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A woman has appeared in court after two separate incidents in Grangetown;

Police in Middlesbrough are appealing for information following a spate of burglaries and attempted burglaries across Hemlington and Acklam overnight between Thursday and Friday this week. 

...and a local councillor has praised crews from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council after they worked hard to assist people in our area during this weeks heavy rain.

A woman has appeared in court after two separate incidents in Grangetown.

The 51-year-old woman was charged with burglary of a dwelling and assault of an emergency worker following incidents on Tuesday and Wednesday this week in Grangetown;

She appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Police in Middlesbrough are appealing for information following a spate of burglaries and attempted burglaries across Hemlington and Acklam overnight between Thursday and Friday this week. 

Officers received eight reports of break-ins to homes, cars, garages and sheds at addresses on Yearby Close, Plough Grange, Furrow Grange, Stainsby Hill Farm, Farnstead Street and Farmcote Court.

Items including bank cards, car keys, garden tools and work tools were stolen.

A car was stolen from one address, but has since been recovered, along with work tools. 

A 48-year-old man was arrested and taken into police custody whilst further enquiries are carried out.  

Anyone in the area with CCTV, dashcam footage or doorbell footage is asked to contact police on the non-emergency number 101.

A local councillor has praised crews from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council after they worked hard to assist people in our area during this weeks heavy rain.

The crews worked hard to provide sandbags to a number of residential areas as well as several businesses to keep the flooding risk to a minimum. 

The Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, Cllr Carl Quartermain, thanked Council staff for their efforts.

In the coming days the gully sucker crews will continue to jet and vacuum the debris from the gully pots across the borough, as well as checking all the screens and grids, which prevent debris from entering culverts in watercourses.