A judge denied Middlesbrough's Clive Williams' request to enter a not guilty plea on the day of sentencing at Teesside Magistrates' Court

Ofsted inspectors praised 'warm and welcoming environment' at site which opened just one year ago

Hall Garth Hotel and Revive Spa in Coatham Mundeville near Darlington has 56 en-suite guest bedrooms, a restaurant, bar, meeting facilities and function suites capable of accommodating up to 160 guests

Planning documents say the expansion has been made possible by greater demand for smaller caravans than originally anticipated

Middlesbrough's Hayley Fenwick, 39, admitted to a list of 61 shop lifting offences

The borough council's planning committee has refused an application which aimed to transform 100 Elwick Road from a residential property to a house in multiple occupation

Keith Royal, 41, was pronounced dead at the scene after the car he was driving left the carriageway, collided with a roadside barrier and overturned on the A1

A list of Christmas events for 2026

The stopgap solution has been a long time coming, with no one able or willing to say when it will be completed

The orders follow a number of targeted incidents including two vehicles being driven into houses and the serious assault of two men who were attacked with a large knife

A second company is taking on staff from Santander but plans to move their work abroad over the next 18 months

Councillors also exchanged views over Redcar and Cleveland's continued fly-tipping problem

A 20-year-old man from Walsall has been arrested on suspicion of a Section 4a Public Order Offence

The proposal for Leven Bank, Yarm is one of two plans for children's homes under consideration by Stockton Council

Jasmine and Ross Scarr decided to move their three kids and two dogs to Thailand after the mum first fell in love with the place travelling as a teenager

Gisborough Hall's new Sakura Spa in North Yorkshire offers a full luxury escape complete with wellness treatments, woodland walks, on-site llamas and cranes, and stunning shepherd huts with hot tubs and stargazing roofs.

This week’s roundup of roadworks either getting underway or already ongoing (October 12 to 18), including Roman Road

Hartlepool Council's planning committee has approved an application from EDF Nuclear Energy Generation Limited for the power station site off Tees Road

The mass dance event will involve 300 performers aged between six and 79-years-old

Luke Jefferson has been told he may be sent to jail after trying to meet a 15-year-old 'boy' he met on Grindr

A new financial fraud advocate had helped people recover their losses while trading standards and licensing officers seized cigs, tobacco and vapes

Sarah Thompson is due to stand trial in 2027 after allegedly assaulting the police officer in Hartlepool

The applications have recently been received by Redcar and Cleveland Council, but not yet determined

Kerry Fitzpatrick was given the job of activities coordinator at Middlesbrough Grange Care Home and given money to buy items - but nothing ever appeared

Inspectors said pupils thrive 'emotionally and socially' at Viewley Hill Academy but some had not secured necessary knowledge on leaving early years