Care home praised for kind, compassionate staff but ‘requires improvement’ in leadership and safety
A care home has been told it needs to improve, particularly with leadership and safety, despite praise for…
TVCA axe Middlesbrough’s walking and cycling hub as other sites to close temporarily
One local MP has voiced his unhappiness with the changes Middlesbrough’s walking and cycling hub(Image: Daniel Hodgson) Walking…
Thousands raised in honour of inspirational Teesside teacher after MND diagnosis
Claire Park was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in May 2025 after feeling unwell for around a year…
‘Genuine lifeline’ Ingleby fitness and wellbeing firm hopes to stay with retrospective plan
The plans submitted to Stockton Council say the small-scale business has helped people with pain and health conditions…
NHS chief says they aim to ‘eliminate corridor care by 2027’ at Teesside hospitals
Councillors heard of changes to some health services coming next year and expressed concerns about A&E waiting times…
The Stockton shop flogging illegal tabs for fiver a packet and passing tobacco through ceiling tile
Teesside Vape on Bishopton Lane, Stockton, has been closed for three months after a stash was uncovered in…
Reports of rise in rat activity near allotments after food waste collections begin
Residents said they had seen and heard of more rats and mice near Yarm allotments, though they said…
Proposals for hazardous waste transfer and treatment facility at Seal Sands sent to Stockton Council
Stockton Council is considering the ‘screening opinion’ request from Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd, which says pongs from the…
Over-30s indie disco coming to Stockton as Day Tripper returns to KU
Daytime clubbing aimed at over-30s audiences is becoming increasingly popular Over 30s event taking place at KU Stockton…
Leadership at Stockton-based independent ambulance service rated ‘inadequate’
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) praised staff at HQ for being caring and compassionate, but said the service…
TVCA axe Middlesbrough’s walking and cycling hub as others to close ‘temporarily’
The Cleveland Centre will likely see another empty unit as a result of the changes Middlesbrough’s walking and…
‘Forgotten’ deaf community frustrations laid bare with surgery ‘lip-reading’ and ‘verbal’ calls
Waiting for a doctor’s appointment through the haze of illness can be stressful enough. For a deaf person…