2+ week, 1+ day ago   (272+ words) Multiple people have been arrested and charged in connection with a wrong-way crash on the A66 which killed seven people, including two police officers. A Volkswagen Passat with five young men hit an oncoming marked Cleveland Police vehicle on the dual-carriageway…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (379+ words) A seal sanctuary has taken in its first pup of the season, a grey female it has named Babybel. The pup was rescued from Port Gaverne on 6 August, when its mother did not return to nurse and it became increasingly…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (367+ words) A plan for a theatre, hotel and thousands of homes aims to make Middlesbrough "the UK's most creative place for young people to live". The council announced proposals to transform the town for young people as part of its 10-year…...

3+ day, 3+ min ago   (435+ words) The funeral for the second police officer killed in a wrong-way crash while on duty will take place later on Thursday. PC Tom Clough, 38, died on the A66 in South Bank, near Middlesbrough, in the early hours of 22 August alongside his…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (280+ words) A new fence lasted just five hours before being ripped out in broad daylight, according to a councillor. The wooden fence in Middlesbrough was installed at about 14:00 BST on 18 August, but by 19:00 it had vanished. Longlands and Beechwood independent Joan…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (385+ words) People who have committed minor crimes are cleaning up Swindon town centre as part of their sentences. The community payback programme sees those convicted do unpaid work in their local area. In Swindon, groups are taking part in the Big…...

18+ hour, 13+ min ago   (409+ words) PC Matthew Blades' best friend is taking his place in the Great North Run and raising funds for Parkinson's UK on his behalf. He was one of two Cleveland Police officers who died when their patrol vehicle was hit by…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (264+ words) A man has been arrested at the funeral of one of the five young men who were killed in a wrong-way collision with police, which also killed two police officers. Cole Worthy died when a Volkswagon Passat collided with a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (336+ words) Three more arrests have been made as part of a wider police operation against organised crime, following a head-on car crash that left two police officers and five young people dead. Two of the arrested men, aged 19 and 24, were held…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (406+ words) A charity is backing a campaign calling for stronger legal protection for seals, saying human disturbance is harming their health and welfare. The Seal Research Trust, based in Cornwall, has backed calls from the UK Seal Alliance to make the…...