Council News

NEW arrangements coming into force this year will change the way weeds are controlled in public...

A NEW membership structure at Middlesbrough’s popular Prissick Plaza will ensure the skating...

Youngsters from seven Middlesbrough primary schools wowed their audience this week with an exciting...

YOUNG people in Middlesbrough have been learning about health and fitness with boxing skills...

Art and culture on Teesside have received a significant boost by carrying off a clutch of major...

6/4/2009 -  WARD SURGERIES CANCELLED 
COUNCILLOR Peter Purvis has had to cancel his ward surgeries for Thorntree residents that were...

6/4/2009 -  WARD SURGERY CANCELLATION 
Councillor Julia  Rostron and Councillor Steve Bloundele have had to cancel their ward surgery...

6/4/2009 -  EASTER BUNNY HUNT 
ALL the family are welcome to join an Easter Bunny Hunt on Tuesday, April 7 at Fairy Dell in Coulby...

DEMENTIA sufferers and their carers are sharing their experiences as part of a major review of...

Breckon Hill Children’s Centre and Middlesbrough Environment City are planning to develop a...

A KEY Middlesbrough children’s play area is officially re-opened this week following major...

THE Policing Pledge - a national charter for excellence in policing - is being showcased across...

HELP fight crime in your community – that’s the call to Middesbrough residents under a...

MIDDLESBROUGH Council’s Road Safety Team will be at the Parkway Shopping Centre at Coulby...

A MIDDLESBROUGH primary school has been singled out as one of the best performing in the UK...

Teesside Archives would like to warn local residents that they will not offer their usual late...

THE stakes are high for CSI-Hemlington and CSI-Albert Park when they use their sleuthing and...

THE stakes are high for CSI-Hemlington and CSI-Albert Park when they use their sleuthing and...

AROUND 1650 bags containing a wealth of road safety advice will be distributed to every reception...

MIDDLESBROUGH Council has been awarded Beacon status for its outstanding work in supporting...

6/3/2009 -  GOING BANANAS FOR FAIRTRADE 
TEESSIDE will be going completely bananas this weekend in a fun-filled finale for Fairtrade...

A LITTLE corner of the Mediterranean is coming to Teesside with the opening of...

MIDDLESBROUGH Council has been rated one of the best local authorities in the country following a...

4/3/2009 -  WORLD BOOK DAY 
MIDDLESBROUGH Libraries will be celebrating World Book Day tomorrow. Thursday, March 5.
As part of...

MIDDLESBROUGH legend Brian Clough is taking a break from Albert Park for treatment to a serious leg...

3/3/2009 -  IN THE RUNNING  
AROUND five hundred Middlesbrough primary school pupils will be going all out for a place in the...

MEMBERS of the public are being asked to share their experiences as part of a major review of...

A remarkable sculpture is about to be unveiled in Linthorpe Cemetery.
Entitled...

MIDDLESBROUGH’S green credentials are under the spotlight with a month of special events.
As...

Middlesbrough Fairtrade Group will launch its new website, www.fairtrade middlesbrough.co.uk ...

THE founder of a nationally-recognised youth choir has been given a Middlesbrough Mayor’s...

MIDDLESBROUGH Council’s road safety team is helping to ensure that drivers from other...

A PUBLIC consultation event is being held this week to allow the public to examine plans for a new...

24/2/2009 -  OLD BIKES FOR RECYCLING 
Middlesbrough Environment City are on the look-out for old bikes that are gathering dust in...

MIDDLESBROUGH’S plans for long-term regeneration have won the backing of an independent...

Getting fit and keeping supple needn’t be boring.
Professional dancer and choreographer,...

THE  owner of a cafe in Middlesbrough has been convicted at Teesside Magistrates’ Court...

18/2/2009 -  DAFFODIL DANCE 
People are invited to a Fun Dance event at Southlands Leisure Centre where they will also have the...

A MAJOR initiative to help end fuel poverty and provide affordable warmth for all in Middlesbrough...

14/1/2009 -  CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO STEP DOWN 
JAN Richmond, Middlesbrough Council’s Chief Executive, is to leave the Council in May of this...


The second national Climate Change Conference - hosted by Middlesbrough Council in partnership...

Middlesbrough's Affordable Warmth Strategy will be launched tomorrow, Wednesday, January 14. The...

Middlesbrough Council’s Countryside Team and park rangers are celebrating Chinese New Year...

 The pioneering partnership between consulting and business services group Mouchel and...


OF all of the authorities in the North East, Middlesbrough residents experience the highest...

YOUNG people in Middlesbrough are hoping a major funding bid will bring world class youth...

ST JOSEPH’S RC Primary School is celebrating after being declared ‘outstanding’...

A DOG Control Order is now in force across Middlesbrough’s Centre Square requiring dogs to be...

THE parents of a student who missed nearly two and a half months of school in a five-month period...

GALLERY TS1 and MAP artists network have collaborated to showcase ‘5x7’, an exhibition...

IN an effort to improve the safety and wellbeing of visitors to Middlesbrough’s Albert Park...

FRIENDS of Berwick Hills Open Spaces are inviting local people to join a guided tour of Berwick...

MIDDLESBROUGH Council’s Adult Social Care Services have won a top three star rating in the...

YOUNG people from across Middlesbrough have voted for their favourite character in the town’s...

WORK is under way on the creation of a brand new school in Middlesbrough  as part of the...

THE final push for votes is under way to ensure a ground-breaking urban farming project lands a big...

SANTA knows all about slipping down the chimney with a sackful of Christmas presents – but...

24/11/2008 -  A STITCH IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS 
A Park End sewing circle will be selling their unique handmade goods at the Park End Christmas...

24/11/2008 -  WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? 
ANYONE who would like to find out exactly who they are and where they come from could do no better...

21/11/2008 -  RAINBOW LEISURE CENTRE CLOSURE 
The Rainbow Leisure Centre is currently undergoing some major renovation work to its sports hall...

21/11/2008 -  CHRISTMAS CRAFTS AT THE PARK 
Albert Park is presenting three Christmas Crafts workshops where people can create some special...

Work continues to progress well on the widening of the A66 between Newport Interchange and the A19...

21/11/2008 -  CLEAN SHEET FOR COUNCIL 
OFFICIAL figures from the Local Government Ombudsman have revealed five years without a serious...

MIDDLESBROUGH Council is investing £70,000 into renovations to the Rainbow Leisure Centre in...

A NOISE pest who made his neighbours’ lives a misery with a battery of audio and television...

18/11/2008 -  GOOD GROOMING AT THE FARM 
STAFF at Newham Grange Leisure Farm in Coulby Newham are inviting people to come along and see a...

BRIGHT Start, a group of elected young decision-makers from across Middlesbrough, has illustrated...

SOME of the country’s top children’s authors are visiting Middlesbrough libraries this...

WHINNEY Banks Primary School is top of the class after landing its FOURTH outstanding Ofsted report...

DISCARDED wellies are being put to innovative new use as part of a ground-breaking urban farming...

THE community allotment at Saltersgill has been given a major makeover with the help of young...

There will be an extra sparkle about Coulby Newham next week when the area’s new Christmas...

PUPILS  from St Gerard’s Primary School in Hemlington will be helping Friends of...

A NEW service is launched today to help people with disabilities find work – and provide...

7/11/2008 -  STOP - IMAGINE – CHANGE! 
STOP – imagine - change! That is the message being delivered by Middlesbrough Council’s...

PROFESSOR Sir John Lawton CBE FRS will give the annual Elgee Memorial Lecture at the Dorman Museum...

6/11/2008 -  FLINTKNAPPING DAY 
The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
 
11am – 3pm, Sunday, November 9,...

 LATE night shoppers in Middlesbrough's Town Centre can enjoy some street theatre with a...

IF the idea of doing some late night Christmas shopping is spoiled by the thought of dragging...

TWELVE school teams from primary schools across Middlesbrough will be competing in the third...

4/11/2008 -  REMEMBRANCE DAY PARADE 
Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon will join the Deputy Lord Lieutenant, Anthony Wharton, Sir Stuart...

MIDDLESBROUGH Council is looking to reach out to local youngsters and teaching staff by staging a...

3/11/2008 -  MAYOR TO LAY FIRST POPPY 
THE Mayor of Middlesbrough, Ray Mallon will lay the first poppy on the Field of Remembrance at the...

31/10/2008 -  ALL YOU EVER WANTED KNOW 
 Middlesbrough residents are invited to the latest Health Environment Safety Security (HESS)...