PUB FIRE: Fire crews tackled a blaze in the toilets at the Pig and Whistle pub on Station Road, Redcar on Saturday night.

Two firefighters wearing breathing equipment tackled the fire with one hosereel. Two engines from Redcar attended the scene at 7.45pm and the incident was over by 8pm.

Crews reported fire damage in the toilets, including a toilet roll and holder, and smoke damage to the rest of the room.

BOGUS CALLERS: People in Teesside are being warned to be on their guard against bogus callers.

A woman in Hemlington reported that she had turned away a man who came to her door saying he was from an electric company and wanted to read the meter. She contacted the company which said it had no reports of sending anyone.

Crime prevention officers warned people to be on their guard when opening their door to strangers, particularly those who said they were selling something or were from a utility company.

They said people should check identification, close the door, check with the service provider and finally to say no if in doubt. Anyone with information about bogus callers can contact Cleveland Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800-555-111.

TELESCOPE TALK: The Cleveland and Astronomical Society’s next meeting takes place at The Planetarium, Wynyard Woodland Park, on Friday (May 10) at 7.15pm.

Dr Mark Swinbank of Durham University will give a talk on The ALMA telescope: a new window on the universe. Admission for the public is £2 for adults and £1.50 for concessions.

FUTURE ENGINEERS: An event at a Hartlepool school helped promote science-related industries to pupils.

This year’s event at Dyke House Sports and Technology College had an offshore wind theme and about 100 Year 10 pupils were given the chance to simulate a project from planning and development, to the final construction of the turbine.

Hartlepool company C&A Pumps and Engineering took part in the event to help pupils. It was hoped it could help boost numbers of students picking engineering as a career choice, to help combat the industry’s ageing workforce.

FRUITY FRIDAY: Healthy eating and cookery demonstrations are being served up in Middlesbrough later this month as part of World Cancer Research Fund UK’s Fruity Friday.

Middlesbrough Environment City’s Grow It Cook It Share It co-ordinators will be sharing recipes at the Life Store in the Cleveland Centre between 10am and 3pm on Friday, May 17 to raise awareness of cancer prevention.

About a third of the most common cancers can be prevented through eating a healthy diet.

The Grow It Cook It Share It project is funded by Local Food and the National Lottery and works with the people of Middlesbrough to promote cooking and cooking skills, with an emphasis on encouraging the use of local seasonal produce.