The sinkhole emerged on Eston Rec, an area of green space, 18 months ago

The new buildings will 'deliver tangible economic, environmental, and social benefits'

Middlesbrough Council is not alone in charging for garden waste - the number of households using the service has dropped again

Among the lineup are Overpass, Basht, TTSSFU, with Good Health Good Wealth, M60, Shelf Lives, Charlie Floyd, Swindled and Daisy Brown

Kgothatso Ntuli, 29, was jailed for rape at Teesside Crown Court on Tuesday

Lewis Barnard, 20, along with Levi and Sonny Smith, went to meet a man to buy £380 worth of watches - but threatened to ram him

Spying Southampton FC has been given the boot from the competition and a four point deduction for next season

Here's everything you need to know about the rail engineering works impacting the Championship play-off final weekend

The EFL disciplinary commission have finished their hearing on Southampton

Emergency services have been at Tees Renewable Energy Plant throughout Tuesday, May 19 :: All personnel on the site are accounted for and safe

Emergency services are at the scene of an oil spill near Wolviston

Two people have been taken to hospital after the brawl in Billingham's Rievaulx Avenue

An anti-poverty action plan was described at a cabinet meeting as aiming 'to make a long-term difference, not a short-term fix'

Gavin Watson was handed a suspended prison sentence after he was found guilty of causing serious injury by careless driving

The changes are meant to improve things for customers

Graham Longstaff, 67, claims DWP pension errors, including two letters declaring him dead, forced him and partner Karen van der Burgh, 55, to abandon Portugal retirement and sleep in their car

Luke Blake has appeared at Teesside Crown Court charged with attempted murder and aggravated burglary

The work at Middlesbrough's Thorntree Cemetery is being broken down into four stages as the project gets underway this month

Organisers have confirmed this year's Thornafest event will not go ahead in July

Andrew Bryson, 24, is being sought by police

The attempted thefts have taken place in the Bishopsgarth area

A white Mini was involved in a crash with a blue Ford Transit van

The outline proposals for two unspecified coffee shop or fast food units on the to-be-demolished hotel site are being considered by Stockton Council

Residents can comment on the proposal for the vacant premises in Marske

It will be accessed off the A171 road, which skirts the town, on farmland