Middlesborough

Councillors walk out of Middlesbrough Council meeting over disagreement

A council meeting descended into chaos after councillors left before voting. A full meeting of Middlesbrough Council on Wednesday 11 September was hit by disruption...

Middlesbrough’s old town hall to be restored with £230,000 lottery grant

A restoration of Middlesbrough’s 19th-century old town hall is hoped to revitalise a part of Middlesbrough. Leading specialists are helping with plans to restore the...

Council leaders defend high-earning bosses amid criticism over budget overspend

Council leaders have defended high-earning bosses from an independent councillor’s call to “get rid” of those responsible for budget overspending. A member of Middlesbrough Council’s...

Labour MPs divided as Tories criticize government decision to slash support for pensioners

MPs have explained their decisions to vote – or not – on the government’s move to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. A...

Council already predicting it will spend £3.7m more than agreed budget in 2024/25

Middlesbrough Council is already on course to go over its agreed 2024/25 budget by some £3.7m according to a year end forecast from the...

Mayor hails ‘massive endorsement’ of progress made after Government verdict on children’s services

Children’s services in Middlesbrough have been freed from Government oversight more than four years after a damning verdict was delivered on them. An inspection at...

Keir Starmer: ‘I’m worried about the rise of the far right’ but ‘I don’t think the UK is a racist country’

Yesterday the BBC held the first interview with new Prime Minister Keir Starmer since his electoral success in July. Held by interviewer Laura Kuenssberg...

Green waste changes major factor behind 48% year-on-year rise in complaints suffered by council

Complaints involving Middlesbrough Council have leapt in the past 12 months, with changes to household waste collections a prime factor. A total of 1,889 complaints...

Bus ‘super stops’ and walking and cycling ‘super routes’ part of 14-year transport vision for Middlesbrough

Bus ‘super stops’ and a series of walking and cycling ‘super routes’ are planned in Middlesbrough as part of an updated integrated transport strategy. The...

Soaring demand for school transport puts Middlesbrough Council under pressure

Demand for home to school transport has soared in Middlesbrough to 600,000 journeys a year with costs “rising fast”, councillors have heard. Middlesbrough Council chiefs...

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