Tees Valley residents are set to benefit from energy efficiency upgrades after nearly £14 million was awarded to a consortium involving Darlington, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton councils. The funding – totalling £13,953,865 – comes from the government’s new Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme, which could help up toContinue Reading

If you’re off out to celebrate the New Year later, we want you to have a safe and enjoyable night out. Our officers will be working as usual; on the streets, in town centres, checking in at licensed premises and night time economy businesses – come and say hello ifContinue Reading

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On Saturday morning, North Yorkshire Police received a report that a Honda quadbike and other items had been taken from a farm in the Whitby area. A chain securing the quad had been cut. Enquiries began immediately, and later the same day officers established it was in the Eston areaContinue Reading

Officers are appealing for information after a man was assaulted by a group of men in Loftus. At around 6:10pm on Friday 27th December, the man was on Gladstone Street in Loftus when he was assaulted by a group of men who pulled up in a black car. The 34-year-oldContinue Reading

Teesside councils are pledging to intensify efforts against negligent landlords after concerns emerged over the low number of prosecutions for housing safety breaches in recent years. Data obtained through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests by Public Interest Lawyers revealed that between 2019/20 and 2023/24, only one landlord was prosecuted inContinue Reading

Cleveland Police are urgently searching for a man believed to have sustained “significant injuries” during an assault in Grangetown, Redcar and Cleveland. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, at around 2:15 BST, on Eversham Road. Officers were called to the scene following reports of an attack. AContinue Reading

On Boxing Day morning, hundreds of brave souls gathered at Redcar’s seafront for the annual Boxing Dip, plunging into the icy North Sea to raise funds for North East charities. The event, a cherished tradition in the area, sees participants of all ages donning festive costumes, from Santa suits toContinue Reading

A 31-year-old man has been left with serious injuries following a violent attack inside a Redcar nightclub during the early hours of Christmas Day. The incident occurred at The Deck on Bath Street at approximately 2:20 a.m., Cleveland Police said. The victim sustained “extensive injuries to his ear,” a biteContinue Reading

 new skate park and the transformation of a play area have been granted planning permission. Guisborough’s King George V playing fields in Howlbeck Road will undergo changes to benefit an area “which has been in sad decline”, ward councillor Bill Clarke said. The application described plans for “wheeled play provision”,Continue Reading

Arriva North East will implement fare changes starting January 1, 2025. In response to customer and stakeholder feedback regarding the complexity of the single fare structure, most single fares in the region will now be set at £1.60 or £1.70 for short trips, £2.30 for slightly longer journeys, and cappedContinue Reading