular and 'successful venture' as wedding venue, say plans

  11-12-2025 12:36 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Elton Moor Farm off Darlington Back Lane, Whinney Hill, Stockton has been the location for weddings using an 'attractive setting'
  
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• Middlesbrough conman jailed for fleecing elderly widow over non-existent loft work

  11-12-2025 11:36 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Patrick William John White, 26, from Middlesbrough took £1,500 from the 84-year-old woman
  
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• Santa on Wheels 2025: Timings and locations for first night of Stockton open top bus tour

  11-12-2025 09:50 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Santa on Wheels is back from Thursday, December 11 to Sunday, December 14
  
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• XL Bully attack sees Staffy owner prise pet from dog's jaws

  11-12-2025 09:26 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information and footage of the XL Bully attack on the Hartfields estate
  
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• One property in Middlesbrough meets new 'mansion tax' threshold

  11-12-2025 05:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The mansion, in the south of Middlesbrough, is estimated to be worth £2.4m
  
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• 'Delusional' arsonist set neighbour's flat ablaze and stood watching as she screamed for help

  11-12-2025 05:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Price, 53, used a funnel to pour diesel through the letterbox of the flat above his own
  
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• Plan for up to 700 homes in Wynyard that attracted hundreds of objections withdrawn

  11-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Cameron Hall and Jomast Developments first proposed the outline scheme for Wynyard village in February 2023
  
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• 'Nervous' prison visitor caught trying to smuggle cannabis and pregabalin into Holme House

  11-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Mark Coates, 44, was caught by prison officers with wraps of cannabis and pregabalin at HMP Holme House
  
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• Communication and help for SEND needs to improve in early help for children, says report

  11-12-2025 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton Council's people select committee also heard of concerns about the 'horrendous' cost of children's services
  
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• People invited to have their say on Yarm High Street proposals following opposition and petition

  10-12-2025 18:30 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton Council is asking whether there is public support for the scheme for town centre improvements, with a consultation open until January 12
  
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• Brothers chased attacker who was disarmed by his mum into street, one armed with meat cleaver

  10-12-2025 17:42 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Martin and Lee Tobin have been jailed but the judge told them 'you'll be out in a blink'
  
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• Details behind 'heartbreaking' sudden closure of well-known roadside cafe on A66

  10-12-2025 16:36 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  One customer said: 'A great facility for truckers and travellers. This will be missed by 1,000s of people, I'm sure'
  
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• Gas blast arsonist who started explosion that ripped through Park End home learns fate 18 months on

  10-12-2025 15:23 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Andrew McCubin, who was found guilty of starting the blaze on Kirkland Walk , near Frampton Green, in Park End, has been sentenced at Teesside Crown Court
  
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• British soldier killed in Ukraine named as Paratrooper George Hooley by Ministry of Defence

  10-12-2025 14:07 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Lance Corporal George Hooley of the Parachute Regiment has been killed in a tragic accident in Ukraine while observing the testing of a new defensive capability
  
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• Developer 'trying to shake off stigma' that surrounds HMOs after police concerns

  10-12-2025 13:21 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Liam Lewis says: 'As long as it's managed properly by a professional landlord, like myself, then HMOs aren't a problem'
  
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• Third proposal to keep countryside holiday lodges set for refusal

  10-12-2025 12:51 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The owners of Hazelfield Cottage, on Elstob Lane, are seeking retrospective permission for the facilities
  
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• 'Tidal wave' of flu cases sweeps England - see how your local hospital compares

  10-12-2025 12:43 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A new map shows how many patients have been hospitalised with flu in the last week - and it's the highest number on record for this time of year
  
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• Reintroduction of face masks at Teesside hospitals after 'rise in flu and respiratory illnesses'

  10-12-2025 12:26 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Staff will be wearing masks on several wards at The James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough, and the University Hospital of North Tees, in Stockton
  
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• 30 dogs found living amongst faeces, rotten food and rat droppings in woman's Teesside home

  10-12-2025 11:30 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The smell of urine and faeces made it difficult for RSPCA inspectors to stay inside Ginette Warne's Loftus home for long periods of time
  
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• Full list of River Island stores set to close within weeks - including two on Teesside

  10-12-2025 10:02 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Fashion retailer River Island is closing 33 stores by end of January and restructuring rental arrangements for 71 others as part of High Court-approved plan
  
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