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Exterior of Westgarth Social Club. It is a two-storey red bricked building with additional doormer windows in the roof. The windows on the ground floor are rectangular while the first floor ones are square. A long rectangular black sign above the central double doors gives the name of the venue and advertises a "private car park".

Music venue demolition would be 'symbolic loss'

An application is made to pull down Middlesbrough's old Westgarth Social Club.

Chris Cooke looking into the camera. He's got brown, short hair and is wearing a grey blazer with white shirt. He's standing outside Middlesbrough Town Hall which is a large, gothic looking building.

Free activities for children to reduce inequality

Mayor Chris Cooke says he knows what it is like to miss out on opportunities after being in care.

Hayley O'Sullivan holding one of her young daughters. Mrs O'Sullivan has long blonde hair and is wearing a white shirt. She is holding a red toy dinosaur in her left hand. Her baby is wearing a cream outfit and has a green dummy in her mouth.

Breastfeeding mums urged 'be kind to yourself'

Twelve Teesside mums take part in a campaign to encourage higher breastfeeding rates in the area.

Mural in the style of the former television teletext service Ceefax. Set against a dark grey brick wall it states in red, yellow, green, blue and white letters: BBC Football: League Cup Final Result. Bolton 1 -2 Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough lift the league cup

Ceefax mural 'brilliant reminder' of Boro big win

The artwork, next to the club's stadium, depicts the result of the 2004 League Cup final.

Eight members of the engineering and design team standing outside the Old Town Hall. The building is largely painted red and has a clock tower. A number of windows are boarded up.

'Potent symbol' of town's past set for new life

Middlesbrough's Local History Month shines a light on the Old Town Hall ahead of its redevelopment.

A car being broken up at a scrapyard by heavy machinery

Untaxed car clampdown sees 281 seized in a year

Some vehicles are linked to criminal activity and used as storage by offenders, the council says.

The top of two vehicles which have yellow and black glowing light signs on them, reading 'taxi'. City streets can be seen in the background, quite blurred.

Taxi driver 'caught short' gets to keep licence

The Middlesbrough driver says it was an "emergency situation" due to a health condition.

The outside of Middlesbrough Town Hall which is a big two-storey gothic building with arched windows.

Councillors complain about lack of planning work

Members of the planning committee say they have nothing to do due to a lack of applications.

The Captain Cook Birthplace museum is a single-storey light brick building. A decorative totem pole made up of different coloured animals is placed outside.

Museum reopens but future funding still uncertain

Middlesbrough Council say discussions are "ongoing" for the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum.