Local News
- Charlotte Edwards Cup: Blaze move clear at the top of table after fifth win in a row against Northern Diamonds June 2, 2023The Blaze won their fifth straight game, beating Northern Diamonds, to move six points clear at the top of the table in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
- Hundreds of jobs to go with Billingham Mitsubishi chemical plant closure June 2, 2023A Labour MP says the government has "failed" workers but it says it was a "commercial decision".
- Levelling up: Geothermal network could aid deprived areas, report says June 2, 2023A network of energy plants could unlock jobs in the country's most deprived areas, a report says.
- Train strikes: How rail walkouts on Friday will affect you June 2, 2023What you need to know about the walkout by RMT train staff by the BBC's Zoe Conway.
- Teesside planning powers transfer to mayor's new groups June 2, 2023Development corporations for Hartlepool and Middlesbrough will cut red tape, Ben Houchen says.
- Arriva North East bus services under threat amid funding row June 2, 2023It could see 25 services affected in parts of County Durham and Darlington.
- Alan Garbutt: Shooting was 'pure and simple' murder, jury told June 1, 2023The 17-year-old boy denies murdering Alan Garbutt, 62, with a homemade shotgun.
- Cleveland Police referred to IOPC after Stockton crash June 1, 2023Two people were seriously injured in a car crash following a police pursuit.
- Boys and man held over Thornaby cannabis farm break-in June 1, 2023Four males, aged 12 to 18, were arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary, police say.
- Hartlepool: Vandals 'put lives at risk' after smashing up ambulance June 1, 2023Windows were smashed and electronics ripped from the dashboard while the vehicle was outside a house.