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A man has been convicted of numerous sexual offences against boys which took place in Redcar from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s;

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council say that they are disappointed after public toilets in Redcar were vandalised;

...and hundreds of people turned out yesterday to pay their respects at the funeral of World War Two veteran, Maurice Winspear.

A man has been convicted of numerous sexual offences against boys which took place in Redcar from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.

An investigation was begun after police received an initial report regarding 66-year-old David Gillender, and it was soon discovered there were other victims.

They were offered specialist support while inquiries continued and today Gillender who now lives in Gloucestershire appeared at Teesside Crown Court where he was found guilty of fourteen counts of sexual offences.

He is due to be sentenced on 7th July.

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council say that they are disappointed after public toilets in Redcar were vandalised.

Both the gents and accessible toilets at Zetland Park were vandalised, with fixtures damaged and a large amount of graffiti written across the walls.

The damage means that the toilets will be closed for the next few days, however the council say that their teams are working hard to get the toilets back into use as quickly as possible so that, hopefully, the toilets are available over the long bank holiday weekend. 

Hundreds of people turned out yesterday to pay their respects at the funeral of World War Two veteran, Maurice Winspear.

98-year-old Maurice passed away earlier this month.

The war hero had no traces of family, sparking celebrant Sue Dicken to launch a social media campaign to get as many people to attend his funeral as possible.

Yesterday, around 200 people lined the road into Redcar's Kirkleatham Crematorium as the hearse was lead in by a lone bag piper and motorbike convoy.

Due to Maurice's Army career, serving with the Royal Scots Fusiliers for four years during world war two, the funeral was well attended by ex and current service personnel, including representatives of his own regiment, and others.

Representatives of the Royal Navy, the police, ambulance, fire brigade, Coastguard and RNLI were present at the funeral, to give the Redcar veteran the send off he deserved.