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
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
A special Letters to Heaven post box has been installed at the Stockton-on-Tees Crematorium to allow grieving relatives to send letters to loved ones who are no longer with us. Bereaved family and friends can post cards, letters and other messages into the white and gold memorial post box, andContinue Reading
