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News from Middlesbrough Council

February 2012

Competition to name new bus route (Tue Feb 07)
Olympic spirit at Clairville Stadium (Tue Feb 07)
Free tour of the Archives (Tue Feb 07)
Boro becks birdy bonanza (Tue Feb 07)
Takeaway closed over mouse infestation (Tue Feb 07)
Steph and Jess back city status (Mon Feb 06)
Stewart Park Open Day (Mon Feb 06)
Park revamp offers training opportunities (Fri Feb 03)
Bigger Breakfast Exchange success (Fri Feb 03)
Moving Middlesbrough festival (Fri Feb 03)
Tips to help drivers with disabilities (Thu Feb 02)
Get your hands on an 'ice' treat as cold snap looms (Thu Feb 02)
Advice for drivers with disabilities (Wed Feb 01)
Free money advice for local residents (Wed Feb 01)

January 2012

Tees Valley Apprenticeship Challenge (Tue Jan 31)
Latest demolitions underway in Gresham (Mon Jan 30)
Volunteers needed for Captain Cook show (Mon Jan 30)
Sensory Impairment Exhibition (Mon Jan 30)
Birthday boy's bin wagon treat (Fri Jan 27)
Park revamp offers training opportunities for locals (Fri Jan 27)
RSPB Big Bird Watch at Stewart Park (Thu Jan 26)
Work starts on new facilities at the Rainbow (Thu Jan 26)
Bouncing baby arrives at Newham Grange (Wed Jan 25)
Co-op funding for Bee Friend project (Tue Jan 24)
Winter wellbeing event at library (Tue Jan 24)
mima gears up for fifth birthday celebrations (Tue Jan 24)
Preview for Transporter Bridge Reminiscence film (Tue Jan 24)
Chris kicks off riverside run as Olympics near (Tue Jan 24)
The Affordable Homes Show (Tue Jan 24)
Book lovers gearing up to mark National Libraries Day (Mon Jan 23)
Centenary of the Central Library (Thu Jan 19)
Over 50s Footballers Needed (Thu Jan 19)
RSPB talk at library coffee morning (Tue Jan 17)
Health awards for Middlesbrough organisations (Tue Jan 17)
Primary Schools Cross Country Championships (Tue Jan 17)
100 Beats of the Clock (Tue Jan 17)
Panto sets new records with stars lined up for 2012 (Mon Jan 16)
Formula 1 pupils (Mon Jan 16)
Comfy and Cosy grant success for Middlesbrough (Mon Jan 16)
Tickets going fast for soldier concert (Mon Jan 16)
Ward surgery cancellation (Mon Jan 16)
Change to box office opening times (Mon Jan 16)
Holocaust Service (Mon Jan 16)
Middlesbrough Bike Bus (Thu Jan 12)
Adshel posters spread One Planet message (Thu Jan 12)
Deadline for Primary School preference (Thu Jan 12)
Diamond Jubilee street parties (Thu Jan 12)
Budget presentation meetings (Wed Jan 11)
Nunthorpe Community Council Meeting (Wed Jan 11)
Public's views sought in budget consultation (Mon Jan 09)
Citizen of the Year 2011 (Mon Jan 09)
mima celebrates five years with free birthday party (Mon Jan 09)
Knocking up with the Nifty 50s (Fri Jan 06)
New year, New Life New You (Thu Jan 05)
Abingdon celebrates improvements (Thu Jan 05)
Winner chosen in reindeer naming competition (Tue Jan 03)
e-books from library (Tue Jan 03)
Boom time for pantomime (Tue Jan 03)

December 2011

Make a One Planet resolution for 2012 (Fri Dec 30)
Know your rights in the January sales (Fri Dec 30)
Traders challenged over under-age booze sales (Thu Dec 22)
Golden gift presented to Council (Wed Dec 21)
Takeaway fined over poor hygiene (Wed Dec 21)
Fake Christmas gift and toy warning (Wed Dec 21)
Winter health advice (Tue Dec 20)
Band of the Yorkshire Regiment (Mon Dec 19)
Ramsdens present Transporter coin to Council (Mon Dec 19)
Reindeer naming competition (Mon Dec 19)
Tees Valley Music Service Update (Mon Dec 19)
Holiday recycling and refuse collections (Mon Dec 19)
Christmas swimming deals (Mon Dec 19)
New Year, New Life New You (Mon Dec 19)
Friends hand out hampers (Fri Dec 16)
Warning issued over letter scam (Fri Dec 16)
Yorkshire Regiment concert (Fri Dec 16)
Competition to name Country Farm's new arrivals (Fri Dec 16)
Warning issued over frozen lakes and rivers (Fri Dec 16)
In out of the cold (Thu Dec 15)
Edwardian Christmas at Dorman Museum (Wed Dec 14)
Funnyman Patrick loves Middlesbrough (Wed Dec 14)
Christmas Carol Big Sing (Tue Dec 13)
Green flag glory for Hemlington Hall (Mon Dec 12)
Sara bids for Christmas charts (Mon Dec 12)
Temporary shutdown for bus pass system (Fri Dec 09)
Campaign to promote safe winter motoring (Fri Dec 09)
Changes to application process for bus passes (Wed Dec 07)
Tell Us Once launched in Middlesbrough (Wed Dec 07)
Businesses warned over Christmas waste (Wed Dec 07)
Launch of children's Cook book (Mon Dec 05)
Booktime in Middlesbrough (Mon Dec 05)
Road closure (Mon Dec 05)
Moving Frontiers success (Mon Dec 05)
Festive coffee morning at Thorntree YCC (Mon Dec 05)
Annual Elgee Memorial Lecture at the Dorman (Mon Dec 05)
National Empty Homes Week (Mon Dec 05)
Revised register of electors (Fri Dec 02)
World Aids Day (Thu Dec 01)
Chance for new businesses to join Corner Emporium (Thu Dec 01)
Member of Community Learning Service wins award (Thu Dec 01)
Meeting called to consider cuts petitions (Thu Dec 01)
Community awards celebrate town’s One Planet Living (Thu Dec 01)

November 2011

Industrial action (Wed Nov 30)
Reindeer arrive at Newham Grange (Wed Nov 30)
Love Middlesbrough backs Amelia Lily (Wed Nov 30)
Middlesbrough youngsters see world class tennis (Wed Nov 30)
Cycling boom in Middlesbrough (Wed Nov 30)
Masterplan for Prissick Sports Village (Wed Nov 30)
Marton Grove Primary School exhibition (Tue Nov 29)
Visit Santa at Christmas in Hemlington (Tue Nov 29)
New school building officially opens (Tue Nov 29)
Zoolab Nativity at the Central Library (Tue Nov 29)
Celebration of volunteering at awards event (Mon Nov 28)
Christmas markets (Mon Nov 28)
Benefit fraud lands mum in court (Mon Nov 28)
New date for Richard Grainger gig (Fri Nov 25)
Healthy living grant boosts community allotments (Fri Nov 25)
Santa visits mima! (Thu Nov 24)
Consultation on proposed changes to school transport (Wed Nov 23)
mima 5th birthday exhibition (Wed Nov 23)
Bulb planting at Stewart Park (Tue Nov 22)
Real stars for poster campaign (Tue Nov 22)
Warning issued over Olympics email scam (Mon Nov 21)
Winter opening for museum cafe (Mon Nov 21)
River Tees consultation (Fri Nov 18)
mima preview event - everyone welcome (Fri Nov 18)
Special planning committee to look at major housing proposals (Fri Nov 18)
Women's Interfaith Media Network meeting (Fri Nov 18)
Funding on offer to help young people get active (Fri Nov 18)
NemaCon winter social event (Thu Nov 17)
Environment freephone to close (Thu Nov 17)
Brutus is back! (Thu Nov 17)
The big festive switch on! (Tue Nov 15)
Budget consultation ends (Tue Nov 15)
Fairtrade cookery demonstration (Tue Nov 15)
Tree-mendous fun at festival (Tue Nov 15)
Park for a pound (Mon Nov 14)
Single Key opens new doors for young people (Fri Nov 11)
Still time to visit centenary exhibitions (Thu Nov 10)
mima to host dance showcases (Thu Nov 10)
Clean bill of health for children's services (Thu Nov 10)
Remembrance events (Thu Nov 10)
Big Mouth Cooks up a Saturday Special (Thu Nov 10)
Big planting day at Nunthorpe (Wed Nov 09)
War poets library session (Tue Nov 08)
Self-help workshop (Tue Nov 08)
Proposed closure of Middlesbrough Deaf Centre (Tue Nov 08)
Healthy Living Grants for local groups (Tue Nov 08)
Happy birthday Cob (Mon Nov 07)
Boro play tickets now available (Mon Nov 07)
Schools indoor athletics championships (Mon Nov 07)
Middlesbrough promotes literacy (Thu Nov 03)
Wreath laying for forefather (Thu Nov 03)
Libraries host worldjam events (Thu Nov 03)
21 years of Middlesbrough Mela (Thu Nov 03)
Almost £40million Regional Growth Fund boost for Tees Valley (Wed Nov 02)
Free advice day for local residents (Tue Nov 01)
Holgate Wall work begins (Tue Nov 01)

October 2011

What type of housing does your community need? (Fri Oct 28)
Road works planned (Fri Oct 28)
Boro Becks Tree Walk (Fri Oct 28)
Commemorative coins celebrate Transporter Centenary (Fri Oct 28)
One Planet One Middlesbrough (Thu Oct 27)
Online safety art event (Thu Oct 27)
Car dealer fined for misleading customer (Wed Oct 26)
Young people tour myplace (Mon Oct 24)
Consultation on proposed budget reaches half way (Mon Oct 24)
Marton West Beck plans (Mon Oct 24)
Boro becks half-term events (Fri Oct 21)
Free Advice Day for East Middlesbrough (Fri Oct 21)
Royal seal of approval for Corner Emporium (Fri Oct 21)
Library collections tackle cancer (Fri Oct 21)
An evening of Burlesque comes to town (Fri Oct 21)
TV spotlight falls on town's clean-up teams (Fri Oct 21)
Residents pot black (Fri Oct 21)
Free parenting classes (Thu Oct 20)
Health and well-being day at the library (Thu Oct 20)
Family learning festival (Thu Oct 20)
Bulb planting marks beck completion (Thu Oct 20)
DJ Simpson exhibition at Platform Arts (Thu Oct 20)
Boho and Bohouse are best in North East (Mon Oct 17)
Plea over rabbits dumped at park (Mon Oct 17)
Bollywood Night October 28 (Mon Oct 17)
Launch of 2011 Fireworks Hotline (Mon Oct 17)
Don't lose your right to vote (Mon Oct 17)
Tuneful name for baby llama (Mon Oct 17)
New work club at Hemlington Library (Mon Oct 17)
Royal visit to schools (Wed Oct 12)
Hardware store fined over saw (Wed Oct 12)
Relaunch of Corner Emporium (Tue Oct 11)
Facebark scoops national award (Tue Oct 11)
Massive fine over Best Western health risks (Tue Oct 11)
New arrangements for replacement wheeled bins (Tue Oct 11)
Exhibition celebrates school (Mon Oct 10)
Remembrance events 2011 (Mon Oct 10)
Repair your bike session (Mon Oct 10)
Mayor outlines budget proposals (Mon Oct 10)
Warning issued over 'payday loans' (Mon Oct 10)
Middlesbrough 'U Choose' (Mon Oct 10)
Halloween at Grove Hill Library (Wed Oct 05)
Explore career options at Choices 2011 (Wed Oct 05)
ASBOs for estate gang members (Wed Oct 05)
Joe's disability no barrier to work (Tue Oct 04)
Book club seeks new members (Tue Oct 04)
Women only bike rides (Mon Oct 03)
New exhibition at Middlesbrough Library (Mon Oct 03)
Water circuit session for men (Mon Oct 03)
Court fine for rogue landlord (Mon Oct 03)
New health walks (Mon Oct 03)
Mela AGM Cancelled (Mon Oct 03)

September 2011

Illegal tobacco crackdown (Fri Sep 30)
Fast and slow time exhibition at mima (Fri Sep 30)
Lots of family fun at Newham Grange Country Farm (Thu Sep 29)
BME Achievement Awards winners 2011 (Thu Sep 29)
Tees Valley Music Service - update (Wed Sep 28)
Eston Hills guided walk (Wed Sep 28)
Stroke rehabilitation success (Tue Sep 27)
Library store for book groups (Mon Sep 26)
Boro boss opens new school (Mon Sep 26)
BME business of the year (Wed Sep 21)
Winter warmth campaign (Wed Sep 21)
Bollywood comes to Boro (Wed Sep 21)
Come and see 'The Orchard' (Wed Sep 21)
Bra bank helps battle breast cancer (Tue Sep 20)
Boro young people scaling the heights (Tue Sep 20)
Drive to boost voter registration (Mon Sep 19)
Nunthorpe Design Statement aproved for adoption (Mon Sep 19)
Recycled fashion a hit on the catwalk (Mon Sep 19)
Demolition firm fined over illegal waste fires (Fri Sep 16)
Inspirational Gillian scoops award (Fri Sep 16)
Stamp Out Stigma event (Thu Sep 15)
ITea and Biscuits (Thu Sep 15)
Volunteering Star Awards 2011 (Thu Sep 15)
Firms urged to join the club to access China (Thu Sep 15)
News from the Transporter Bridge (Wed Sep 14)
Nominations for 2011 Citizen of the Year (Wed Sep 14)
All invited to Mela annual meeting (Wed Sep 14)
Fanzine Editor looks forward to classic night (Tue Sep 13)
Tasty centenary treat for Town Meal (Tue Sep 13)
Launch of food action plan (Tue Sep 13)
International friendship evening (Tue Sep 13)
Latest Discover Middlesbrough events (Tue Sep 13)
Swimming lessons at the Neptune (Mon Sep 12)
Boro screening for Bollywood blockbuster (Mon Sep 12)
Swimming discounts at the Neptune (Mon Sep 12)
Llama born at Stewart Park (Mon Sep 12)
Cash for groups to run healthy living schemes (Fri Sep 09)
Beck to the Farm Guided Walk (Fri Sep 09)
Last chance to call pioneering potholes hotline (Fri Sep 09)
Transporter limited edtion art (Thu Sep 08)
Tennis sessions for the over 50s (Thu Sep 08)
Trinity Catholic College opens (Wed Sep 07)
Take up the chutney challenge (Wed Sep 07)
Hit the heights with a birthday climb! (Wed Sep 07)
Grove Hill consultation (Wed Sep 07)
Local artist celebrates Best of Boro (Wed Sep 07)
Resurfacing work on Marton Road (Mon Sep 05)
Best Bar None Awards 2011 (Mon Sep 05)
Feast of events lined up for Discover Middlesbrough 2011 (Mon Sep 05)
Small Grants Scheme 2011 (Mon Sep 05)
Transporter to close for essential maintenance (Mon Sep 05)
Battle of Britain Annual Parade and Service (Fri Sep 02)
Volunteers needed for meadow restoration (Thu Sep 01)
Relaunch of Park's Young Rangers (Thu Sep 01)
Paralympic sports demonstration event (Thu Sep 01)

August 2011

Fairy Dell Festival (Wed Aug 31)
Town Meal 2011 (Wed Aug 31)
Zumba class (Wed Aug 31)
Deadline nears for 10k entries (Wed Aug 31)
Entries invited for 2011 BME Awards (Tue Aug 30)
Knocking up with the nifty 50s (Tue Aug 30)
New charges at town car parks (Tue Aug 30)
Transporter Bridge runs the 10K (Tue Aug 30)
Hemlington doggy fun day (Tue Aug 30)
DVD's in Middlesbrough libraries (Tue Aug 30)
Middlesbrough Symphony set for World Premiere (Fri Aug 26)
BMX Time Bandits (Fri Aug 26)
Transporter Centenary Concerts (Fri Aug 26)
New refuse and recycling calendars (Thu Aug 25)
Teen Mover back for another year (Thu Aug 25)
Mayor unveils plans for completion of housing renewal schemes (Thu Aug 25)
GCSE results 2011 (Thu Aug 25)
Health and Wellbeing event (Wed Aug 24)
Trooping the 10k (Wed Aug 24)
New hours for Middlesbrough House (Tue Aug 23)
Staff and councillors consulted over budget cuts (Tue Aug 23)
Report highlights value of regeneration funding (Mon Aug 22)
ASBO for nuisance teen (Fri Aug 19)
Cleveland road safety partnership news (Wed Aug 17)
Tees Valley Enterprise Zone announced (Wed Aug 17)
Pop Up Studios open evening (Wed Aug 17)
Are you a volunteering star? (Wed Aug 17)
I feel good ! (Wed Aug 17)
Directory helps combat online fraud (Wed Aug 17)
Coopers ask fans to back emotional fundraiser (Wed Aug 17)
Coast to coast charity fund-raiser (Wed Aug 17)
Common sense call over cycle paths (Tue Aug 16)
Cafe closed over health risks (Tue Aug 16)
Lay members required for Safeguarding Board (Mon Aug 15)
Wallabies at the farm (Thu Aug 11)
Family information service (Thu Aug 11)
Charity sportsman's dinner hailed a success (Thu Aug 11)
Help for steel job applicants (Wed Aug 10)
Solo exhibition at Gallery TS1 (Mon Aug 08)
Developer found for Longridge housing site (Mon Aug 08)
Residents urged to use correct bags for green waste (Mon Aug 08)
Bridge building at the Transporter (Mon Aug 08)
Talks at Teesside Archives (Mon Aug 08)
Food business fined over hygiene breaches (Thu Aug 04)
Middlesbrough is electric! (Thu Aug 04)
Active Middlesbrough prize winners (Thu Aug 04)
Hawaiian barbecue at Thorntree Youth Club (Wed Aug 03)
New professional course (Wed Aug 03)
Belarus youngsters given the run of Albert Park (Wed Aug 03)
Inspirational Grace takes on 10K (Wed Aug 03)
Teddy bears picnics (Wed Aug 03)
mima in 3 minutes (Tue Aug 02)
10K training sessions (Tue Aug 02)
Diabetes advice on offer as fasting begins (Tue Aug 02)
New bridges installed at Stewart Park (Tue Aug 02)
Boro reach cup final (Tue Aug 02)
Top accolade for Care Link (Tue Aug 02)
North Ormesby market relaunch (Mon Aug 01)
Mayor's Award for Liz Chambers (Mon Aug 01)

July 2011

New bike courses at cycle circuit (Fri Jul 29)
Circus fun for Summer Reading Challenge (Tue Jul 26)
Olympics just a year away (Tue Jul 26)
Tributes paid to popular MOTT Chairman (Mon Jul 25)
Big Screen marks a year to go to London 2012 (Mon Jul 25)
Pony experiences at the farm (Mon Jul 25)
Nagar Kirtan success (Mon Jul 25)
Green Flag glory for town's parks (Mon Jul 25)
Boro Becks competition (Mon Jul 25)
Final works to major Middlesbrough road scheme (Mon Jul 25)
Hemlington Road closure (Fri Jul 22)
Bus service withdrawn (Fri Jul 22)
Learn from top mechanic (Fri Jul 22)
Ofsted safeguarding inspection (Fri Jul 22)
Taxi marshals trial launched (Fri Jul 22)
Bags mean business (Tue Jul 19)
Hemlington Road closure (Tue Jul 19)
Sikh parade in Middlesbrough (Tue Jul 19)
Cycle circuit record smashed (Tue Jul 19)
Minibeast mayhem (Tue Jul 19)
Warning over hidden dangers of fake tobacco (Tue Jul 19)
Court fines for illegal waste dumping (Tue Jul 19)
Public views sought on future housing development (Mon Jul 18)
Scrutiny project wins major award (Mon Jul 18)
Flower bed show pride in regiment (Mon Jul 18)
City bid T-shirts on sale (Mon Jul 18)
Free parking in Middlesbrough (Mon Jul 18)
Two decades of vital support (Mon Jul 18)
Sky Ride local rides (Mon Jul 18)
Ashdale inspection (Mon Jul 18)
Celebration of learner achievements (Mon Jul 18)
Resurfacing work (Thu Jul 14)
Thorntree YCC celebrates 50th anniversary (Thu Jul 14)
New contractor heralds greener future for recycling sites (Wed Jul 13)
Nagar Kirtan 2011 (Tue Jul 12)
Sky Ride huge success (Mon Jul 11)
Partnership announced for the future development of Teesside University (Mon Jul 11)
Members required for Safeguarding Board (Mon Jul 11)
Disability forum (Mon Jul 11)
Practice session for Sunday’s Ridewell Event (Fri Jul 08)
Memories wanted for Mela's 21st birthday (Fri Jul 08)
Holiday fun at multi-sports camps (Fri Jul 08)
Stars tread the boards in musical extravaganza (Fri Jul 08)
Clampdown on travel company charges welcomed (Thu Jul 07)
Fine over lighter gas sales to children (Wed Jul 06)
School holiday soccer camps (Wed Jul 06)
Disabled access improvements at Clairville track (Wed Jul 06)
Greener living for Easterside community (Tue Jul 05)
Boro bitten by beekeeping bug (Tue Jul 05)
Advice on hand to keep loan sharks at bay (Mon Jul 04)
Opera on the Big Screen (Mon Jul 04)
Top road cyclists at Sky Ride (Mon Jul 04)
Conviction in waste burning case (Fri Jul 01)
New chair for LSP (Fri Jul 01)

June 2011

Free Advice Day for Communities (Thu Jun 30)
Vice-Chancellor receives the CBE (Thu Jun 30)
Latest raids in tobacco crackdown (Wed Jun 29)
Gareth Southgate launches 10K 2011 (Wed Jun 29)
Free money advice day (Tue Jun 28)
Hemlington family fun day (Tue Jun 28)
Sky Ride route revealed (Tue Jun 28)
Free cycle maintenance training (Mon Jun 27)
Neptune swimming courses to start (Mon Jun 27)
New system for bus passengers (Mon Jun 27)
Watch Wimbledon on the Big Screen (Mon Jun 27)
Schools affected by strike (Mon Jun 27)
Friday Night Club is 21 (Thu Jun 23)
Schools to visit Olympic Park (Thu Jun 23)
Tees family cycle ride (Wed Jun 22)
Balance weight management at the Rainbow (Wed Jun 22)
Park End community event (Wed Jun 22)
Get ready for the digital switchover (Tue Jun 21)
Child Safety Week 2011 (Tue Jun 21)
Recycle Week roadshows 2011 (Tue Jun 21)
Potholes hotline launched (Tue Jun 21)
Approval for manufacturing park (Tue Jun 21)
Electric car a UK first (Mon Jun 20)
A City At Heart exhibition (Mon Jun 20)
Binman saves youngster's life (Mon Jun 20)
Meditation and life coaching event (Mon Jun 20)
Recycle Week roadshows 2011 (Mon Jun 20)
Green Lane Primary School celebrates new building (Mon Jun 20)
Asbo issued to silence nightmare neighbour (Mon Jun 20)
Take the plunge at the Neptune (Mon Jun 20)
Public have their say on new transporter arrangements (Mon Jun 20)
A cordial invitation for drinks by the lake (Mon Jun 20)
Quadkids Athletics at Clairville (Mon Jun 20)
Floral walk (Mon Jun 20)
Work set for Centre Square (Wed Jun 15)
Bridge tour launches Factory Nights programme (Wed Jun 15)
Middlesbrough and defence of the realm (Tue Jun 14)
Minibeast Roadshow (Tue Jun 14)
Takeaway fined over hygiene conditions (Mon Jun 13)
Nunthorpe School car boot sale (Mon Jun 13)
Celebrate National Book Start Week (Mon Jun 13)
Refund by charity shop for faulty freezer (Mon Jun 13)
New homes for Corner Emporium businesses (Mon Jun 13)
Warning over fake washing powder (Mon Jun 13)
Take the plunge at the Transporter Bridge (Mon Jun 13)
Breckon Hill School community tidy up (Mon Jun 13)
Mental health CDs aim to combat stigma (Mon Jun 13)
Record year for money advice (Mon Jun 13)
New minibus arrives for children with disabilities (Mon Jun 13)
Top crime writer at Middlesbrough Literary Festival (Mon Jun 13)
Nominate your olympic torch hero (Wed Jun 08)
Party in the Park (Wed Jun 08)
Food Safety Week (Mon Jun 06)
Thousands enjoy music festival (Mon Jun 06)
New allotments for Coulby Newham (Mon Jun 06)
Heroes welcome in the Boro (Mon Jun 06)
ASBO for gang nuisance teenager (Fri Jun 03)
Takeaway owner fined for fly-tipping (Fri Jun 03)
Feast of literary fun (Fri Jun 03)
Magical Mystery Tour (Fri Jun 03)
Quoits club facelift (Thu Jun 02)
Butterflies at the park (Wed Jun 01)
Cafe fined over poor hygiene (Wed Jun 01)
Intro’s Premier Superstar (Wed Jun 01)

May 2011

Memorial service for Len Poole (Tue May 31)
"Mr Emergency” calls time (Tue May 31)
Grove Hill community festival (Tue May 31)
Boro becks bug hunts (Tue May 31)
Half term swimming (Tue May 31)
Hotel Shampoo tour stops off in Boro (Tue May 31)
Stars back the bid (Fri May 27)
Redundancy support programme launched (Thu May 26)
Public views sought on Scrutiny topics (Thu May 26)
Boro girls set for big intro (Wed May 25)
Breeze launches to get more women on bikes (Wed May 25)
Intro makes national news (Tue May 24)
Amazing art in the spotlight (Mon May 23)
Safe start with Safety Squirrel (Mon May 23)
Letters to the Queen (Mon May 23)
Foster celebration (Mon May 23)
Launch of Whinney Banks Youth Zone (Wed May 18)
Inspiring Bridges at Dorman Museum (Wed May 18)
Votes for women (Wed May 18)
Advice available on PPI claims (Fri May 13)
Public meeting on transport issues (Fri May 13)
Takeaway owner fined over hygiene standards (Wed May 11)
Procurement workshops help small business (Wed May 11)
Bungee with TV stars from the Transporter Bridge (Wed May 11)
First tour of former cemetery (Tue May 10)
Pilates classes at the Rainbow (Tue May 10)
One day extravaganza at mima (Tue May 10)
mima wins share of £75,000 (Tue May 10)
City status poem (Tue May 10)
Creative writing sessions (Mon May 09)
Flava at the riverside (Mon May 09)
Salsa theme for Worldfest 2011 (Mon May 09)
Step back in time with guided walks (Mon May 09)
Weight management course (Tue May 03)
Riverside becomes part of 5K (Tue May 03)

April 2011

Royal event at Teesside archives (Tue Apr 26)
Businesses back city status bid (Tue Apr 26)
Intro main stagers storm into charts (Tue Apr 26)
Hollywood stars (Thu Apr 21)
Town Hall time stands still (Thu Apr 21)
Easter refuse and recycling (Thu Apr 21)
Take part in the community click web chat (Wed Apr 20)
Motorcycle training scheme launched (Wed Apr 20)
Children's performing arts workshop (Mon Apr 18)
New swimming courses at the Neptune (Mon Apr 18)
Glastonbury-on-Tees! (Mon Apr 18)
Name the Middlesbrough Moai (Thu Apr 14)
Acklam Library coffee morning (Thu Apr 14)
Bike tour links European Transporters (Thu Apr 14)
Advice on hand for tattoo and piercing parlours (Thu Apr 14)
ICE President visits Transporter Bridge (Wed Apr 13)
Little Princes and Princesses celebrate royal wedding (Wed Apr 13)
Easter events at Stewart Park (Tue Apr 12)
New facility to help carers (Tue Apr 12)
Launch of historic park revamp (Tue Apr 12)
New sixth form for Trinity Catholic College (Mon Apr 11)
Easter Island fun (Mon Apr 11)
Put safety first (Mon Apr 11)
New swimming courses (Mon Apr 11)
Nunthorpe design statement consultation (Mon Apr 11)
Golf centre open evening (Mon Apr 11)
Boro Becks Easter family fun (Fri Apr 08)
Over 50s community event (Fri Apr 08)
Cleveland road safety partnership (Thu Apr 07)
School greenhouse takes a lot of bottle (Thu Apr 07)
School pupils sign up for road safety (Thu Apr 07)
Seedy Sunday returns (Wed Apr 06)
Get fit for a good cause (Wed Apr 06)
Takeaway owner fined over hygiene conditions (Wed Apr 06)
TV stars to climb Transporter Bridge (Mon Apr 04)
mima and Kapoor scoop Culture award (Mon Apr 04)
Appeal over theft of rabbit (Mon Apr 04)
Coffee morning's healthy walk talk (Mon Apr 04)
Talk on Easter Island (Fri Apr 01)
Rare Cook portrait on display (Fri Apr 01)
Transporter fares rise (Fri Apr 01)
New deal for concessionary bus travel in Middlesbrough (Fri Apr 01)

March 2011

City campaign – support pouring in from all quarters (Wed Mar 30)
Arts Council funding gives major boost to mima (Wed Mar 30)
Youngsters venture into the Dragons’ Den (Tue Mar 29)
Middlesbrough Folk Fest (Tue Mar 29)
New tool helping to crack crime (Mon Mar 28)
Boxing skills awards (Mon Mar 28)
Stewart Park car park closure (Mon Mar 28)
Mela stalls up for grabs (Mon Mar 28)
£3.2m Acklam Green Centre opens (Mon Mar 28)
Best bar none awards to launch (Thu Mar 24)
Work starts on £5.4M housing scheme (Thu Mar 24)
Help events make census form filling simple (Thu Mar 24)
Community backs city bid (Wed Mar 23)
Funding increased to tackle homelessness (Wed Mar 23)
Mayor Ray Mallon on Enterprise Zone announcement (Wed Mar 23)
Takeaway owner fined over hygiene standards (Wed Mar 23)
Pupils in street dance spectacular (Wed Mar 23)
Pipe specialists see business flow in Middlesbrough (Tue Mar 22)
Town’s workforce get on their bikes (Tue Mar 22)
Drive to report adult abuse (Mon Mar 21)
Boro backs city status bid (Thu Mar 17)
Cameroon lamb arrives at Newham Grange (Thu Mar 17)
Public views sought on major development proposals (Thu Mar 17)
Public invited to discussion over health service reforms (Wed Mar 16)
Grand opening for Middlesbrough Cycle Circuit (Tue Mar 15)
Adult education and work-based learning good – Ofsted (Tue Mar 15)
Last blitz for back alley improvement team (Tue Mar 15)
MoD procurement event (Fri Mar 11)
Selective licensing deadline nears (Fri Mar 11)
YOS warning over bogus salesmen (Fri Mar 11)
Special award for parkrun founder Andy Fisher (Thu Mar 10)
Mayor visits apprentices as they learn in the workplace (Thu Mar 10)
North East councils urge action over veterans’ health (Wed Mar 09)
Exhibition on Easter Island myths and popular culture (Wed Mar 09)
MPs saddle up for Fairtrade Fortnight (Wed Mar 09)
Court action sends strong message to tab house dealers (Wed Mar 09)
Waste Busters piece together crime (Tue Mar 08)
The Transporter Trek (Fri Mar 04)
Tributes to community stalwart Brian Robinson (Fri Mar 04)
Test drive a green car (Thu Mar 03)
Walk to school fairytale (Thu Mar 03)
Zumba at the Southlands (Wed Mar 02)

February 2011

Meet on the bridge to mark International Women’s Day (Wed Feb 23)
New life for key town centre office block and square (Wed Feb 23)
Globetrotting artist sets sights on a future on Teesside (Wed Feb 23)
Yorkshire regiment partnership announced (Wed Feb 23)
Shop owner fined for selling cigarettes to children (Tue Feb 22)
February half-term fun with Boro Becks Team (Tue Feb 22)
Are you giving to charity – or lining conmen’s pockets? (Tue Feb 22)
Residents warned over council tax scam (Tue Feb 22)
Get in shape in Easterside’s own ‘Green Gym’ (Tue Feb 22)
On your marks for the 2011 Cross Country Championships (Tue Feb 22)
Be one of the ‘1911’ runners in tribute to Transporter (Tue Feb 22)
Royal Wedding 29 April 2011 – hosting a Royal Wedding street party (Tue Feb 22)
Tobacco raids continue drive to stub out deadly trade (Tue Feb 22)
Drama performance aims to cut child road casualties (Thu Feb 17)
New school meals are the real deal at sacred heart (Wed Feb 16)
Dance event at the Town Hall (Wed Feb 16)
Plans to reduce flood risk on show at Berwick Hills (Wed Feb 16)
Middlesbrough youth arts scheme gives Siobhan new lease of life (Wed Feb 16)
Children say thanks to builders for play area (Tue Feb 15)
Start loving your streets this Valentine's week (Tue Feb 15)
Bungee thrills draw thousands to Teesside’s Transporter Bridge (Tue Feb 15)
Free debt and benefit advice for local residents (Tue Feb 15)
Name alpaca mum (Tue Feb 15)
Half-term events at Stewart Park (Tue Feb 15)
Half term events at Middlesbrough swimming pools (Tue Feb 15)
Love your big screen (Fri Feb 11)
Love Boro message in Valentine card presentation to Mayor Mallon (Thu Feb 10)
Carbon trust standard award (Thu Feb 10)
Cohesion Forum to discuss new equality law (Wed Feb 09)
January boost for gyms (Wed Feb 09)
Adult tap for beginners at the Rainbow (Wed Feb 09)
Hotel kitchen closed over serious health risks (Tue Feb 08)
Cops & robbers on their bikes (Tue Feb 08)
Talking about CCTV (Tue Feb 08)
New Zumba class (Tue Feb 08)
Last chance to try your hand at balancing the budget (Thu Feb 03)
Power down for energy savings (Thu Feb 03)
Work Starts on Oakfields Community College (Tue Feb 01)
Banning order protects estate from teenage tearaway (Tue Feb 01)
Children at risk in incorrectly fitted car seats (Tue Feb 01)

January 2011

Psychic Sally at the Town Hall (Mon Jan 31)
Free advice day (Mon Jan 31)
We are golden (Fri Jan 28)
A Valentine that goes with a swing (Thu Jan 27)
Couple secure cancelled holiday cash back (Tue Jan 25)
Equipment Seized from noisy nuisance neighbour (Thu Jan 20)
Persistence gets results for Trading Standards (Wed Jan 19)
Trading Standards issue warning over HMRC email scam (Wed Jan 19)
Holocaust Commemoration Service (Wed Jan 19)
Panto audiences buck national trend (Tue Jan 18)
Win two months in The Mall to launch your business (Tue Jan 18)
One Planet roadshow (Tue Jan 18)
Ormesby Road/Homerton Road junction - temporary lane closure (Tue Jan 18)
Selling in the health and defence sectors (Mon Jan 17)
Work starts on road improvement scheme (Fri Jan 14)
Increased demand for Welfare Rights Unit (Fri Jan 14)
Kebab shop closed over health fears (Thu Jan 13)
Views sought on local list 2011 (Thu Jan 13)
Get in shape with HoopLa-La sessions (Thu Jan 13)
Work complete in town's historic quarter (Thu Jan 13)
Swimming courses at the Neptune (Wed Jan 12)
Boro Becks team spread the word (Wed Jan 12)
Easterside's recycled tropical vine (Wed Jan 12)
Takeaway owner fined over serious hygiene breaches (Wed Jan 12)
Ormesby High Street roadworks (Wed Jan 12)
New classes at the Rainbow (Mon Jan 10)
Campaign to boost Blue Badge take-up (Fri Jan 07)
New Life, New You for the new year (Fri Jan 07)
Boro schools in million pound cash dash (Thu Jan 06)
Bounce in the new year at the Rainbow (Thu Jan 06)
Budget consultation meetings January, 2011 (Wed Jan 05)
Make a One Planet pledge for 2011 (Tue Jan 04)

December 2010

Brambles Primary School Closure (Wed Dec 29)
Street Wardens cheer up kids (Wed Dec 29)
Online budget simulator gives insight into cuts choices (Thu Dec 23)
No lift at register office (Wed Dec 22)
Cockroach infestation leads to restaurant closure (Wed Dec 22)
Don’t take a chance with cheap Christmas toys (Tue Dec 21)
Boro e-card proving a Christmas hit (Mon Dec 20)
Getting refuse collections back on track (Mon Dec 20)
Big Mouth makes national news (Mon Dec 20)
Residents warned over roofing work (Mon Dec 20)
Yuletide Festival Event is still on (Mon Dec 20)
New Year, New You at the Rainbow (Mon Dec 20)
Progress at Ashdale Pupil Referral Unit (Fri Dec 17)
Christmas crafts at the Dorman – and drop in on Santa (Wed Dec 15)
Corner Emporium gives helping hand to new businesses (Wed Dec 15)
Middlesbrough parents invited to free business training (Wed Dec 15)
Latest artwork at Lawson Industrial Estate (Tue Dec 14)
Ward surgery cancelled (Fri Dec 10)
Christmas swimming at the Neptune (Fri Dec 10)
Pupils design takes its place (Fri Dec 10)
Children’s services Ofsted report (Fri Dec 10)
Stewart Park revamp under way (Fri Dec 10)
Have a green xmas with the boro e-card (Fri Dec 10)
Singing with the Snowman (Thu Dec 09)
Recognition for local star Chris Kemp (Thu Dec 09)
Join in the big sing (Wed Dec 08)
Sport Relief total announced (Wed Dec 08)
Festive waste warning to Middlesbrough businesses (Wed Dec 08)
Vulnerable people helped in cold snap (Wed Dec 08)
Mayor's recognition for services standard bearer (Wed Dec 08)
Youngsters on song for Grove Hill carol concert (Tue Dec 07)
Warning Issued over dangers of frozen ponds and lakes (Tue Dec 07)
Snow puts paid to polar bear’s town centre visit (Thu Dec 02)
Community stalwart Brian Robinson is citizen of the year (Thu Dec 02)
Dorman events cancelled (Thu Dec 02)

November 2010

Ward Surgery cancellation - December 2 (Tue Nov 30)
Ward Surgery cancellation - December 4 (Tue Nov 30)
Calendar to mark ton up for the Tees Transporter (Thu Nov 25)
Council delivers excellent services for older people (Thu Nov 25)
Music makers needed (Wed Nov 24)
New beginning for young performers (Wed Nov 24)
Family album community exhibition opens in Middlesbrough (Wed Nov 24)
Turning town’s eyesore properties into happy homes (Tue Nov 23)
Youth dancers hit the stage (Tue Nov 23)
Get in shape with aerobics at the Rainbow (Thu Nov 18)
Takeaway owner fined for serious hygiene failures (Wed Nov 17)
Levick House demolition (Tue Nov 16)
New meadowland burial area for Acklam Cemetery (Tue Nov 16)
Help improve wildlife haven (Tue Nov 16)
Street dancers in national finals (Wed Nov 10)
Empowering young people through theatre (Tue Nov 09)
Sign up for swimming lessons at the Neptune centre (Tue Nov 09)
Play areas funding confirmed (Fri Nov 05)
Local girl joins Circus of Horrors (Fri Nov 05)
KMX Karts latest attraction at Albert Park (Thu Nov 04)
Gresham demolition work starts (Wed Nov 03)
Be Safe, Be Seen stickers (Wed Nov 03)
Inspirational Heather is nominated (Wed Nov 03)
Go ahead for Local Enterprise Partnership (Mon Nov 01)
Sky Ride locals extended (Mon Nov 01)

October 2010

Youth MP heads for Commons (Fri Oct 29)
Aerobics at the Rainbow (Fri Oct 29)
Salsa way to do it (Fri Oct 29)
New Safeguarding Chairman (Fri Oct 29)
Pilates for beginners (Fri Oct 29)
Recycling takes off in Central Mews (Fri Oct 29)
New after school clubs (Thu Oct 28)
Trading Standards rides to the rescue (Thu Oct 28)
Swimming lessons at Middlesbrough pools (Thu Oct 28)
Launch of Middlesbrough Youth Offer (Thu Oct 28)
Bait team win award (Tue Oct 26)
Financial advice for local people (Tue Oct 26)
A celebration of apples (Tue Oct 26)
Suite result for Trading Standards (Fri Oct 22)
Road safety event (Fri Oct 22)
Get involved in the Mela (Wed Oct 20)
Takeaway closed down over health risks (Tue Oct 19)
Fireworks hotline launched (Mon Oct 18)
Ofsted praise over child protection (Thu Oct 14)
Athletics success for Hayley Cooke (Thu Oct 14)
Illegal food seized and destroyed (Thu Oct 14)
Boro music promoters win top award (Tue Oct 12)
Mayor condemns NBF u-turn (Wed Oct 06)
Review of Tees Valley museums launched (Wed Oct 06)

September 2010

Consumers warned over identity theft (Wed Sep 29)
Tees whitewater course promoted to world’s canoeing elite (Mon Sep 27)
Schoolchildren helped to keep safe on Cleveland’s roads (Thu Sep 23)
Students go foraging for Town Meal (Wed Sep 22)
Tai Chi at the Rainbow (Tue Sep 21)
BME achievement awards success (Tue Sep 21)
Garages advised on waste disposal (Mon Sep 20)
Green waste collection changes (Mon Sep 20)
Ten Feet Tall needs your vote (Mon Sep 20)
The world’s biggest coffee morning (Mon Sep 20)
Canoeist to make a splash about Tees whitewater course (Wed Sep 08)

August 2010

Strachan signs up for 10k (Fri Aug 27)
Do you make music? Then get in touch! (Fri Aug 27)
Middlesbrough GCSE results show significant rise (Tue Aug 24)
Town meal set to tickle taste buds again (Tue Aug 24)
Sky Ride local rides throughout September and October in Middlesbrough (Tue Aug 24)
Tees whitewater course to have Olympic style obstacles (Thu Aug 19)
Great route to sky ride (Wed Aug 11)

June 2010

World Cup mania prompts Tees Valley residents (Thu Jun 17)

May 2010

Developing business workspace (Tue May 25)