Stockton-on-Tees news

• Two 25-year-olds die after collapsing during Great North Run

  14-09-2026 15:52 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Both participants were 25-year-old men from the North East, the Great Run Company has confirmed
  
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• Two dogs put down after family let Jack Russells suffer for weeks in Grangetown home

  14-09-2026 17:25 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Irene Pallent, 65, her partner Derek Lane, 61, and Irene's son Stuart Pallent, 40, have been given suspended prison sentences
  
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• UK armed forces member dies in Ukraine road crash as Ministry of Defence confirms death

  14-09-2026 17:07 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that a member of the British armed forces has died in a road traffic incident in Ukraine, with the individual's family notified and requesting additional time before further details are disclosed
  
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• Developer's goal for 600-home scheme 'impossible', says councillor on eve of planning appeal

  14-09-2026 16:26 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Taylor Wimpey's appeal against Stockton Council's refusal of its plan is about to be heard by a government-appointed inspector
  
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• Faces of killer trio caged after fatal attack on Stockton dad - over '£900 drug debt'

  14-09-2026 15:15 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Declan Moor, Max Cashman and Lee Bradshaw have been jailed for manslaughter following the death of Aiden Matthews
  
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• Andy Burnham dad's death announced as PM cancels engagements

  14-09-2026 14:44 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Downing Street has made the announcement
  
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• 'Party Queen' Natalie McDonald laid to rest as funeral mourners line streets after death in fire

  14-09-2026 13:56 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Natalie McDonald's coffin was carried in a horse-drawn carriage :: The 34-year-old and her niece Valentina Foster, 7, both died in the house fire in Grangetown
  
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• 'Tom would have been amazed' at support on day of his funeral says family of fallen police officer

  14-09-2026 13:24 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  PC Tom Clough's relatives thanked the people of Redcar, Teesside and beyond after the outpouring of love on the day of his ceremonial funeral
  
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• From Linthorpe Road to Pallister Avenue: Roadworks happening in Middlesbrough this week

  14-09-2026 13:03 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  This week’s roundup of roadworks either getting underway or already ongoing (September 14-20), including Roman Road
  
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• Whitby hotel painted 'iced gem' pink must be returned to original colour

  14-09-2026 12:13 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Caedmon House, which forms part of the East Terrace of The Royal Hotel in Whitby, was painted a bright pink in 2025 despite not having the necessary listed building consent
  
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• Stockton High Street plans and back garden hair salon in latest Stockton Council planning bids

  14-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton Council is also considering proposals for Yarm Lane shop changes, an agricultural building and several home extensions
  
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• Service boss says threat of cyber-attack to council is 'constant and increasingly sophisticated'

  14-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stockton councillors heard from Xentrall assistant director Ian Coxon 'we're under cyber-attack all the time', with people still the 'weakest link'
  
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• Judge 'just persuaded' as teen dad who breached suspended sentence avoids jail

  14-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Ethan Chapman pleaded guilty to breaching an earlier suspended sentence and to vehicle interference
  
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• Hartlepool roofer who got himself involved in gang found crouched beside car stolen from Grimsby

  14-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Ethan Chapman admitted breaching an earlier suspended sentence and to vehicle interference :: A judge was 'just persuaded' not to send him to prison
  
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• Grangetown thief put hand through taxi window and grabbed iphone 14 Pro Max

  14-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Daniella Shellard stole the phone from a taxi driver who was parked up near to Newport Bridge
  
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• BT 'street hub' and care home conversion among latest Redcar and Cleveland planning applications

  14-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The applications have recently been submitted to the local planning authority and have yet to be determined
  
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• Great North Run 2026: See if you can spot anyone you know in 54 images from race

  13-09-2026 17:46 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  If you took part this year, or know anyone who did, check out our Great North Run start photos below
  
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• Chris Kamara's son in tears as Middlesbrough-born Sky Sports icon opens up on health battle

  13-09-2026 17:03 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Former Sky Sports presenter Chris Kamara was interviewed by BBC One after completing the Great North Run alongside his son Jack and broadcast partner Ben Shephard
  
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• 'Little Boro' pop-up container village to transform Centre Square in Middlesbrough

  13-09-2026 16:36 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Little Boro will reflect the ‘Made in Middlesbrough’ mentality at the heart of the town's UK City of Culture bid
  
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• Police appeal to find rightful owner of recovered goods in Middlesbrough as arrest made

  13-09-2026 15:55 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  These goods were recovered when police attended an address in Middlesbrough
  
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• Construction begins on 152 new prison places at Teesside jail

  13-09-2026 14:52 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Prisoners themselves have been integral to the construction process at HMP Kirklevington Grange
  
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• Classic 90s holiday revisited 30 years later and it exceeded every expectation

  13-09-2026 14:27 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  We took our family to Haven's Hopton Holiday Village in Norfolk for the first time - 30 years after the parents visited as kids in the 90s - and it exceeded every expectation
  
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• Stockton mum pens children's books in memory of beloved rescue greyhound

  13-09-2026 12:48 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Ex-racer Stewie was only five when he died suddenly 11-months after finding his forever home
  
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• New one-stop store bringing authentic African foods to Middlesbrough

  13-09-2026 12:43 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  AZ African Store boasts everything needed to cook traditional dishes
  
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• Andy Burnham taking on Great North Run in first for serving Prime Minister

  13-09-2026 11:41 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister is running for the homelessness and housing charity Changing Lives
  
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• DWP confirms UK State Pension age increase - what it means for those affected

  13-09-2026 09:59 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed the timetable for the State Pension age rising from 66 to 67 by 2028, affecting people born after April 6, 1960. Here is everything you need to know about the Pension age changes and whether you are affected.
  
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• Tributes to 'devoted mum' and 'amazing' primary teacher, 36, among Gazette death notices

  13-09-2026 09:15 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
  
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• South Tees Development Corporation formalises repayment plan for over £400m of loans

  13-09-2026 09:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Papers said: 'With the right repayment profile STDC’s debt is sustainable'
  
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• Green light for 87 new houses in Brotton as council planning permission secured

  13-09-2026 09:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Much of the debate at the decision meeting centred on fears of a potential 'cut through' for bikers carrying out criminal activities
  
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• 'We cook in front of customers': Restaurant boss urges diners to see 'immaculate' standards

  13-09-2026 01:01 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Middlesbrough's Bazaar restaurant says it saw a drop in diners following reports of a 'quickly dealt with' pest infestation that was out of its 'control'
  
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