Stockton-on-Tees news

• Police called to early hours attack near Hartlepool bars

  13-07-2026 12:29 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A man was taken to hospital after the incident in Avenue Road, Hartlepool
  
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• Young Hartlepool lad Monty showed 'crazy courage' to perform with CMAT on Scarborough stage

  19-07-2026 17:09 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Monty, from Hartlepool, was at the gig with his mum when he was brought on stage to perform with pop sensation CMAT
  
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• 'It was genuinely awful': Mum describes moment bus crashed into North East garden

  19-07-2026 16:17 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  NORTH EAST NEWS: A bus crashed into the family home's front garden in County Durham after it is believed the driver suffered a medical episode
  
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• Pre-loved school uniforms being distributed as parents pay around £340 to kit out kids

  19-07-2026 16:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The second hand uniforms will be cleaned and delivered across the Tees Valley
  
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• Middlesbrough school pupils' 'once in a lifetime' trip to Disneyland after winning national contest

  19-07-2026 15:23 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The school pupils performed with singer Katherine Jenkins OBE in front of the park's new World of Frozen attraction
  
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• Meet the adopted pups trained as police 'digi dogs' to track down devices with sense of smell

  19-07-2026 14:59 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  PD Connie and PD Merlin will help track down devices during searches
  
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• Cannabis farm discovered in Stockton after officers called to 'disturbance'

  19-07-2026 13:34 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A cannabis farm has been discovered in Dundas Street, in Stockton, after 999 crews were called to reports of a disturbance
  
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• More acts for Middlesbrough Mela announced ahead of huge summer weekend festival

  19-07-2026 12:18 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Middlesbrough Mela will return for its 36th year in Albert Park next month
  
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• Forgotten fruit tree given rude nickname by Shakespeare found in Middlesbrough

  19-07-2026 11:24 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  “I had absolutely no idea what they were when I was first introduced to them recently"
  
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• Final bell for beloved teaching assistant retiring after 41 years at Stockton school

  19-07-2026 10:50 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Janet McNeilly has helped thousands of youngsters flourish at a Stockton primary school
  
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• Nostalgia at 90 as grandma Pat visits site where Stockton business began for birthday treat

  19-07-2026 09:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Pat Waites ran The Textile Centre on a long-gone part of Stockton’s high street - and her daughter Julie Hawke tracked down the spot where the shop used to be
  
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• Solar panels to village home in latest Stockton Council planning bids roundup

  19-07-2026 01:05 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton Council is also considering proposals for home extensions and a boundary fence
  
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• Tributes to 'devoted son', 32, and 'adored' brother, 21, among those paid in The Gazette

  19-07-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
  
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• Stockton man asked 'young girl' for photos and sent video of his naked bottom twerking

  19-07-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Ryan Borrow, of Stockton, thought he was speaking to a 14-year-old girl online
  
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• Stockton dad found with 11 bags of drugs inside his body and over £1,000 in his sock

  19-07-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Callum Costello said the drugs were for his own personal use but he was found guilty of drug dealing by a jury
  
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• Redcar teen headbutted girlfriend and pulled out chunk of her hair during weekend jaunt

  19-07-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Nathan Duffy, of Redcar, said he'd jump in the River Tyne if his girlfriend told police about the attack during a weekend in Newcastle
  
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• Dangerous dog injury offences have more than doubled on Teesside in the last five years

  19-07-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Police dealt with 533 dangerous dog injury offences in 2025-6, compared to 189 recorded in 2020-1
  
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• Hit Middlesbrough comedy Smoggie Queens set to return for third series

  18-07-2026 16:22 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Written by RTS winner and BAFTA nominated Middlesbrough native Phil Dunning, the acclaimed second series was released this year
  
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• 'I'm a social butterfly' - brain injury survivor making giant steps after 30 years in care

  18-07-2026 14:22 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Laura Whiteley is looking to move into supported living where she hopes to find her 'forever home'
  
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• Councillors' vote paves the way for former Middlesbrough mayor to be awarded freedom of the borough

  18-07-2026 13:31 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Dave Budd has been praised for his 'humility, decency and positivity' over decades of public service
  
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• Serial offender behind bars for string of shop thefts days after court appearance

  18-07-2026 13:24 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Callum Briggs has been jailed for 51 weeks for a string of shop thefts
  
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• Council urging beach visitors to put water safety first following tragic Seaton Carew deaths

  18-07-2026 12:09 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Seaton Carew is the only lifeguarded beach in Hartlepool and therefore the only designated beach for swimming
  
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• Scores join joyful Stockton flashmob in record-breaking event to celebrate Disability Pride Month

  18-07-2026 11:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The record-breaking event launched Our Stomping Grounds Festival 2026
  
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• Leaders spoke of their hope for the next Prime Minister as finances remain 'in a difficult place'

  18-07-2026 09:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton Council's deputy leader said they were not making financial decisions which would 'put us on cliff edges' or lead to 'drastic cuts'
  
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• 'Strong' Ofsted grades for Middlesbrough primary school with 'little people and big dreams'

  18-07-2026 01:15 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Kader Academy, in Acklam, Middlesbrough, received 'strong' gradings in all seven of Ofsted's inspection areas
  
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• More than 140 calls to Middlesbrough Council pest control service in first nine days

  18-07-2026 01:05 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Middlesbrough Council is subsidising the new service for residents, which began earlier this month
  
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• Dad's symptoms 'brushed off as gastric reflux' turned out to be rare incurable cancer

  18-07-2026 01:02 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  More than £13,000 has been raised to support James Bainbridge and his family following the devastating diagnosis
  
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• 'Saw red': Angry driver with knife tried to mow down man in middle of busy Middlesbrough street

  18-07-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Luke Lancaster 'saw red' and drove his car towards two men on Borough Road in Middlesbrough
  
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• Planning inspector overturns council's rejection of high street HMO proposal

  18-07-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The plans to convert vacant office space in Redcar into accommodation were refused last year
  
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• It might be the height of summer but tickets are on sale for the Santa Express

  18-07-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  All aboard for the interactive magical experience with prices frozen
  
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