A 14-YEAR-old boy and an 18-year-old man have been arrested following the alleged stabbing of a teenager in Stockton.

A 14-year-old boy was taken to the University Hospital of North Tees after police and paramedics were called to Bishopton Road West, in the town, at about 7.30pm on Friday. The teenager's injuries were not thought to be life threatening.

Land behind St Mark's Church of England Junior School was cordoned off for more than an hour following the alleged attack.

Police inquiries are continuing.