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• Probe into hit and slash attack on victim in Billingham continues

  14-04-2025 13:02 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A 43-year-old man suffered multiple slash wounds to his head after being struck by a vehicle in Allendale Road, Billingham
  
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• Judge rules Middlesbrough Council 'unfairly dismissed' council employee and must reinstate him

  26-04-2025 14:33 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  As part of her conclusions, Employment Judge Jeram said the 'collective incuriosity' of individuals involved was 'highly troublesome'
  
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• 7 top close to Teesside caravan and camping sites to visit this summer

  26-04-2025 14:09 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  With summer just around the corner now is the time to get those holidays booked on, with 7 spots near Teesside offering great options for a staycation
  
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• 999 crews flood Stockton estate after car ends up backwards through fence

  26-04-2025 13:08 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A silver Honda ended up facing towards the street after apparently smashing through a fence
  
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• What's it like to live in the North Yorkshire seaside town that Teessiders love

  26-04-2025 12:03 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Whitby in North Yorkshire may be a tourist hotspot - but for the people who live there the town is a completely different place as they struggle with constant crowds
  
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• Armed police swarm Middlesbrough after firearm reports and find teens making TikTok with replica

  26-04-2025 10:53 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Police said it takes all reports of firearms very seriously after establishing that a group of teenagers were making a TikTok
  
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• Newport Bridge closed due to ongoing police incident

  26-04-2025 09:57 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Police issued a statement on social media at 5.50am on Saturday stating that the bridge is closed
  
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• NORTH-EAST NEWS: Rapist threatened to kill woman with crossbow before weapon malfunctioned

  25-04-2025 18:33 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Michael Holmes, 42, was sentenced to 16 years behind bars after being found guilty of multiple offences at Teesside Crown Court
  
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• Morrisons urgently recalls popular product over fears it may contain blue plastic

  25-04-2025 18:16 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The store says some packs of its Cumberland Sausages could contain pieces of blue plastic. Customers are being urged to return the product for a full refund
  
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• E-scooters, drug dealing and criminal exploitation force closure of two houses on same street

  25-04-2025 16:50 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  'We are determined to protect law-abiding residents,' says Cllr Brenda Harrison following the closure orders on Rossall Street, Hartlepool
  
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• Sweet shop sold illegal cigs and vapes to kids - but were caught out by Trading Standards

  25-04-2025 16:18 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Staff at The Sweet Shop in North Ormesby sold illicit products to undercover officers
  
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• Saltburn Food Festival returning for 10th year and looking to expand food offer

  25-04-2025 15:55 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Victorian seaside resort becomes a magnet for foodies
  
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• Overgrown grassland could be transformed into 15 bungalows as plans lodged with council

  25-04-2025 15:44 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stainton village would house the new dwellings if the plans are approved
  
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• Teenage girl who suffered horrific burns in unsafe sunbed: 'I felt like a monster'

  25-04-2025 15:17 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: The 15-year-old girl told how minutes in a dangerous sunbed derailed her life, which three years later was 'starting to take some semblance of order'
  
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• Cherished son, 30, and beautiful 102-year-old great-grandma among Gazette death and funeral notices

  25-04-2025 15:16 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
  
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• Struggling foodbank makes 'incredibly difficult decision' to cutback support - or close by July

  25-04-2025 15:03 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  St Mary's Church is currently spending more than £200 per week on providing service but is struggling with funding
  
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• Best friends Tracey and Trudi make weight loss pact and shed more than seven stone between them

  25-04-2025 13:44 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Tracey Sandbach and Trudi Goodchild joined a local slimming club and made several lifestyle changes together on their weight loss journey
  
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• Sadness as Balkan Holidays ceases trading after flying from Teesside Airport since early 2000s

  25-04-2025 13:39 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  All future holidays with Balkan have been cancelled - the company was 'set for another busy summer' from Teesside
  
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• Video shows 'ghost patient' sliding glass across table 'like ouija board'

  25-04-2025 13:10 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Amy Turner was lying in bed after spending the night in hospital when she noticed her glass begin to slide
  
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• 'Our Lanzarote hotel room's ceiling collapsed while we slept - we could have been killed'

  25-04-2025 13:06 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Linsey Rees was on holiday with her mum and two kids when they were woken up by a 'big crash' at 3am
  
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• Introducing Soigné: Father and son prepare to open 'the best of the best' Ingleby Barwick patisserie

  25-04-2025 12:51 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Stephen and Josh Palmer will open the doors to Soigné, in Ingleby Barwick, on May 1
  
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• York pubgoers told to use loo before leaving bars or face £100 fine for urinating in street

  25-04-2025 12:36 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  A new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) will come into effect in York and people will be made to pay £100 fines for breaking the rules, as the city attempts to crack down on street urination
  
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• Thornaby man found guilty of attempted child rape and sex assault

  25-04-2025 11:20 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Daniel Scott will be sentenced in June at Teesside Crown Court
  
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• Pervert with 'long term deviant sexual interest in children' tells judge to 'get on with it'

  25-04-2025 11:19 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Karl Marper sat on his laptop to try and hide it from the police
  
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• Balkan Holidays forced to close with immediate effect as all future holidays cancelled

  25-04-2025 11:05 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Balkan Holidays, a British travel company established in 1966, has confirmed it has ceased trading with immediate effect. All future holidays have been cancelled
  
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• Former Teesside tanning salon owner jailed after girl suffers horrific burns on dangerous sunbed

  25-04-2025 09:28 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING: Ryan Shira, 26, was jailed at Teesside Magistrates' Court after he admitted health and safety offences following injuries suffered by the girl in 2022
  
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• Warning that plan to ban smoking in town's outdoor seating areas could hit trade

  25-04-2025 05:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Allowing customers to vape will be at the discretion of the licence holder
  
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• Plans approved to install more than 1,500 ground solar panels at hospital

  25-04-2025 05:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Planning documents note the proposals will 'create energy efficiency and cost reductions'
  
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• 'Monumentally behind', 'skewed metrics': Criticism of care watchdog as local inspection backlog is revealed

  25-04-2025 05:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  The Care Quality Commission said it was working hard to improve how it operates
  
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• Illegal online pharmacist 'Dr T' jailed for selling prescription medication and 'sesh' drugs

  25-04-2025 05:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Tarik Turan, aged 36, called himself ‘Dr T’, selling prescription medication and ‘sesh’ drugs online
  
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