Local News

Police are investigating after they were called to a suspected cannabis farm in our area on Sunday night;

New figures have revealed that antisocial behaviour has more than halved across Cleveland over the last five years;

...and Barclays Bank has announced that a 'pop up cashless banking site' will replace it's branch in Saltburn when it shuts its doors later this year.

Police are investigating after they were called to a suspected cannabis farm in our area on Sunday night.

Officers erected a cordon on Arundel Road in Grangetown after suspicions that a property was being used for illegal activity.

A section of the road was closed by police, with four homes inside the cordon.

Two police vans and a CSI vehicle were stationed at the scene.

Cleveland Police has confirmed that officers were called to reports of a cannabis farm and that their enquiries are ongoing.

New figures have revealed that antisocial behaviour has more than halved across Cleveland over the last five years.

Cleveland Police have worked with partner agencies to drive a reduction in the number of incidents of antisocial behaviour from just over 35,000 in 2018 to 17,109 in 2022; a reduction of over 50%

Hartlepool saw a reduction of 48%,  Redcar & Cleveland is down 45.9%, Middlesbrough is down 50.2% and Stockton is down 57.7%. 

Anyone who wishes to report antisocial behaviour in our area can contact Cleveland Police on the non-emergency number 101.

Barclays Bank has announced that a 'pop up cashless banking site' will replace it's branch in Saltburn when it shuts its doors later this year.

A closure date has been confirmed for the Saltburn branch of the bank for June this year.

In its place will be a Barclays Local, described as a pop up cashless banking site where customers can meet staff face to face for banking support, at a location that is still to be decided.

Barclays says the reason for the closure of the busy Station Street branch is because the majority of customers use online banking.

The closure announcement means there will be no physical branch of Barclays bank in east Cleveland from Friday, June 30 when the doors shut at Saltburn. Loftus branch closed a few years ago, Guisborough's closed last September.

The nearest Barclays will now be at Redcar and Middlesbrough.