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Town named best place to shop in the North East according to new study

The sign pointing out the 1763 church

The sign pointing out the 1763 church

Eight sided survivor that is everyone's "favorite" celebrates its 260th birthday

For the early 90s and early 00s, Tall Trees in Yarm was the place to be across the North East and North Yorkshire

For the early 90s and early 00s, Tall Trees in Yarm was the place to be across the North East and North Yorkshire

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'Thing of legend' - popular club remembered as houses now stand on former site

Teesside Crown Court

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Man who launched 'unprovoked attack' on man, woman and police officer jailed

The Labour Party has promised a resurrection of high streets across the North East after they set out a five-point plan to “breathe new life”

The Labour Party has promised a resurrection of high streets across the North East after they set out a five-point plan to “breathe new life”

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Labour plans to resurrect region's high streets and reopen empty shops and pubs

Ms Rayner has faced questions about whether she paid the right amount of tax on the 2015 sale of her ex-council house

Ms Rayner has faced questions about whether she paid the right amount of tax on the 2015 sale of her ex-council house

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High street protest staged over deputy Labour leader's taxes during Yarm visit

Assaulting a shop worker is to be made a separate criminal offence after the Government U-turned in the face of a long-running campaign

Assaulting a shop worker is to be made a separate criminal offence after the Government U-turned in the face of a long-running campaign

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Shop workers to wear body cameras in light of assaults as new guidelines set out

A67 LIVE: Crash closes road between Kirklevington and Yarm

A67 LIVE: Crash closes road between Kirklevington and Yarm

LIVE: A67 closed after multi-vehicle crash as drivers urged to avoid area - updates

Stockton Borough Council have released a full list of resurfacing works planned to take place across Stockton, Yarm and Billingham until March 2025 Credit: STOCTO

Stockton Borough Council have released a full list of resurfacing works planned to take place across Stockton, Yarm and Billingham until March 2025 Credit: STOCTO

Stockton Borough Council

Full list of all road resurfacing works in this North East borough for this year

Part of Yarm high street will be closed between Bentley Wynd and the Spital for two days overnight for resurfacing works Credit: GOOGLE

Part of Yarm high street will be closed between Bentley Wynd and the Spital for two days overnight for resurfacing works Credit: GOOGLE

Planning and development

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Resurfacing works for busy North East high street road postponed

Cllr Jonathan Dulston (left) and Chris McEwan

Cllr Jonathan Dulston (left) and Chris McEwan

Local government

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Labour deny claims by Darlington Tories as councillors clash over Tees mayoral race

Family of missing 8-year-old comforted as body found

Family of missing 8-year-old comforted as body found

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Body found in river in search for missing 80-year-old Gloria Clarke

Police have confirmed a woman’s body was found on train tracks on Teesside on Sunday (March 17) evening. File photo.

Police have confirmed a woman’s body was found on train tracks on Teesside on Sunday (March 17) evening. File photo.

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Police confirm death after body found on train tracks at station

Matilda, 5, with mum Heather Tarran-Jones from Yarm.

Matilda, 5, with mum Heather Tarran-Jones from Yarm.

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Five-year-old budding North East songwriter gets song played on BBC Radio 2

Aerial view of police search at the defendant's home in Ingleby Barwick, last month

Aerial view of police search at the defendant's home in Ingleby Barwick, last month

North East GP accused of attempted murder faces new ricin chemical weapon charges

Stock image of police.

Stock image of police.

Men aged 26 & 28 arrested after midnight high street 'altercation'

Two hospitalised following alleged assault on high street

Two hospitalised following alleged assault on high street

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Two hospitalised following alleged midnight assault on Yarm High Street

A replica of an Iron Age canoe discovered by navvies digging the foundations of the Yarm railway viaduct in 1852 form the centrepiece of the ‘Island in a River' exhibition

A replica of an Iron Age canoe discovered by navvies digging the foundations of the Yarm railway viaduct in 1852 form the centrepiece of the ‘Island in a River' exhibition

OBJECT OF THE WEEK

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How canoe hand-carved from a sycamore links back to early life in Teesside town

The Environment Agency is upgrading flood gates in Yarm to better protect homes and businesses

The Environment Agency is upgrading flood gates in Yarm to better protect homes and businesses

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Flood defences to be upgraded in North East town to protect more than 500 homes

The Ukrainian National Opera set to perform Carmen in Princess Alexandra Auditorium, Yarm

The Ukrainian National Opera set to perform Carmen in Princess Alexandra Auditorium, Yarm

Ukrainian National Opera return to North East to perform two iconic titles

Why a silver nose, that was lost fighting the king's foes, features in new museum

Officers are continuing their search for missing 80-year-old Gloria Clarke who left her home in Eaglescliffe in the early hours on Sunday Credit: CLEVELAND POLICE

Officers are continuing their search for missing 80-year-old Gloria Clarke who left her home in Eaglescliffe in the early hours on Sunday Credit: CLEVELAND POLICE

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Search for Gloria Clarke continues as police patrol riverbanks with drones

Ongoing search of the River Tees

Ongoing search of the River Tees

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Gloria Ann Clarke disappearance: Divers continue search in River Tees

Specialist divers have been brought in to aid to the search for missing pensioner Gloria Clarke, inset, thought to have entered the River Tees in Yarm.

Specialist divers have been brought in to aid to the search for missing pensioner Gloria Clarke, inset, thought to have entered the River Tees in Yarm.

Cleveland Fire Brigade

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Specialist divers brought in as fifth day of search for missing OAP concludes

Police have been pictured using a drone in the search for missing pensioner Gloria Ann Clark from Eaglescliffe (inset).

Police have been pictured using a drone in the search for missing pensioner Gloria Ann Clark from Eaglescliffe (inset).

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Police launch drone as search for missing pensioner enters fourth day

Police say CCTV shows a woman matching the description of missing pensioner Gloria Ann Clark from Eaglescliffe, inset, entering the River Tees where a search operation (pictured) has been ongoing since New Year's Eve.

Police say CCTV shows a woman matching the description of missing pensioner Gloria Ann Clark from Eaglescliffe, inset, entering the River Tees where a search operation (pictured) has been ongoing since New Year's Eve.

Cleveland Police

CCTV shows woman matching description of missing OAP entering river, police say

Police have confirmed the River Tees operation is in search of missing pensioner Gloria Ann Clark from Eaglescliffe, who they believe may have entered the water.

Police have confirmed the River Tees operation is in search of missing pensioner Gloria Ann Clark from Eaglescliffe, who they believe may have entered the water.

Police confirm River Tees rescue teams searching for missing pensioner Gloria

Rescue teams are back on the River Tees for the second day of an urgent missing person search.

Rescue teams are back on the River Tees for the second day of an urgent missing person search.

Search operation for missing person continues as rescue teams back on River Tees

LIVE: Police and water rescue teams at River Tees in Yarm

LIVE: Police and water rescue teams at River Tees in Yarm

Cleveland Police

LIVE: Police and rescue teams search River Tees for missing OAP Gloria Ann Clarke

Rescue teams are working through darkness in the River Tees as part of an urgent missing person search.

Rescue teams are working through darkness in the River Tees as part of an urgent missing person search.

River rescue teams work through darkness as police confirm missing person search

The place to be, The Tall Trees nightclub and hotel in Yarm still holds a special place in the hearts of clubbers across Teesside and the North East

The place to be, The Tall Trees nightclub and hotel in Yarm still holds a special place in the hearts of clubbers across Teesside and the North East

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Remembering the 'legendary' now destroyed nightclub that saw host of A-listers

Clubbers in Yarm thought they’d struck gold when 80s music legend Martin Kemp treated them to a set.

Clubbers in Yarm thought they’d struck gold when 80s music legend Martin Kemp treated them to a set.

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42 pictures as 80s icon Martin Kemp treats clubbers with nostalgic DJ set

Amid Storm Gerrit, aerial images of the River Tees bursting its banks in Yarm were captured by Northern Echo camera club member Dave Dowson

Amid Storm Gerrit, aerial images of the River Tees bursting its banks in Yarm were captured by Northern Echo camera club member Dave Dowson

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Images as river bursts its banks after wind and rain brought by Storm Gerrit

Businesses lost in the North East and North Yorkshire 2023.

Businesses lost in the North East and North Yorkshire 2023.

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10 businesses that closed in the North East and North Yorkshire in 2023

Earlier this week, proposals were submitted to Stockton Council for a new shop front at the former Joules store, which is located at 71 Yarm High Street

Earlier this week, proposals were submitted to Stockton Council for a new shop front at the former Joules store, which is located at 71 Yarm High Street

Plans go in for big brand to move in to former home of administration-hit shop

The Oaklands Taylor Wimpey site in Kirklevington, Yarm

The Oaklands Taylor Wimpey site in Kirklevington, Yarm

Local government

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Developer apologies after coming under fire over flapping flagpoles at housing site

Rishi Sunak answered questions on Middlesbrough Council’s funding issues, the Ofgem Price Cap, and James Cleverly’s alleged ‘s**thole’ comment at Strickland and Holt in Yarm, near Stockton, today Credit: PA

Rishi Sunak answered questions on Middlesbrough Council’s funding issues, the Ofgem Price Cap, and James Cleverly’s alleged ‘s**thole’ comment at Strickland and Holt in Yarm, near Stockton, today Credit: PA

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Prime Minister at café in Yarm to answer questions on North East issues

Post office worker Leanne Pickering stole £60,000 from her employer over a nine-month period

Post office worker Leanne Pickering stole £60,000 from her employer over a nine-month period

Cleveland Police

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Dishonest worker stole £60,000 from Post Office near Yarm to fund gambling addiction

Yarm School has seen its ranking rise from 129 to 109 in The Times ‘Parent Power’ survey which was published today (December 2) Credit: YARM SCHOOL

Yarm School has seen its ranking rise from 129 to 109 in The Times ‘Parent Power’ survey which was published today (December 2) Credit: YARM SCHOOL

North East school climbs towards top 100 UK schools as its ranked high in region list

Take That's Howard Donald performed a DJ Set at The Keys Nightclub in Yarm for the hundreds of people who turned out to see him

Take That's Howard Donald performed a DJ Set at The Keys Nightclub in Yarm for the hundreds of people who turned out to see him

Music star 'mobbed' by fans before DJ set as he declares love for the North East

A fabulous 1930s picture looking into Yarm

A fabulous 1930s picture looking into Yarm

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Great viaduct engineer killed in railway accident just weeks after his line opened

Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham, left, has called on Home Secretary James Cleverly to

Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham, left, has called on Home Secretary James Cleverly to

National government

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AI used to analyse and clean up James Cleverly's alleged 's***hole' remark

Anthony Insall, 49, from Yarm, was handed a ten-month sentence suspended for 18 months at court on Tuesday

Anthony Insall, 49, from Yarm, was handed a ten-month sentence suspended for 18 months at court on Tuesday

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Paedophile who downloaded 'sick' and 'abhorrent' images of children avoids jail

Thornton Bridge Farm, between the villages of Thornton and Seamer near Yarm, boasts a substantial 100ft x 30ft general-purpose outbuilding

Thornton Bridge Farm, between the villages of Thornton and Seamer near Yarm, boasts a substantial 100ft x 30ft general-purpose outbuilding

North East home with its own bar area and paddocks up for sale for £1.25m

Esmae, from Yarm, has launched a new single, titled 'Undone', through her own label

Esmae, from Yarm, has launched a new single, titled 'Undone', through her own label

'Undone': Teesside singer's latest hit explores the complexities of love

In the wake of the onset of the storm, amid yellow and amber rain warnings, the decision was ‘reluctantly’ taken to cancel Friday’s second night of the fair, due to public safety concerns.

In the wake of the onset of the storm, amid yellow and amber rain warnings, the decision was ‘reluctantly’ taken to cancel Friday’s second night of the fair, due to public safety concerns.

Photos: Fun at the final day of Yarm Fair after weather cancels second day

Despite amber and yellow weather warnings being issued for the region on Saturday (October 21), the decision has been made to move forward with plans for the final day

Despite amber and yellow weather warnings being issued for the region on Saturday (October 21), the decision has been made to move forward with plans for the final day

Final day of North East fair will go ahead as organisers issue update on weather

Yarm Fair 2022.

Yarm Fair 2022.

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Storm Babet's 'extreme weather' forces temporary closure of North East fair

Two members of 2-in-1 burglary gang, Bradley Hughes, left, and Tyler Hall, right,have been locked up following spate of burglaries

Two members of 2-in-1 burglary gang, Bradley Hughes, left, and Tyler Hall, right,have been locked up following spate of burglaries

Cleveland Police

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Two members of 2-in-1 burglary gang locked up following spate of crimes

His Majesty’s Deputy Lieutenant for North Yorkshire, Trevor Watson, officially opens Logic-i’s new offices in Yarm watched by Directors Stephen Priestley, Stephen Humble, and Jason Nowell

His Majesty’s Deputy Lieutenant for North Yorkshire, Trevor Watson, officially opens Logic-i’s new offices in Yarm watched by Directors Stephen Priestley, Stephen Humble, and Jason Nowell

Teesside project managers find more space as turnover and staff grow

Matt Vickers and Kirklevington development

Matt Vickers and Kirklevington development

Planning and development

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Stockton MP describes 'misery' of residents due to controversial development

Matt Vickers, Conservative MP for Stockton South, says residents are owed an apology following months of difficulties for residents in Kirklevington, Yarm.

Matt Vickers, Conservative MP for Stockton South, says residents are owed an apology following months of difficulties for residents in Kirklevington, Yarm.

Local government

Residents fear flood risk from a drainage 'lake' after concerns raised over developer

Gok Wan DJ set at The Keys Nightclub, Yarm.

Gok Wan DJ set at The Keys Nightclub, Yarm.

TV star Gok Wan snapped at DJ event at Teesside nightclub - can you spot yourself?

The 18th-century grade II listed landmark on High Street is now ready to be fitted out with exhibits and features as Yarm Heritage Centre.

The 18th-century grade II listed landmark on High Street is now ready to be fitted out with exhibits and features as Yarm Heritage Centre.

Local government

First look at newly restored North East town hall after £600,000 renovation work

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