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

A vehicle believed to have been involved in a brazen fly-tipping incident has been seized. The white van now faces being crushed or sold if the owner fails to come forward. The van was used to fly-tip a load of roofing materials and MDF boarding in the Westminster Road areaContinue Reading

Residents are being encouraged to have their say on the future of learning to help boost job opportunities and ensure training and education is accessible to communities across North Yorkshire. The Let’s Talk Skills engagement exercise, which has launched today (Monday, April 14), is part of North Yorkshire Council’s widerContinue Reading

The spring sunshine added the perfect seasoning to a weekend full of food and family fun at this year’s Bishop Auckland Food Festival. Thousands of people flocked to Bishop Auckland town centre for the return of one of the region’s biggest food festivals, for two days of entertainment, cookery demonstrations,Continue Reading

Members of the public are being invited to suggest issues they’d like Middlesbrough Council to investigate. The move is part of the Council’s wide-ranging Scrutiny process which puts topics affecting local people and the area they live in under the microscope. Subjects covered often relate to Council services, but topicsContinue Reading

An investigation is under way after police officers were involved in a collision during a pursuit. At about 2am yesterday (Wednesday) officers have attempted to stop a car in the Whickham area of Gateshead due to concerns about the manner it was being driven. The dark grey BMW M SportContinue Reading

One of Middlesbrough’s family favourite visitor attractions is back with a bang at the weekend. The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum (CCBM) re-opens on Saturday (April 12) with an  amazing line-up of Easter entertainment including a brand new ‘Living History’ event. Easter events at the CCBM from this weekend: Egg ScrambleContinue Reading

Officers are appealing for information after a man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision in North Tyneside. Shortly before 4.30pm on Monday, police received a report of a collision between a black and brown Harley Davidson motorcycle and a brown Mercedes Sprinter van, on Stephenson Street, near the HadrianContinue Reading

Record £2.5 million investment in North Yorkshire’s car parks Card, cash and app payments will be possible in every car park in North Yorkshire for the first time under council plans to make parking easier than ever before. North Yorkshire Council’s largest ever car parking investment plan, worth almost £2.5Continue Reading

A man has been jailed for four-and-a-half-years for sexually assaulting a woman whilst she slept. Sam Clarke, 23, abused the victim at a house party while she was sleeping, however she awoke and confronted Clarke, who tried to claim the activity was consensual and that she was awake. The braveContinue Reading