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Council told to improve adult social care

The Middlesbrough mayor says it missed out on a "good" overall rating by the "finest of margins".

Queen Camilla playing table tennis with a yellow paddle. She is wearing a blue coat and a broach. Next to her are two children watching as well as a woman in a red dress.

Queen plays ping-pong as Royals tour Teesside

Two birthday celebrants separated by 85 years are among those meeting the King and Queen.

A cyclist rides along Linthorpe Road. He is facing away from the camera and wearing a black helmet, orange T-shirt and black shorts. A number of vehicles are on his right-hand side, the other side of a row of narrow bollards.

Vote backs 'removal of flawed' cycle lane

Councillors vote to approve the closure of the route on Middlesbrough's Linthorpe Road.

The two-storey villa with a turret has white, arched windows. In front there is a wooden fence with steps leading down a stone monument.

Author's former villa to house young homeless

Erdely Villa, which belonged to novelist Ernest Hornung, is being turned into 12 flats.

Google Maps image of the former Crown pub. It is a red-brick building with discoloured and peeling cream paintwork around the many windows. It stands on the corner of the street and is surrounded by metal fencing. Sale signs are above the main entrance.

Derelict pub restoration will cost 'more than £4m'

Experts say there are "a significant number of issues" with the Middlesbrough town centre building.

Back view of group of helmeted police officers on a street, to the bottom right a bin is on its side with burning rubbish and smoke rising above it

Post-riot funding boost for community projects

The £655,000 government cash is aimed at improving community cohesion following the violent unrest.

The Charles Clinkard store is a two-storey corner building. It has a black and white sign. People are walking by the shop.

Plan to repurpose prestigious shoe shop

The former Charles Clinkard in Middlesbrough could be converted into retail spaces and apartments.

A small child in a green raincoat and yellow wellies is pictured from behind carrying a red spade and walking towards a steel triceratops that towers above him. A smaller dinosaur is visible in the background.

Dinosaur park saved as Gypsy site plan dropped

A horde of steel dinosaurs will stay in place following a campaign against relocation proposals.

A pair of elderly hands in front of an electric heater

How councils will fill the winter fuel payment gap

Many authorities are providing funds to pensioners who do not qualify for the winter fuel payment.