Stockton-on-Tees news

• Santa sleigh ready to spread festive cheer on these dates - Darlington & Stockton Times

  09-12-2025 19:00 via news.google.com
  Santa sleigh ready to spread festive cheer on these dates  Darlington & Stockton Times
  
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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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• Roofer who fell asleep at wheel on A1 after sleepless night at holiday park badly injured two women

  10-12-2025 09:35 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Bryan Storey had gone to Haggerston Castle in Northumberland for the weekend but found the caravan so cold he couldn't sleep - he then dozed off at the wheel the next day
  
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• Santa hats, face paints and costumes: 32 pictures from Stockton's lantern parade

  10-12-2025 09:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  See who you can spot in our gallery of pictures from the lantern parade on Stockton High Street
  
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• Middlesbrough dealer's jail term extended 'keeping dangerous man off our streets'

  10-12-2025 05:15 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Dale Hamilton's sentence has been extended to 13 years as the solicitor general welcomes sentence to keep 'this dangerous man off our streets'
  
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• Jordan Hogg murder accused sent text message about police raid concerns, jury hears

  10-12-2025 04:35 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Six people are on trial accused of murdering Jordan Hogg in February
  
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• 'Off road bikers tearing up streets and drug deals in open air': 9.7% rise in anti-social behaviour

  10-12-2025 02:48 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  There was a 9.7% rise in anti-social behaviour incidents in the 12 months to September logged by Cleveland Police
  
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• 'How is this even being considered': Hundreds of objections to plans for 179 homes in Billingham

  10-12-2025 01:28 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The plans for homes on two fields near Sandy Lane West have attracted 249 comments in objection and just one in support
  
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• 'I won't let this go': Natalie Jenkins' grieving mum makes appeal for help on six-year anniversary

  10-12-2025 01:12 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Sylvia Jenkins said her daughter Natalie, who is believed to have been murdered, is always on her mind
  
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• Middlesbrough's 'no cuts' budget: Plans for 2% council tax rise and £6m 'boost' for services

  10-12-2025 01:09 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Middlesbrough's Mayor Chris Cooke outlines plans to invest more than £6m in services as he talks through budget proposals with the Local Democracy Reporting Service
  
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• TVCA miss another audit deadline but ‘confident’ they will meet 2026 backstop

  09-12-2025 20:02 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A TVCA spokesperson said: 'We will continue to work with our auditors to support their work on both our 2023/24 and 2024/25 accounts'
  
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• Family of student, 22, who bought poison after using 'suicide forum' call for police inquiry

  09-12-2025 17:55 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Grace Nevens 'was suffering from a crisis in her mental health' before she died in November 2024
  
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• Inside Raby Castle at Christmas as medieval fortress like never seen before

  09-12-2025 17:52 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Raby Castle in County Durham has opened its doors at Christmas for the first time in 50 years
  
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• DWP issues statement on Teesside Jobcentre closure after vandals target site

  09-12-2025 17:33 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Photographs show a number of windows have been smashed at the Eston Jobcentre at Hadrian House
  
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• Predator's 43-year jail term appeal and Jordan Hogg murder trial: 5 stories from Teesside Live today

  09-12-2025 17:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Ellis Dismore's appeal against his 43-year sentence has been dismissed, the latest from the Jordan Hogg murder trial and plans to transform a 19th-century Stockton house into a nursery
  
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• B&M returning to Middlesbrough town centre as new store 'coming soon' sign erected in Hillstreet

  09-12-2025 16:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  B&M's last Middlesbrough town centre store closed at the Dundas Arcade in 2021
  
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• Appeal by dangerous stalker jailed for murder bid and child sex offences thrown out at London court

  09-12-2025 15:59 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Ellis Dismore's appeal against his 43-year sentence has been dismissed at the London's court
  
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• Funeral director says 'it's heartbreaking' after spotting new trend

  09-12-2025 15:57 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Steven Bell says this is a person's final journey and that deserves respect
  
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• New caravans approved at North Yorkshire holiday park despite 345 objections

  09-12-2025 15:13 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Primrose Valley Holiday Village can proceed with adding new caravans and partially removing a children's play area
  
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• New £450m Center Parcs given conditional planning approval and a new name

  09-12-2025 14:44 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Center Parcs CEO Colin McKinlay has confirmed the name and planning details for the £450million centre
  
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