Stockton-on-Tees news

• 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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• 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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• 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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• From Acklam Road to Marton Avenue: Roadworks happening in Middlesbrough this week

  21-09-2026 12:46 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  This week’s roundup of roadworks either getting underway or already ongoing (September 21-27), including Longlands Road
  
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• Teesside man visits same Cyprus hotel 75 times in 24 years and wins TUI loyalty reward

  21-09-2026 12:41 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Paul Ingledew, 76, from Teesside has been recognised by TUI with a £2,000 holiday voucher for his extraordinary loyalty to the Louis Phaethon Beach hotel in Paphos, Cyprus
  
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• LIVE: Newcastle airport impacted by air traffic control 'tech issue' as flights disrupted

  21-09-2026 11:44 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The issue is said to be 'unrelated' to the previous technical problems which the service experienced earlier this month
  
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• Twins celebrate 20 years of Michelin-recommended Yorkshire dining

  21-09-2026 11:29 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Westwood in Beverley, East Yorkshire, has been a cornerstone of the local food scene for 20 years, and the twins behind the restaurant are celebrating the milestone
  
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• LIVE: Flights across northern England disrupted by air traffic control 'technical issue'

  21-09-2026 11:27 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The issue is said to be 'unrelated' to the previous technical problems which the service experienced earlier this month
  
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• Man, 82, dies after 'sun lounger fight' on beach as two people arrested

  21-09-2026 11:13 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A 76-year-old man and 21-year-old woman were arrested following the incident
  
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• Tesco Extra store and modular classroom among latest batch of Redcar and Cleveland planning bids

  21-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The applications have yet to be determined by the local planning authority
  
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• Stockton Council leaders appeal to government for more money as they face £5.8m overspend this year

  21-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Labour-led authority's cabinet has said it would not shy away from tough decisions as costs and demands rise
  
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• Councillor's call for selective landlord licensing to be expanded in Middlesbrough

  21-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The fee for landlords in affected areas is around £1,000 for five years, with the council looking at how it can refund 'problem free' landlords
  
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• Black eye, bruises, blood: Crack-misusing thug attacks cousin after family funeral

  21-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Jordan Stevenson then threatened to 'come round and finish the job' if the relative did not retract a police statement
  
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• Attacker knocked out woman in town centre leaving her with missing tooth and fractures

  21-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Mason Caddick, 26, who lived in Hartlepool at the time, hit the woman which left her unconscious in the road
  
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