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PAVILION, MINI-TRACK, PITCHES AND COURTS

PLANS for a sports hub in Billingham have been given unanimous approval by councillors.

2 min  |

April 12, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Three cheers for a vintage performer

WHO knew when Take That pop star Gary Barlow was chucking jelly around half-naked for a music video that one day he'd be a grown-up sensible wine buff...

1 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

CLUES YOU ARE NOT DRINKING ENOUGH WATER

NOT BEING PROPERLY HYDRATED CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON YOUR OVERALL HEALTH. BY CAMILLA FOSTER

1 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Tariff pause welcomed

THE European Union's executive commission has said it will put its retaliation measures against new US tariffs on hold for 90 days to match President Donald Trump's pause on his sweeping new tariffs and leave room for a negotiated solution.

1 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Councillors sorry for social media conduct

TWO Middlesbrough councillors have apologised for their conduct on social media, the council's Standards Committee has been told.

3 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Could Gareth Malone's latest test be too hard to Handel?

Gareth Malone is tackling Handel's Messiah with eight novice singers.

2 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Brian May 'very well' as he recovers from stroke

ACTRESS Anita Dobson has said her husband Sir Brian May is \"very well, back to his old self\", following his stroke last year.

1 min  |

April 11, 2025

The Gazette

First start for Durham's Bedingham

DURHAM are in Rothesay County Championship action at Banks Homes Riverside for the first time in 2025, hosting Warwickshire today from 11am.

1 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

We've been black-listed!

ADORABLE cats with one similar feature are being 'overlooked' for new forever homes.

3 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Fire alert as temperature may hit 24C

HOT weather is set to bring highs of 24C to the UK as fire services continue to warn of wildfires across the country.

1 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Speeding drivers start to get the message

ANTI-SPEEDING measures that have been brought in on a road in Acklam are working as drivers ‘put their foot on the brake, ward councillors said.

1 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Should they stay or should they go?

WHEN all is said and done and Middlesbrough's fate for next season is decided one way or the other, the futures of Jonny Howson and Anfernee Dijksteel will be the immediate priority.

4 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Mayor to 'respect new guidance' on chairing of MDCs

BEN Houchen has said that he will “respect the new guidance” released by the Government on chairing Mayoral Development Corporations (MDCs)

3 min  |

April 11, 2025

The Gazette

I'm very grateful comedy worked out for me... there was no plan B

Have you ever been star-struck?

3 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Currant affairs

TRUSTY, SPRING FLOWERING SHRUB IS GOOD NEWS FOR US AND WILDLIFE

1 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Killer makes another bid for freedom

MARIA Pearson was imprisoned in 1987 and now, aged 68, has become the UK’s longest-serving female inmate, surpassing Myra Hindley. However, she may soon be released.

2 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Jonny's so good: Form puts boss in quandary

CENTRE-BACKS READY TO START AGAIN, BUT CAN THEY OUST HOWSON?

2 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Grooming gang inquiries to go ahead, says Cooper

THE Home Secretary has insisted that local inquiries into grooming gangs in five towns will be going ahead despite accusations the plans were being watered down.

1 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Starlings seeking refuge in the North East

THE North East could be on its way to becoming a refuge for a familiar garden bird which is now in headlong retreat.

2 min  |

April 11, 2025

The Gazette

SOFT-TOP SIZZLER

Aston Martin says it has created its “most powerful open-top series production” car in the Vanquish Volante. With the same 5.2-litre V12 engine as the hard-top, it does 0-60mph in 3.2 seconds, hitting a top speed of 214mph.

1 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

BUCKING TREND AS BIRD TOPS TEES SURVEY LIST

THE North East could be on its way to becoming a refuge for a familiar garden bird which is now in headlong retreat.

2 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

TAKE 5 AND RELAX

AUDI has always had a reputation for creating capable, usable and rather understated performance estate cars.

3 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

PM promise to listen to areas 'failed' by politics

POLITICS has failed communities across the UK for decades, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he promised change to bring an end to an era of “managed decline”.

1 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

It'll be nostalgia on steroids

IN just a few weeks when Robbie Williams steps under the lights of Murrayfield on the first night of his tour, he has one objective.

1 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Dessert shop hopes be the sweet spot

A DESSERT shop chain has opened a Middlesbrough branch in a slice of the former Psyche designer clothing store.

1 min  |

April 11, 2025

The Gazette

Lions charged by FA over alleged homophobic chanting

MILLWALL have been charged with misconduct by the Football Association following homophobic chanting directed at Ben Chilwell during last month's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Crystal Palace.

1 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Man jailed after vicious assault on woman in pub car park

A YOUNG woman was violently attacked when she confronted a man she believed had been filming her dancing in a Teesside pub.

2 min  |

April 11, 2025

The Gazette

'INTOXICATED' MAN SPED AWAY FROM OFFICER AFTER BEING STOPPED AT LIGHT

A DANGER driver who has an \"appalling\" driving record has been locked up after speeding through the streets of Stockton.

2 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

Teenage brothers could be key for Tigers this year

THE winter's two youngest recruits, Ace and Stene Pijper, could prove key figures when Middlesbrough Tigers go into action in the National Development League for the first time at Edinburgh tomorrow.

2 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Gazette

The Gazette

I didn't want to be a size zero woman taking down 300 men

VIOLA Davis is redefining what an action hero looks like. In the South Carolina actor's new blockbuster movie, G20, the almost 60-year-old is doing hand-to-hand combat, dodging bullets and taking out armed mercenaries - in a ballgown.

4 min  |

April 11, 2025