Other swimmers had entered the water to try to help, says Hartlepool Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)

Wellington Square is getting ready to host a free 25th Birthday Street Party

Will it be a celebration with Wonderwall or a Norwegian 'rowing' action? Dave Robson, wife Marianne, and kids Anita and Alex are set for a tense Saturday night!

Thanks to Butterwick Hospice Natalie Dwyer was able to tie the knot to love of her life Matthew Noble

Redcar-based Seaside Tandoori was issued with a 'major improvement required' notice :: The eaterie says improvements have been made ahead of a re-rating

The existing building layout will be retained 'wherever practical', papers explain

The long-running saga finally received the seal of approval from Middlesbrough planning committee members during a heated meeting that saw disgruntled residents rage against the plans and Thackeray Grove road closure

Adam Piatek, 48, appeared Teesside Magistrates' Court

She suffered bruising and her mobile phone was stolen

The infrastructure operator said it had track and other assets near to the main in Middlesbrough

Robert Parsons, 58, was filmed meeting with suspected drug users

Adam Piatek is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court charged with several offences after an incident on Osbourne Close on June 25

The working industrial-scale facility will allow DEScycle to prove the technology under real operating conditions before wider rollout

The motion aims to 'restore confidence amongst councillors and the public that complaints will be dealt with promptly and fairly'

Karl Prior carried out a series of nasty assaults on his victim including hitting her with a stick

Recent heatwaves have impacted street cleansing as well as commercial waste collection and the public convenience network

Middlesbrough Council is seeking funding for demolition and reconstruction of Longlands Road overbridge

The housing scheme split Stockton Council's planning committee down the middle as the decision came to the chairman's casting vote

Stockton is one of the 15 towns shortlisted for the first UK Town of Culture competition

Tributes have poured in for dad-of-two and 'wonderful human' David Gallagher

The plans triggered multiple objections from people living in Eston

'The time is right for a change of leadership to drive growth and the continued evolution of PD Ports'

Sean Miller, of Linthorpe, has been jailed for a savage attack on his long-term friend

WARNING - DISTRESSING DETAILS: The animal had recently lambed leaving her baby orphaned

The vehicle crashed into a property in Priory Road, Whinney Banks, in May