Middlesbrough Council processed over £3.5 million in grants in January 2021. The cash support has benefited 519 businesses so far, and business owners are being reminded to check their eligibility if they've not already done so.
Andy Preston is backing calls from a Teesside charity for the government to support schools dealing with “a children’s mental health pandemic”. The Middlesbrough mayor has joined forces with the Russ Devereux Headlight Project ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week (February 1-7).
A community consultation is set to get underway on plans for an expansive country park in Middlesbrough. The Stainsby Country Park & Masterplan has been a work in progress for a number of years with a series of revisions made following consultations.
A drug den bringing misery and fear to a local community has been shut down – the second in less than a week. It’s the latest strike in a town-wide drive by Middlesbrough Council and Cleveland Police to win back law-abiding streets from dealers, thugs and yobs.
Middlesbrough's fight against Covid will be stepped up after a significant government funding boost. Middlesbrough Council will receive £480,000 to develop its Covid Champions network and the wider community response to coronavirus.
Covid-19 restrictions saw Middlesbrough Mela go virtual last year for the first time in its 30-year history. A mere pandemic wasn't enough to halt the region's greatest multi-cultural celebration in its tracks, and it's now been awarded Best Online Mela category at the 2020 UK Bhangra Awards.
A new NHS telephone line, 0300 2000 000, is now available for anyone on Teesside to call if they are concerned about a child or young person's (up to 18th birthday) emotional wellbeing.
A town centre dealing den targeting vulnerable young people has been shut down in response to community concerns. A sign found at the Middlesbrough terraced house read ‘no weed, don't knock' - while kids as young as 12 were among those queueing up to buy cannabis.
Elderly care homes across Tees Valley have received their first life-saving COVID-19 vaccinations. Working together GP practices across the region have provided the vaccine to residents and staff as part of the national roll-out.
Middlesbrough motorists are being advised of overnight road closures at one of the town's major road junctions. All four of the slip roads at the A172/A174 Stokesley Road Interchange will be closed to traffic between 8pm on Monday, February 1 and 6am on Tuesday, February 2.
Middlesbrough residents are being informed of how green waste collections will run in 2021. The Middlesbrough Council service is set to resume on Tuesday, April 6 and will return to a fortnightly collection until the end of September.
The compassionate work of Middlesbrough Council's community safety team has been highlighted in a varied week helping a series of vulnerable and distressed people. Among the issues dealt with have been a council car park attendant talking down a man from the top of Zetland car park.
A new Council team has gone straight into action in a Middlesbrough-wide fly-tipping crackdown. And a warning has been sounded to rogue traders offering bogus refuse disposal services that they will be caught and prosecuted.
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