Author: Stockton Advertiser

AROUND £1m of cannabis went up in smoke as campaigners renewed their call for decriminalisation of the drug.

IT’S Nativity time again and children everywhere will be reducing their parents to tears as they tell the story of Christmas at schools across the region.

A TALENTED local artist has scooped top prize in a national art competition.

A SPECIALIST art and design college has been recognised for its contribution to the creative sector in a national report on the impact of creative universities to the UK economy.

A MOTORIST who intervened as a thief tried to steal a handbag is being asked to contact police.

COMMUNITY knitting groups have been busy helping residents living with dementia keep their hands warm and busy this winter.

YARM School chefs, husband and wife team Greg and Wendy Wallace, have triumphed in a national culinary competition.

A SCAFFOLDING instructor who was once a “roadie” for the likes of the Rolling Stones and Madonna is retiring after a 40-year career.

PLANS to build 90 new homes in a village near Yarm have been submitted to Stockton council.

IT was beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Stockton at the weekend as part of a winter festival.