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Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision in New Marske which happened on Friday;

Police are appealing for information after a dog was attacked and killed by another dog on Redcar Beach;

...and lifeboat Day in Redcar has raised more than two and a half thousand pounds for the charity.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision in New Marske which happened on Friday.

The collision happened at around five to three in the afternoon on Gurney Street near to New Marske Sports Club and involved a beige Skoda Fabia and a white Dacia Logan.

Three casualties were taken to hospital, where two remain in a critical condition.

The driver and passenger from the Skoda Fabia, an elderly man and woman, both remain in a critical condition with serious injuries.

The driver of the Dacia Logan, a man aged in his fifties, is described as being in a stable condition with serious injuries.

Any witnesses to the collision or anyone who may have dash cam footage from using this road at the time of the incident is asked to contact PC Craig Wren from the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit on the non-emergency number 101.

Police are appealing for information after a dog was attacked and killed by another dog on Redcar Beach.

At approximately 4pm today a small papillon dog was attacked by another dog and sadly killed on Redcar beach close to the sand dunes at Majuba.

Police are wanting to trace and speak to a woman who was walking two Rottweiler dogs on the beach at that location at that time.

The woman was possibly wearing a green coloured jacket and jeans.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC Wayne Pursley of the Redcar Neighbourhood Police Team on the non-emergency number 101, or on 01642 302828.

Lifeboat Day in Redcar has raised more than two and a half thousand pounds for the charity.

The Redcar inshore lifeboat was on display in the High Street along with volunteer crew members, and the RNLI mascot Stormy Stan was on hand to meet and greet members of the public.

The lifeboat ladies guild also held a fundraising stall.

For operational reasons the lifeboats were not able to launch in the afternoon.

Redcar RNLI has thanked local people who donated on Saturday, the total amount raised was £2501.