Author: Stockton Advertiser

A FORMER mayor who served the Stockton area as councillor for more than 38 years has been awarded Honorary Alderman status posthumously.

Former Mayor made honorary alderman posthumously

A FIRE brigade is trying to attract more people from minority backgrounds after a survey showed more than 98 per cent of its workforce is white.

Fire brigade too male and pale: diversity drive launched

A FORMER mayor who served the Stockton area as councillor for more than 38 years has been awarded Honorary Alderman status posthumously.

'Honest, forthright, reliable' – Former Mayor made honorary alderman 13 years after his death

A SPATE of deaths of transgender prisoners has resulted in a call for radical changes to how they are treated in jail.

Deaths of transgender inmates leads to call for prison rethink

A COUPLE were attacked in the face with a noxious chemical as they walked along the street.

Couple squirted in face with noxious chemical

GOVERNMENT funding worth more than £12.8m has been secured to pay for infrastructure for 3,350 new houses in Darlington and Stockton.

1000s of new homes for Darlington and Stockton following £12.8m Government grant

A PENSIONER who was hit by a car in Hartlepool last weekend has died, police have confirmed.

Pensioner dies in hospital days after being hit by car

TWO primary school stars are set to test their mathematical mettle as part of a national maths challenge.

Mathematics not a problem for whizz kids in competition

A fire instructor at the Serco-operated International Fire Training Centre in Teesside has been recognised by the company with a global award after he saved the life of 12-year-old boy.

Fire training instructor saved 12-year-old boy's life by stemming major bleeding

WORK to protect Leven Bank in Yarm is being brought forward following the recent spell of wintery weather.

Planned repairs brought forward for Leven Bank in Yarm