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Ben Houchen has been re-elected as Tees Valley Mayor;

A man has appeared in court charged with alleged theft offences in our area;

...and a week of outdoor activity and support tools will be on offer throughout Redcar and Cleveland next week, as the area 'bounces back with nature' in support of mental health awareness week which takes place between the 10 -16 May.

Ben Houchen has been re-elected as Tees Valley Mayor.

Mr Houchen won for the Conservatives in each of the five council boroughs of the region.

Overall, he took 121,964 votes to the 45,641 ballots cast for Labour's Jessie Joe Jacobs.

Mr Houchen, who oversaw the purchase of Teesside Airport and bringing the former SSI steelworks site back into public hands, achieved 72.7% of the vote.

Conservative Steve Turner also won a big majority to become Cleveland's Police and Crime Commissioner, whilst the Tories also picked up every available by-election council seat in Redcar and Cleveland and in Stockton.

A man has appeared in court charged with alleged theft offences in our area.

Eston Neighbourhood Policing Team charged a 40-year-old man, from the South Bank area, with four counts of shop theft and two of attempted theft from a shop.

The alleged incidents happened at Tesco and B&M in South Bank.

The man appeared at Teesside Magistrates Court yesterday.

A week of outdoor activity and support tools will be on offer throughout Redcar and Cleveland next week, as the area 'bounces back with nature' in support of mental health awareness week which takes place between the 10 -16 May.

Throughout the week, the Council together with its partners, will be promoting mental wellbeing with residents able to book on a range of free outdoor activities, ranging from nature trails to guided cycle rides and art in the park through to caring for garden wildlife and wild herbs for wellbeing.

The theme for mental health awareness week this year is nature which was chosen by the Mental Health Foundation because it is known to be an effective way of tackling mental health problems and protecting our wellbeing.

To find out more about the week and book on to events please visit the Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Facebook page.