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Stockton-on-Tees

Courtney Mannion and Anne Purchase-Walker standing outside a row of houses. Courtney is wearing a grey top and has black, long hair and has a serious expression. Anne, who has shorter grey hair, stands next to her, wearing a brown jumper.

Woman losing sleep over rats under floorboards

A Stockton woman is living with a rat infestation and wants her landlord to rehouse her family.

Saffanah is in a hospital bed. She has a tube connected to her nose and bandages all the way up her arms.

Girl's meningitis leads to quadruple amputation

The family of five-year-old Saffanah praise NHS teams who "worked tirelessly to save her life".

An otter. It is lying in grass near a river bank. Its fur is wet and has been clumped together into a series of spikes. It is brown with lighter fur around its neck.

Work begins to restore stream for fish and wildlife

Lustrum Beck is undergoing work which hopes to attract creatures including water voles and otters.

Mugshot of Macaulay Branighan. He is clean shaven and has thick dark hair in a parting and hanging down to the tops of his ears.

Banned driver crashed stolen car in speed pursuit

Macaulay Branighan damaged a police car as he drove a stolen Jaguar around Stockton, a court hears.

Three female staff members in front of an MRI machine.

Diagnostic centre welcomes first patients

The Tees Valley Community Diagnostic Centre offers scans and tests for diseases including cancer.

Stock image of water running from a silver tap. It has a central mixer spout between two taps.

Water fluoridation expansion due by 2030

The government says the plan will provide about £200m in social benefits to the region.

A member of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council's civil enforcement team taping a closure order to the the front door of the property. The door has been boarded up.

Property used for drug dealing shut down

The property in Stockton is now shut for three months after a court issues a closure order.

The back of a police officer escorting a man under the arm. The man has dark hair and has his hands behind his back in handcuffs.

Drug arrests 'linked to child exploitation'

A total of eight people are arrested following early morning raids in Teesside, police say.

Tim Collins standing outside Bradley Farm. He is bald and wears black-rimmed glasses. The listed building is behind him. The outer walls have been damaged and ivy grows up the building. A metal fence with a danger sign attached surrounds the property.

Resident fears Grade II listed house will collapse

Tim Collins fears his home will be damaged by the building, which he says is an "absolute wreck".