Stockton-on-Tees news

• Teesside-based Ramsdens receives increased £232m takeover offer from US buyer FirstCash

  16-07-2026 11:49 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The £232m offer for pawnbroker Ramsdens represents a 49% premium to its share price on June 22, the last trading day before announcement of FirstCash's original offer
  
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• Tragic Pc Tom Clough's 'wit lifted spirits during most demanding shifts', says former colleague

  24-08-2026 18:30 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Chief Superintendent Richard Clark, who was Tom Clough’s former commanding officer, paid tribute to the 'hugely popular' officer after his death alongside his colleague Pc Matthew Blades in the A66 horror crash
  
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• The criminal records of four VW occupants killed in A66 horror crash revealed

  24-08-2026 18:13 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Cole Worthy, Makai Saddington, Jakub Matusiak and Theo Rae all have previous court convictions, it has been confirmed, as floral tributes continue to be laid following the A66 tragedy
  
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• Lone female worker threatened in Whale Hill Post Office armed robbery

  24-08-2026 16:55 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Two male suspects with their faces covered entered the store around 6.15am
  
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• 72 joyful images show families joining in fun at Redcar festival

  24-08-2026 16:10 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Between the Tides event has become a firm favourite
  
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• Breaking: 12 arrests over firearms and organised crime after A66 horror crash

  24-08-2026 15:38 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  12 people quizzed for offences ranging from possession of a firearm to participating in the activities of an organised crime group
  
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• Driver who caused death of Teesside-born teacher in car park crash before Christmas avoids jail

  24-08-2026 15:25 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Linda Hall was behind the wheel of a Renault Captur when she collided with 81-year-old Rita Grimshaw at the Silverlink Retail Park
  
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• Redcar footfall rises but shops struggle as locals say 'bring back the character'

  24-08-2026 15:17 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Redcar and Cleveland Council leader Alec Brown says the high street of the past cannot be recreated, but town centre footfall has increased by 14% as the council focuses on high street improvements and events to drive regeneration
  
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• A66 crash LIVE: 12 arrests in aftermath of horror collision which claimed seven lives

  24-08-2026 15:05 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The A66 has reopened in both directions 56 hours after a devastating fatal crash
  
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• A66 crash LIVE: 12 arrested in aftermath of horror collision which claimed seven lives

  24-08-2026 15:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The A66 has reopened in both directions 56 hours after a devastating fatal crash
  
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• 59-bedroom boutique hotel would 'future-proof' Acklam Hall and 'bring together old and new'

  24-08-2026 14:07 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Plans for the hotel in the grounds of the historic building would be a huge boost to the popular wedding destination
  
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• A66 crash LIVE: Road reopens 56 hours after horror collision that claimed seven lives

  24-08-2026 13:44 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The A66 has reopened in both directions 56 hours after a devastating fatal crash
  
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• Images of five VW Passat occupants who died in A66 horror crash which also killed two officers

  24-08-2026 12:55 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Two men and three teenagers died in the collision which also claimed the lives of two Cleveland Police officers
  
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• Teen killed in A66 wrong-way crash assaulted police officer weeks before his death

  24-08-2026 12:54 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Makai Saddington, 18, appeared in court in July where he pleaded guilty to assaulting a sergeant and causing racially aggravated alarm or distress to a second officer
  
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• Fire rips through holiday parking site used by Gatwick Airport passengers as cars destroyed

  24-08-2026 12:33 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services rushed to the scene of the blaze at Caldyne Business Park in Rowfant, West Sussex, shortly before 9pm on Saturday 22 August
  
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• Race Across The World Jo Gardiner dead after son Sam dies in car crash

  24-08-2026 11:45 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The mother and son competed in the BBC competition during its second series in 2020
  
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• 'Phenomenal' show of support for families of officers killed in A66 crash as fundraiser tops £250K

  24-08-2026 09:20 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Police Federation say the money raised will be split equally between the two families pf PC Tom Clough and PC Matthew Blades
  
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• A66 crash LIVE: Fundraiser for hero officers' families killed in South Bank collision tops £250,000

  24-08-2026 08:33 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  PC Tom Clough has been described as a 'hero with a fantastic sense of humour' in a family tribute
  
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• Bumper crop of Redcar applications under consideration including dog exercise facility plans

  24-08-2026 01:05 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The applications have been recently received by Redcar and Cleveland Council
  
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• Teenager denies possessing a pistol after shot allegedly fired in Grangetown

  24-08-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Leo Durrant-Hoe will stand trial next year accused of possessing a firearm
  
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• Hartlepool groom-to-be who smuggled drugs into Holme House Prison will make it to Turkey wedding day

  24-08-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Peter Murphy wrapped the drugs in clingfilm and hid them in his pocket when he visited HMP Holme House
  
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• GoFundMe for families of police officers killed in A66 South Bank crash hits £100,000 in hours

  23-08-2026 22:20 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The fundraising page organised by the Cleveland Police Federation has had over 4,100 donations so far
  
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• Wife of police officer who died in A66 South Bank crash says 'our lives will never be the same'

  23-08-2026 21:50 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  PC Matthew Blades was one of two Cleveland Police officers killed in the collision in the early hours of Saturday
  
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• A66 crash LIVE: Families pay tribute to hero police officers Tom Clough and Matthew Blades

  23-08-2026 20:59 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  PC Tom Clough has been described as a 'hero with a fantastic sense of humour' in a family tribute
  
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• Cyclists urged to saddle up for the 23rd Big Butterwick Bike Ride

  23-08-2026 19:12 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The challenge has raised more than £125,000 since it began
  
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• Family of police officer killed in A66 South Bank crash pays tribute to 'our hero'

  23-08-2026 18:57 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  PC Tom Clough was one of two police officers who died in the crash in South Bank on Saturday, which claimed the lives of seven people in total
  
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• A66 crash LIVE: Family pay tribute to 'our hero' PC Tom Clough who died in wrong-way crash

  23-08-2026 18:39 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  PC Tom Clough has been described as a 'hero with a fantastic sense of humour' in a family tribute
  
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• Dismay as Middlesbrough fence removed five hours after replacement installed

  23-08-2026 18:02 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A Middlesbrough Council spokesman said: 'A concrete block has now been installed at this location'
  
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• Plan for Airbnb holiday let for five guests at Billingham home submitted

  23-08-2026 17:37 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The council is considering the retrospective plan for a 'responsibly managed' short-term accommodation for up to five guests
  
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• Moments leading to A66 crash which claimed seven lives as new details emerge

  23-08-2026 16:38 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Independent investigators say a police pursuit lasted just under seven minutes and was aborted around 10 seconds before the fatal collision
  
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