A 52-year-old and 28-year-old have been arrested on suspicion of assault following the alleged attack on Deepdale Avenue in Middlesbrough

A judge told Lance Rushton his suspended sentence order will be "harder than prison"

Cllr Justin Thompson said he had apologised for a comparison he drew with the Second World War Holocaust and considered matters resolved

Matt Vickers MP and Cllr Niall Innes said Labour-run Stockton Council was taking a 'disproportionate' number, but council leader Lisa Evans said this was 'misleading'

Conservative councillor Niall Innes said residents asked if Labour MP Chris McDonald was 'for real', while Mr McDonald said he was being 'petty'

Two Teesside areas could see up to £20m each over the next decade

STDC Board members also gave the green light to a constitutional amendment, although this will have to be confirmed by TVCA Cabinet

Mohammed Hussain, 24, and Sean Wilson, 18, have been banned from driving and fined hundreds of pounds

Luis Fonseca has appeared at Teesside Crown Court to admit five charges :: Derem Turner admitted a single offence

Dale Henderson, 58, is standing trial at Teesside Crown Court

Sam Fender will play to more than 150,000 people in the North East over three nights this week and a warning has been issued to everyone with a ticket

It's been 35 years since she burst onto the music scene

Ryan and Sean Collard, who are both 31, were diagnosed with testicular cancer within months of each other and set up an Instagram account to encourage men to take their health seriously

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out her spending plans for the coming years

Savage Bradley Richmond also bit a man's ear off in a pub attack in a separate incident :: Surgeons were not able to reattach the ear

The new nine-metre-long ladders, which provide pedestrian access to the pier, are made of galvanised steel rather than timber

Arabella was born on February 27, but 12 days later she was rushed to hospital with low oxygen levels and was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot - a congenital heart defect

Totally plc had sites in Stockton, Newcastle and Sunderland and with around 250 people based at the sites when administrators were appointed

Daniel Steven Madden is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court on Wednesday charged with two counts of arson

Julie Wilkinson claims unfair dismissal, discrimination and victimisation, but a retired fire officer said 'termination is always the last option'

The fire on Ashwood Close, in Ormesby, is being treated as arson

Serren Bennett was last seen on Sunday evening (June 8)

It looks like we're in for a few days of sunshine and warm weather :: The Met Office has warned that thunderstorms are expected

Nick Dixon will be getting fans in the mood as they head to see Sam Fender on stage at St James’ Park

More than £15,000 of equipment and expensive custom costumes were taken during the break in