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Parents and guardians are being reminded to get their applications in for free school meals over the summer holidays. With just two weeks remaining, eligible families are being urged by Middlesbrough Council to contact their children's schools at the earliest opportunity.
Temperature Monitoring Stations are now available to the public at locations across the town including the Cleveland Centre, Hillstreet Shopping Centre and the Live Well Centre/Dundas Shopping Centre.
One of the region's best-loved celebrations of multi-cultural diversity has won a new lease of life thanks to a vital cash injection. Middlesbrough Mela has received funding from Arts Council England which will see this year's event taken online for its 30th anniversary.
Middlesbrough's CCTV network is to be expanded across the town's communities to aid the fight against anti-social behaviour and fly-tipping. New cameras are being sited in areas including Easterside, Newport, Hemlington and Berwick Hills and Pallister in the continued effort to clamp down on bad behaviour.
Plans have been put forward for a high quality development on the site of the former Tollesby shops, which have now been demolished and the site cleared. New designs released by Middlesbrough Development Company show an exciting new scheme incorporating 24 one- and two-bedroom apartments, shops and a children's nursery.
Stopping the spread of coronavirus and protecting vulnerable people are at the heart of Middlesbrough's Covid-19 response plan. The Council has developed its Local Outbreak Control Plan as part of the NHS Test and Trace programme.
Births can once again be registered at Middlesbrough Town Hall in the latest easing of the pandemic lockdown restrictions. The Register Office has been closed to the public, but following the latest changes, anyone who has had baby in Middlesbrough in February, March or April can register the birth from Wednesday, July 1.
A new competition run by Middlesbrough Reads, a campaign from the National Literacy Trust and Middlesbrough Council, gives local children the opportunity to feature in a published story about lockdown.
A quintet of iconic Middlesbrough characters are off for an arty makeover… The five red telephone boxes have been a familiar sight on the Dunning Road side of the Town Hall for decades. Now they're being given a new lease of life as part of the latest public art project in the town centre.
Middlesbrough Council has launched a second instalment of business support and is inviting the town's small businesses to express interest in the funding. Criteria include having under 50 employees, having had a significant drop in income brought about by the COVID-19 crisis, and having relatively high ongoing fixed costs.
Middlesbrough's amazing independent businesses led the way as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions were finally eased at the weekend. Many were able to open for the first time in over three months, with bars, hair salons and eateries springing back into life on Saturday (July 4).
Two "disgraceful" dumping ground properties in east Middlesbrough have been cleaned up following council interventions. Middlesbrough Council's Environmental Enforcement team took action to secure improvements at the two private properties in Netherfields.
Local residents are being asked for their views on the future development of Nunthorpe Grange. Their input will help to shape a number of proposed developments set to take place over the coming years. While any proposal will be subject to the normal planning approval process, the input of the local community at an early stage can help to mitigate long-term impacts.
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