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Elected councillors representing four Teesside local authorities have formed a working group to look into the crustacean die-offs which began along the North East Coast in September 2021;

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a spate of burglaries in Redcar;

...and students at Kirkleatham Hall School are celebrating the completion of a £2.7 million pound extension to their school.

Elected councillors representing four Teesside local authorities have formed a working group to look into the crustacean die-offs which began along the North East Coast in September 2021.

The remit of the working group is for the Tees Valley partner councils to work collaboratively in a joint investigation into the crustacean mass mortality.

Key aims are to consider evidence from various sources, including written reports and presentations from expert witnesses and stakeholders, to better understand, the reasons for the event, the impact it has had on local communities, the response of key partners and to consider recommendations for future actions for partner authorities and relevant government agencies.

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a spate of burglaries in Redcar. 

Both teenagers were charged with multiple offences and appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. 

One youth, aged 17, has been charged with five burglaries, fraud and other motoring offences. 

The other teen, also aged 17, has now been charged with two burglaries, three motoring offences, two fraud offences and being in possession of a bladed article.

Students at Kirkleatham Hall School are celebrating the completion of a £2.7 million pound extension to their school.

The investment has allowed for the creation of a purpose-built rebound centre, a new single storey extension for two new classrooms, a sensory/therapy room as well as doubling the size of the school’s man hall, widening corridors and creating a new main entrance and reception area.

The school has been able to increase their capacity to meet the needs of more children and young adults who require a specialist provision, ensuring that fewer pupils and their families have to travel outside of the borough. 

Kirkleatham Hall School provides support to pupils between the ages of two and 19 who have a wide range of learning difficulties.