Teesside Evening Gazette
Parents’ green hair dare for little Daisy Dad of teen killed in A66 crash charged with assault
THE parents of a Teesside youngster battling a rare condition are set to dye their hair bright green and are urging others to join them. Daisy Lawson, six, was just threeweeks-old when she was diagnosed with the progressive muscle loss condition,...
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Retail plans for former pub that closed in 2015
FRESH plans develop the Grangetown. A planning submission to Redcar and Cleveland Council proposes a retail function on the ground floor, including a chemist, along with two flats on the first floor. Part of the site, on the corner of Birchington...
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Flying the flag for Teesside as a giant parmo!
A NORTH East law firm staff member will take “flying the flag for Teesside” to a whole new level by tackling the Great North Run dressed as a giant parmo. Jill Cull will raise vital funds for the Middlesbrough FC Foundation as one of 11 runners from...
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CLASH AS SCHOOLS ARE SHUT
KEMI Badenoch has described as “obscene” the closure of Middlesbrough schools while funerals of teenagers killed in the recent A66 crash are taking place. On Friday, some schools temporarily closed in the South Bank area for the funeral of 23-year-old...
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Freed killer sent back behind bars
A HARTLEPOOL killer, who was Britain’s longest-serving female prisoner, has been hauled back behind bars just two weeks after her release. Maria Pearson, now 70, was released in August after serving almost 40 years for stabbing Janet Newton to death...
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Dad is taking on famous North East run again in support of a Great cause
A MIDDLESBROUGH man is preparing to take on the Great North Run for a special charity inspired by his daughter’s hearing loss. Ben Taylorson, 45, from Nunthorpe, will take on the 13.1-mile challenge on September 13 alongside a friend, raising money...
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Extremist teenager’s fake suicide vest and obsession with terror
A MIDDLESBROUGH teenager amassed terrorist material and shared a video of himself ‘triggering’ an imitation suicide vest. Mohammed Khalil Nadir had researched the mock explosive vest worn during the Heaton Park Synagogue attack, before placing an...
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Crematorium refurb is the £1m question
LEADERS are being asked to spend £1m on refurbishing equipment at Teesside Crematorium. Middlesbrough Council officers say the crematorium needs investment to tackle ageing equipment. They say the proposed £1.04m spend on installing, replacing and...
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PEOPLE ‘SCARED TO GO OUT’
Several vehicles were torched at a vigil for one of five teenagers killed in a crash on the A66 which also claimed the lives of two police officers. After a series of other incidents, including homes being rammed with cars, a stabbing and a fire which...
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Rugby club tackled over expansion plans
A RUGBY club is planning to expand with a new club house, but its proposals have met with opposition from residents. The 1873-founded Stockton Rugby Club, one of the country’s oldest rugby clubs, has developed plans for a new modern two-storey club...
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Focus on young helping to shape future of town
MIDDLESBROUGH town centre could be remoulded through the eyes of young people – and it could take planners right out of their comfort zone. Middlesbrough Council has unveiled its ambition to make “the biggest changes to Middlesbrough town centre in a...
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IN A BOLD VISION FOR FUTURE
TOP RETAIL OFFICE SPACE... 2,000 HOMES NEW COMMUNITY
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WIFE OF LOVED DAD-OF-TWO PC MATTHEW BLADES SAYS LIVES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME’
AFTER LIVES LOST ON
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Mayor calls for fresh cap on private sector profits
ALL private sector profits generated by delivering statutory public services should be capped, Middlesbrough mayor Chris Cooke has said. Labour mayor Mr Cooke is the chair of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities which represents...
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DENNIS WAS OUR TRUE LOCAL HERO
A 100-YEAR-OLD war veteran who took part in the Normandy landings on D-day and was given France’s highest honour has been laid to rest. Dennis Smith’s funeral took place on Tuesday at St Anne’s RC Church, in Whale Hill, Eston, followed by a committal...
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Everyone’s saying it’s like Day of the Triffids
A BILLINGHAM youngster has managed to grow a mammoth sunflower which is currently standing over 11ft tall. Theo Farquharson, 13, planted the seed in his family’s garden in the town’s Pentland Avenue earlier this year – and it has just kept growing and...
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Tennis World submits new padel courts bid
PLANS for more padel courts in Marton have been submitted again, following a change in their siting. Tennis World, on Marton Road, hopes that it will once again be granted planning permission for three padel courts, which are now proposed to be built...
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Praise for staff but care home ‘must improve’
A CARE home has been told it needs to improve, particularly with leadership and safety, despite praise for its kind and compassionate staff, good care and new manager. The Care Quality Commission gave the Elton Hall Care Home an overall “requires...
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MAN WHO ATTACKED BMW WAS SET ON FIRE
A driver who was being tailgated by a BMW got out of his own car and attacked it – only for its balaclava-clad occupants to set him on fire.
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GRAN’S TURKEY HOLIDAY NIGHTMARE
June Redman was placed in an induced coma after she fell seriously ill with sepsis and pneumonia following a fall in her hotel in Turkey
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Making the grade
Above, Yarm School students Chloe Porter, Mae Kempster, Charlie Leggett, Zaara Soni and Robert Qin. Right Olivia Mitchell, celebrates her results with her family
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‘BRAGGING’ TEEN TRIO GUILTY OF MURDER
THREE teenagers have been found guilty of murder. David Cuthbert, 49, was found slumped by the door of his Stockton home by a family member at lunchtime on January 10. Yesterday a jury at Teesside Crown Court reached their verdict in less than three...
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Stalker made online threats to teenager
A WOMAN who sent messages to a girl telling her to “slit her wrists” and “drink bleach” has avoided a prison sentence. Hollie Hay was still a teenager herself when set up multiple social media accounts and used them to send horrific communications to...
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CROWDED HOUSE
A REDCAR resident says his family is living in sub-standard accommodation due to homes being built with bedrooms that are too small. But Redcar & Cleveland Council rejected Thomas Staines’ complaint, while landlords Beyond Housing said it had been...
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‘GIVE US OUR FAIR SHARE’
FURTHER calls have been made for extra cash for Cleveland Police after figures showed Middlesbrough was the most crime-hit area in England and Wales. Middlesbrough’s two MPS have mirrored Temporary Detective Chief Superintendent Helen Barker’s...
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Talia brought so much love, laughter and happiness
THE heartbroken family of a disabled teenager who battled a range of health conditions have vowed to keep her memory and her joy for life alive. Talia Sarah Foster – who medics said would not survive infancy – died suddenly in her sleep at her...
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Road’s renovations back in the picture
IMPROVEMENTS to Redcar’s Station Road are back on the agenda after they were previously dropped due to rising costs. Public realm improvements for the town centre thoroughfare were originally included in Redcar Town Deal-funded plans, but later...
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Three more arrests made after shootings
A wanted man and two others have been arrested after connected shootings in Grangetown and South Bank last week. Cleveland Police has confirmed a 24-year-old man detectives wanted to speak to has been arrested over the weekend. He will be questioned...
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‘Carnage’ crash left pal with brain injury
A SPEEDING motorcyclist who had taken cocaine left his friend with a serious brain injury after he overtook him in Stockton. Callum Grey, 23, was on a red Triumph bike and his friend Ewan Kennington was driving a Honda CRF 100 motorbike with a...
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By TOM WILKINSON, PA
A MUM and her new boyfriend have been jailed for life for the sadistic murder of her twoyea r -o ld toddler, who was also sexually assaulted. Isabelle Welsh suffered from weeks of abuse, including suffering 21 broken bones, before she collapsed at her...
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Firm’s treated sewage plan dubbed ‘sleight of hand’ by councillor
A PROPOSED scheme to build a huge – partly underground – pipe carrying treated sewage water out to sea at Redcar does not represent a standalone investment, Northumbrian Water says. Up to £245m could be spent on the construction of a long sea outfall...
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SEVEN ARRESTS AS SHOTS FIRED
A TEENAGER has been charged and six other people arrested after shots were reportedly fire at two properties. Cleveland Police said a firearm was discharged at a property on Flint Close in Grangetown at around 10.50pm on Wednesday. Two people were...
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Council’s gold star for work with Armed Forces community
A COUNCILLOR has praised “outstanding work” after his local authority achieved a gold award under a Ministry of Defence employer recognition scheme. Redcar and Cleveland Council previously had silver status in respect of the Defence Employer...
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250 JOBS TO LAND AT AIRPORT
AROUND 250 skilled jobs are heading to Teesside amid a £50m investment after an aviation firm announced plans to launch a new campus in the region. Teesside International Airport has landed a landmark 50-year agreement with Alfor Aviation. The firm...
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WOMEN HELD IN MURDER PROBE
TWO women have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a pensioner died following an incident inside a block of flats. Police were called to sheltered housing accommodation Cedar House in Foxwood Drive, Stockton, around 2.44am on Tuesday by...
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MURDER TRIO GET LIFE TERMS
THREE members of a drugs gang have been jailed for life for the murder of Anthony D i cko n s, inset. A fourth man will serve 14 years in p r i s o n after being found guilty of manslaughter. Morgan Caldwell, Dominic Hall and Kole James were found...
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‘NEEDLESS DEATH OF A FAMILY MAN’ COSTS FIRM £500K
A TEESSIDE freight transport firm has been fined £425,000 for health and safety offences following the death of a warehouse supervisor from a fall. Bertschi Ltd was also ordered to pay £119,000 in costs after what a judge called the “needless” death...
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Memory lane trip treat for 90th birthday
SHE may be the oldest surviving person who had a business on a long-gone part of Stockton’s high street – and it’s where she wanted to be on her 90th birthday. Pat Waites, with husband Ron, ran The Textile Centre, which sold bedding and soft...
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Food shop ‘nothing short of a disgrace’
A SHOP found littered with rat droppings and dead cockroaches and flies has been closed down with an emergency court order. The Authentic African Food Store on Kings Road, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough has been given a “hygiene emergency prohibition...
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£5m invested in port rail terminal
A FIRM has announced a £5m investment in a new dry bulk rail terminal at the Port of Middlesbrough. AV Dawson says the multimillion-pound move reinforces its long-term commitment to Teesside and will support UK manufacturers, importers and...
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Council’s £130m care bill tops all other spending
STOCKTON Council spends more than £130m on buying in goods and services for health and social care. The figure dwarfs other spending, topping the numbers for all other categories put together. It follows previous statements that “75p of every pound...
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Divided loyalties
YOU may well have heard the audio clip –“Lord Nelson! Lord Beaverbrook! Sir Winston Churchill! Sir Anthony Eden! Clement Attlee! Henry Cooper! Lady Diana! Maggie Thatcher – can you hear me, Maggie Thatcher? Your boys took a hell of a beating!” Bjorge...
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MAN, 21, GUILTY OF FATAL ATTACK IN BACK LANE
A MAN has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a Stockton dad who was lured into a back lane and attacked on New Year’s Eve. Aiden Matthews suffered a fractured skull after he was punched in the face and fell to the ground in a Norton back alley...
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Pensioner actively sought out child abuse images
A ‘PROLIFIC’ and perverted Stockton pensioner actively sought out child abuse images – hiding his vile browsing history with tech tools. David Potts repeatedly breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) between 2024 and 2026 – despite there...
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FAMILY’S TRIBUTE TO ‘LOVABLE ROGUE’
THE heartbroken family of a man who died following an incident in Stockton has paid tribute to a “cheeky and funny lovable rogue”. Nathan Bushby, 31, was found with serious injuries on Wednesday, July 1 on Yarm Lane and died in hospital a short time...
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DONNA MURDER PROBE: SECOND MAN IS ARRESTED
A SECOND arrest has been made in connection with the murder of Donna Keogh. A 62-year-old man was arrested in the Manchester area, and he will now be interviewed in police custody. Earlier this year, officers arrested a 64-year-old man from the Leeds...
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OPERATING THEATRES LEFT UNDER WATER
BOSSES have apologised for delays to more than 400 patients’ surgery after operating theatres flooded in a Teesside hospital. Seven out of eight operating theatres at the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton ended up “under water” following...
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Saddle up for ‘unicorn’ ride at magical centre
A ‘UNICORN’ day is to be held at a popular riding for the disabled centre in Hemlington. The Riding for the Disabled Association Unicorn Centre’s hugely popular Unicorn Day is being held on Sunday, July 12. Visitors are invited to come along to look...
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ATTACK ON TOWN’S DAY OF CHAOS
A MAN who stamped on a victim in a ditch during riots in Middlesbrough has been jailed. Hamza Nabeel, 28, also filmed the trapped victim as he was kicked and punched by others on August 4, 2024, as Asian males and white youths clashed across the town.
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‘This is one of the most important things we’re going to do’
A “VITAL” new plan to decide where houses should be built in Stockton is to be drawn up. Stockton Council agreed to kick off the long process of drawing up a new Local Plan last Wednesday. At a full council meeting, Councillor Ross Patterson said: “I...
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VANDALS ATTACK UNIT FOR VULNERABLE VETERANS
YOBS smashed bedroom windows at a Teesside hub while veterans with complex mental health challenges were sleeping – leaving them “shaken, anxious and fearful”.
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EFL FIXTURES PULL-OUT INSIDE PICKING OUT
Hellberg and Boro plot their return to the big time
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Teacher sent inappropriate emails to pupils
AN INGLEBY Barwick primary school teacher has been banned from the classroom after sending inappropriate emails to pupils and sharing pictures over Snapchat with them. Emma Anderson, who was a deputy safeguarding lead at Whinstone Primary School,...
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Two injured as blaze destroys restaurant
THE owners of a restaurant at the centre of a devastating fire have thanked the community for their love and support. Flames tore through Antalya Shawarma on Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, and spread to neighbouring businesses on Saturday. Eight fire...
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Man, 32, dealt drugs to raise money for his dad’s headstone
A MAN turned to drug dealing to pay for a headstone for his dad, a court has heard. John Whyman was found with £450 worth of cocaine and £1,000 in cash when he was searched by police at a local shop. Teesside Crown Court heard that Whyman was...
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DAD, 23, FOUND GUILTY OF SHAKING BABY SON TO DEATH
A REDCAR dad has been found guilty of the murder of his baby boy. Bradley Thomas, 23, “violently shook” his 14-week-old son Emmerson-oak, who he couldn’t settle during the night of October 5 last year. He was unconscious when paramedics arrived and...
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