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Images and video show the extent of the rat problem in the area of Laycock Street and Orwell Street in Middlesbrough. It comes ahead of an upcoming Middlesbrough Council budget that promises more cash to deal with the rodents. The evidence was shared by the resident, who wished to remain anonymous but wanted to spread…
Defenceless Maya, two, died in Newcastle’s RVI days after being violently shaken by her mother’s new partner, Michael Daymond, at their home in Shotton Colliery in September 2022. Daymond was later jailed for life, while Maya’s mother, Dana Carr, received a nine-year sentence for allowing her daughter’s death. Maya Chappell (Image: FAMILY) In September last…
The Reform-led local authority and Labour MPs in the region welcomed the investment, which is part of a new three-year settlement for councils. News of the funding boost on Monday enabled council leaders to suggest a revised council tax rise of 1.99 per cent for County Durham households, down from the proposed 3.1 per cent…
Members of Durham County Council’s cabinet backed a proposal to reduce the previous 3.1 per cent increase to bills at a meeting on Wednesday (January 11). New funding received from the Government earlier this week has enabled the Reform-led authority to reassess its budget for 2026/27 and suggest the new figure. The core council tax…
Poppy’s, on Marton Road, says the reason for its recent 1* food hygiene rating is due to the structure of the shop, rather than its “food or cleanliness issues”. Poppy’s was inspected on November 7, lastyear, and was slapped with a rating of one – which translates to “major improvement necessary”. Broken down into three…
Council bosses are set to decide on a plan to permanently close the lift next month, but a recent inspection of the site by Anglo American is encouraging, local councillors have said. The lift on Whitby’s North Terrace, which opened in 1931, has been out of service since 2022 due to corrosion and water ingress,…
Council bosses are set to decide on a plan to permanently close the lift next month, but a recent inspection of the site by Anglo American is encouraging, local councillors have said. The lift on Whitby’s North Terrace, which opened in 1931, has been out of service since 2022 due to corrosion and water ingress,…
The £800,000 sum is part of a wider £3m allocation for the infrastructure project, which seeks to draw up the case for electrification of the route that travels through North Yorkshire and a large section of the Tees Valley. The £3m formed part of the near £1bn transport fund, agreed by TVCA cabinet back in…
Michael Ramage, who represents Shildon and Dene Valley, was elected alongside Reform county councillors Kate Rowland and James Stephenson at the local elections in May 2025 when Reform gained overall control of the local authority. However, he is no longer listed as representing the party on the Durham County Council website and is not aligned…
Michael Ramage, who represents Shildon and Dene Valley, was elected alongside Reform county councillors Kate Rowland and James Stephenson at the local elections in May 2025 when Reform gained overall control of the local authority. However, he is no longer listed as representing the party on the Durham County Council website and is not aligned…
