A man who brutally murdered and tried to cut up his friend has been jailed for at least 18 years;

The volunteers of the Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team have been called into action in our area;

...and residents in Loftus are being warned of roadworks in the town centre which start on Monday.

A teenage girl has been taken to hospital with 'serious injuries' following a crash in Middlesbrough;

A man from Loftus has been remanded in custody after being charged with robbery;

...and Police are appealing for information after a man approached a woman in Saltburn and sexually assaulted her.

Cleveland Police are appealing for information and any relevant footage following a burglary in Nunthorpe;

Councillors have approved for a boutique-style hotel and restaurant to potentially be built on the site of a former book shop in Saltburn;

...and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council are holding another Cost of Living Crisis Community drop-in session later today.

It's been revealed that the Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council had to urgently repair defective concrete in a seafront slipway used by lifeboat charity the RNLI;

Overnight road closures are taking place in Loftus for the rest of this week;

...and plans have been unveiled for residents in our area to donate their unwanted electrical items, which will be tested for safety and distributed to families in need.

Plans for a new furnace at Teesworks have been officially confirmed;

A cannabis farm believed to be worth around £50,000 has been recovered by police at a property in Middlesbrough;

...and a local school was forced to close its doors to pupils yesterday after a malfunctioning alarm caused safety concerns.

A major road in our area which has been closed due to roadworks has re-opened this morning ahead of schedule;

Around 2,000 people of all ages joined together for a peace march for Palestine through Middlesbrough;

...and A new memorial honours German crew members who were killed when their plane crashed in Eston Hills in 1941.

A woman has been cautioned after a pram was reported stolen from a local hospital;

Police are appealing after two teenagers were assaulted by three adult males after the Middlesbrough FC game against Stoke City on Saturday;

...and organisers behind the Skinningrove Bonfire have confirmed the event has been cancelled for good.

Police are warning members of the public about stolen medication which could prove dangerous if taken by someone who has not been prescribed them;

Police were called to an estate in Hemlington after a pursuit involving a suspected stolen vehicle;

...and a retail store in Eston has been closed after selling illicit tobacco and illegal vapes.

A man has appeared in court after being charged in connection with vehicle crime offences in our area;

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after an incident involving a motorbike in Hemlington left a man with a broken leg;

...and a Tesco Express shop in our area has been left with its shop front shattered following an alleged break-in.

Two men are being described as 'lucky to be alive' after being dramatically swept off a harbour in our area;

Police have confirmed that a person has died in Coulby Newham following a huge emergency response;

...and blue recycling bins on the Guildford Road estate in Normanby could be tagged as part of a new trial.