Darlington Labour Councillor Ian Haszeldine made his feelings known during an overview and scrutiny meeting

Joshua Jolley's mum urged people to seek help as she remembered her 'caring and thoughtful' boy whose smile 'lit up every room'

From festoon lights on Linthorpe Road to work at James Cook University hospital, plenty has been approved in the past week

Kevin Lewis, of no fixed abode, was jailed for three years and four months for dealing class A drugs

Steven Bartley will join the Longest Day Challenge for Cancer Research UK

A number of people have been awarded honours for services to Teesside

Among those recognised are carers, teachers, healthcare professionals, charity leaders, and volunteers, alongside figures from industry, policing, and public administration

Teessiders could see a shorter wait if they book their driving test at a centre which isn't closest to them

Mayor Houchen said during a BBC phone-in that he has 'full confidence' that SeAH 'is going to succeed', whilst acknowledging 'significant setbacks'

Emmerson Thomas' mother has told a jury that life with Bradley Thomas was 'the definition of perfect' :: Thomas denies murder

Vicky Glass had just turned 21 when she disappeared from Middlesbrough on September 24, 2000

Middlesbrough's Joshua Donnelly stabbed the victim three times with a knife that he had got from a caravan's kitchen drawer

Louise Cameron, 41, was found unfit to stand trial, but she watched the verdict on video link from hospital

The 19-year-old was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and was later charged

Richard Wilson, a Durham Constabulary inspector, was caught in a police sting operation targeting online child sexual exploitation when he made obscene comments about a child's underwear in a chatroom

Louise Cameron, 41, was found unfit to stand trial with jurors asked to decide if she carried out alleged acts

Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors have found major concerns at County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust, where leadership has been rated as inadequate and staff raised fears over patient safety

Bradley Thomas, 23, denies 'violently shaking' his son and says his baby 'fell off his lap' during a feed

The idea of such a scheme was put forward in a council motion and focused on financial support for smaller independent ventures

Sarah Frost, 29, gave birth to son Albie at the Esso forecourt in Sedgefield after her waters broke unexpectedly

Proposals show each HMO would include five en-suite bedrooms across three floors on Kilwick Street

The harbours in Scarborough, Whitby, and Filey have faced a period of decline

TCC Land's outline scheme received hundreds of objections from residents

Alec Brown said discussions were being held with 13 people who had been in contact with the local authority

Cllr Carl Quartermain responded to the results of the Tees Valley's Arriva bus service being listed as having the lowest overall customer satisfaction in the country