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  • Call for law review after farmer case

    LEADING figures in the region's battle against crime last night joined the growing voice demanding a review of the law after the jailing of a farmer for murder. Chairman of Cleveland Police Authority Ken Walker branded nonsensical the life sentence handed

  • Forgotten war heroes added to cenotaph

    SEVEN forgotten heroes who died fighting for their country in 20th Century wars have finally had their names added to a town's cenotaph. Names of people from the Redcar district killed in action during the Second World War were put on the cenotaph in

  • Three people are hurt in car crash

    THREE people were injured when a Vauxhall Corsa collided with a Toyota MR2 on the A174 near Staithes Culvert. The road was closed for two-and-a-half hours following the crash at 5.50pm yesterday. The driver of the Corsa, a 19-year-old woman, from Staithes

  • Life-saver sister's campaign for donors

    A WOMAN who saved her sister's life by donating a kidney has launched a campaign to get the donor message to every person in the country. Jane Cooper, 50, is asking every council in Britain to send out organ donor forms with the electoral registration

  • Lifeboat sails home

    A LIFEBOAT which was used in three daring attempts to rescue the crew of a vessel off the North-East coast is to start her journey home tomorrow. Hartlepool Headland Historical and Cultural Trust is bringing The Princess Royal Lifeboat home. She will

  • ICI signs up to help community

    MORE than 50 groups and individuals across Teesside will benefit from about £60,000 in the latest round of grants from the Cleveland Community Foundation. At the same time, a Teesside chemical company has signed up to the foundation, which will mean an