Local News

A woman suffered a serious leg injury when a collision occurred with a male on an off-road bike in Redcar;

A man has been taken into custody after being arrested in connection with a burglary in Hemlington;

...and the coastguard helicopter was called into action yesterday afternoon following a search operation in our area.

A woman suffered a serious leg injury when a collision occurred with a male on an off-road bike in Redcar.

Following a verbal altercation with a male on an off-road bike who was on a grassed area opposite Redcar Primary Care Hospital on West Dyke Road, a 61-year-old woman suffered a serious leg injury when the bike collided with her.  

The woman was walking her dogs along a pavement near to Lorton Road when the incident happened, between 2pm and 3pm on Tuesday.

The rider on the blue and white off-road bike failed to stop.

He was wearing a light coloured crash helmet, a grey long-sleeved hooded top and dark bottoms.

Members of the public assisted the woman, who required hospital treatment but is now recovering at home.

Officers would like to speak to witnesses and anyone who may know the identity of the bike rider, and would urge people with information to call them on the non-emergency number 101.

A man has been taken into custody after being arrested in connection with a burglary in Hemlington.

The incident happened on Axminster Close on Wednesday 12th July. 

A Playstation and two pedal bikes were reported stolen in the incident.

The 33-year-old man was arrested by officers from Middlesbrough CID yesterday and taken into police custody.

The coastguard helicopter was called into action yesterday afternoon following a search operation in our area.

A spokesperson for the Humber Coastguard said they had been called at around 11.30am today to help with a search and rescue operation in the Staithes area.

They said they were involved in the search which took place in the vicinity of Port Mulgrave and the helicopter landed at James Cook Hospital at around 1.40am with a casualty.

No further details of the incident have been released, and there is no information about any injuries or the condition of the patient.