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One person has been taken to hospital following a crash in Middlesbrough;

Operation Sceptre, the nationwide initiative to tackle knife crime across the UK in an intensified week of action, has begun;

...and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is asking for residents to help shape the future of libraries in our area.

One person has been taken to hospital following a crash in Middlesbrough.

Emergency services were called to Longlands Road at around quarter past three yesterday afternoon after reports of a road traffic collision.

The North East Ambulance Service has confirmed it sent one ambulance crew to the scene, with a number of vehicles believed to have been involved in the incident.

One person has since been taken to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.

No further details of the incident or any injuries have been released.

Operation Sceptre, the nationwide initiative to tackle knife crime across the UK in an intensified week of action, has begun. 

Throughout the week of action, forces will coordinate activity to target knife crime from the root cause right through to enforcement.

Operation Sceptre will focus on education and engagement activity, with enhanced enforcement over the week.

Knife carriers are encouraged to surrender weapons anonymously to any of the knife amnesty bins, which are located at the four main police stations, at Middlesbrough, Redcar, Stockton and Hartlepool.

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is asking for residents to help shape the future of libraries in our area.

The council is asking residents for their views on proposed changes to library services in Redcar and Cleveland.

A 12-week consultation began yesterday, which gives residents the chance to express their views on the future of the service.

To find out more about the proposals and for details of how to take part, visit the Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council website.