Local News

Police are appealing to members of the public with dash cam footage following a collision in Guisborough;

Three men have been arrested following the discovery of a cannabis farm in Middlesbrough;

...and a new solar energy farm south of Redcar and the A174 has been granted planning permission despite concerns over its impact on so-called heritage assets.

Police are appealing to members of the public with dash cam footage following a collision in Guisborough.

The incident involved a black Nissan Juke and a blue Volkswagen Caddy travelling on the A171/Fancy Lane towards Guisborough around 3:20pm on Thursday.

A 60-year-old man travelling in the Nissan Juke suffered possible pelvic and leg injuries, whilst a 32-year-old man travelling in the VW Caddy was extracted by fire crews with a broken leg and possible pelvic injuries.

A 26-year-old woman also travelling in the VW Caddy suffered a broken collar bone.

All three were taken to James Cook University Hospital.

Anyone who may have dash cam footage which could assist the investigation is asked to contact Cleveland Police on the non-emergency number 101.

Three men have been arrested following the discovery of a cannabis farm in Middlesbrough.

Neighbourhood officers from Middlesbrough Neighbourhood Team located the farm at a property on Borough Road on Thursday. 

Three males aged 20, 27 and 30 have been arrested and later bailed in connection with the ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information regarding drugs activity in our local area is asked to contact Cleveland Police on 101.

A new solar energy farm south of Redcar and the A174 has been granted planning permission despite concerns over its impact on so-called heritage assets.

Members of Redcar and Cleveland Council’s regulatory committee went against a planning officer’s recommendation to refuse the plans by EDF Renewables UK at a location near to Yearby village.

The officer’s report had concluded that the proposed development was a harmful imposition upon the agricultural landscape, which constituted the setting of nearby conservation areas in historic Kirkleatham and Yearby, along with two listed farmsteads in the vicinity.

The development, which will be adjacent to the crematorium and memorial park at Kirkleatham, will feature an array of ground mounted three metre high solar photovoltaic panels, and will be accessed via a new entrance being created off Fishponds Road and the B1269.

It will also include up to a hundred CCTV cameras mounted on four metre high poles and be surrounded by 2.4 metre high fencing around its perimeter.