Teesside
A man has been sentenced after sending graphic letters to random women; one of whom he threatened to rape and others were aimed at threatening to abduct, torture, rape and murder their children. 21-year-old Ben Strangeways, of Whitby Avenue in Eston, Redcar and Cleveland, pleaded guilty to one count of stalking with fear of violence […]
The A19 in North Yorkshire is closed northbound between the A67 (Yarm) and A174 (Stainton) due to a vehicle fire. Emergency services including North Yorkshire Police are on scene. National Highways have deployed resources to assist with traffic management. Diversion Route: Traffic is being diverted via the hollow triangle diversion symbol: If this closure impacts […]
Chart-topping superstar Jay Sean is today unveiled as the headline act set for a unique evening slot at this year’s Middlesbrough Mela – and exclusive discounted tickets go on sale from noon today (Friday, June 13) for a limited time only. The show is set to be the jewel in the crown of the 35th birthday edition […]
Around 100 jobs have been lost across a group of companies that had been behind NHS 111 call centres, including three sites in the North East. Around 250 people were based at Totally plc sites in Newcastle, Sunderland and Stockton when administrators were appointed to the firm, along with Greenbrook Healthcare (Hounslow) Limited and Vocare Limited. Insolvency […]
A local hospital has invested in camera technology to help staff quickly intubate poorly babies who are struggling with their breathing. The equipment, a ‘GlideScope’, is now in place on the special care baby unit at the University Hospital of North Tees – which cares for babies who are born prematurely or sick. The ‘GlideScope’ […]
A TEESSIDE health leader has been listed in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) as one of the country’s top chief executive officers within the NHS. Stacey Hunter who joined University Hospitals Tees (comprising North Tees and Hartlepool and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts) in January 2024, appears on the list for the fourth time. […]
Drug dealer who conspired to supply quarter-of-a-million work of Class A drugs across the North East has been sentenced to time behind bars. Mohamed Gangat, is now getting accommodated with living behind bars after a Judge passed down his sentence at Teesside Magistrates Court yesterday (Tuesday). Evidence gathered by officers at the North East Regional Organised Crime […]
TWO North East patients have become the first in the region to undergo a revolutionary heart procedure at The James Cook University Hospital. Valerie Wells, from Peterlee, and Lindel Carre, from Durham, are now enjoying a renewed lease of life after undergoing tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) at the Middlesbrough hospital. The minimally invasive procedure […]
Members of NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union at five secondary schools run by the Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) are to take strike action over plans to increase the length of the school day and the resultant impact on teachers’ working hours, workload and the welfare of staff and pupils. Members at OGAT Hindley in Wigan, OGAT Foxhills […]
“Don’t think ‘it’s not for me’ – it may be the best thing you ever do.” Nat Donnison’s view of her own experience of fostering is a rallying call to those yet to take the first step. Her words came as Middlesbrough’s small army of brilliant foster carers took centre stage at a special event. […]
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