The stories of criminals locked up in Teesside and the surrounding region in March

There were fears that the move could 'peddle false hope', although most councillors were in favour

Shaun Woolley, 58, of Stephen Street in Hartlepool, had contacted six youngsters

Stockton Riverside College student Isaac Clay, 16, suffers with Williams Syndrome - but is flying high in the gymnastics world

A murder investigation is ongoing following the death of a man inside a property on Stockton's Church Road

The body of a man was found inside a property in Church Road, Stockton :: A 57-year-old woman

Tony Learmount, of North Ormesby, has been handed a suspended sentence in court, the latest in a string of related offences

Slip-roads onto the A174 from the A172 Stokesley Road at Marton have had to be closed as a safety measure by Middlesbrough Council

A 57-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man in Stockton's Church Road :: A section of the street has been taped off and a forensic tent erected

A 57-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of a man's murder

The incident happened in Durham Street, on Hartlepool's Headland when the van stopped at a gate :: Passengers were pulled from the vehicle before it was driven off

Sophie Bloomfield, a Member of Youth Parliament from Guisborough, has also researched the problem of violence among young people

Christopher Taylor has appeared before a district judge charged with five driving related offences

John Barnes addressed ‘serious assertions’ circulating online, telling STDC Board members: ‘We never will be in receipt of £100m’, adding that recent papers 'could have been clearer'

John Franklin, of Ashbrooke Way, has been jailed for three years and 11 months

The crash occurred outside a primary school in Seaton Lane, Hartlepool

Stockton Council is encouraging under-25s and parents of under-twos to check vaccination records following the Kent meningitis outbreak

Across the UK, motorists are paying millions of pounds a day in extra fuel costs with the cost of unleaded petrol soaring past the 150p-a-litre mark

Donna Keogh went missing from Middlesbrough in 1998

Junaid Walayat was found with drugs estimated to be worth over £1,300

An inquest jury found missed opportunities in the hunt for Grant Nicholas Lowry by Cleveland Police and Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust

Disgraceland is hoping former shoppers will come forward with their stories

Bus journeys only grew by 0.35% in 2024/25, whereas the year-on-year rise was 5.66% with rail

A motion urging a local authority to launch a bid to become an Inclusive Recovery City has been approved

Some councillors have questioned whether the changes will really streamline the planning process