Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston made stamping out crime and anti-social behaviour a priority when he was elected in 2019 – and Middlesbrough’s Neighbourhood Safety Wardens are on the front line of that battle. We spent the morning on patrol in the town centre to find out what they do.
There is huge support for England manager Gareth Southgate to be awarded the Freedom of Middlesbrough. A total of 1,768 voted in an online poll on the Middlesbrough Council website, with 89.5% in favour.
Six months on from catching Covid, Ian Davison was still in pain, exhausted and struggling to breathe. As the infection went and the days turned into weeks, the 55-year-old was "completely tired, all the time" and suffered from confusion, memory loss and a lack of concentration - known as "brain fog" - as well as pains in his legs, calves and ankles.
Potential operators for a new Middlesbrough community hub are being sought. The new facility will replace the former Southlands Centre which was demolished to make way for new development. Potential candidates should have experience in areas such as running community venues or sports groups for example.
Tributes have been paid this week to former Middlesbrough Council member and civic Mayor Peter Porley who has died at the age of 90. He was elected Councillor for Park End ward in 1999, sitting on a number of committees and chairing the Licensing Committee.
A series of programmed lane closures on both carriageways of the A66 through Middlesbrough will commence this weekend. The first set of lane closures will be in operation on Saturday, July 17 and Sunday, July 18, and will affect both carriageways of the A66 between the A19 and Hartington Interchange.
What do you get when you cross a tiger with a squirrel? Answer? Safety for pedestrians, cyclists and school children in south Middlesbrough... The town's first ever ‘tiger crossing' has opened in Coulby Newham with Middlesbrough Council's road safety mascot Safety Squirrel on hand to inspect the works.
A spectacular evening of entertainment, dinner and dancing is on offer this festive season as the very first annual Winter Ball is launched. Presented and hosted by Middlesbrough Town Hall, the Winter Ball will take place on Friday, December 10, from 6.30pm until late.
David Benson and Jack Lane are bringing back their hugely popular ‘Dad's Army Radio Show' on Thursday, July 15 to help Middlesbrough Theatre celebrate its long-awaited re-opening.
Rising Covid rates have prompted a fresh appeal for all adults to be double vaccinated as soon as possible. Infection rates in Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland are now both at their highest recorded levels of the pandemic.
Middlesbrough and the rest of the North East will receive extra national support to tackle high Covid infection rates. The Department of Health and Social Care is to confirm the region will become an 'enhanced response area'.
A group of committed community litter pickers is still going strong despite the upheavals caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The team gathered at Hemlington Recreation Centre on Friday to enjoy the blazing sunshine and have a catch-up. Then it was down to the serious business of making the whole area spick and span again.
Life-saving jabs and more are up for grabs during a week-long health and wellbeing drive in key Middlesbrough communities. The Covid-19 vaccine - both AstraZeneca and Pfizer - is just one of a range of services and support lined up to help local people live healthier lives.
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