News: Middlesbrough Council

Ex-Middlesbrough councillor David Smith has been jailed after he was found guilty of a string of child sex charges. Picture: THE NORTHERN ECHO

Disgraced former Tory councillor JAILED for raping young boy during string of abuse
A PERVERTED ex-Conservative councillor David Smith has been jailed for his sickening abuse of two young boys more than a decade ago.

Ex-Middlesbrough councillor David Smith found guilty of a string of child sex charges. Picture: THE NORTHERN ECHO

Disgraced former Tory councillor found GUILTY of all 11 child sex abuse charges

Ex-councillor David Smith is accused of spending £10,000 to 'groom' his alleged victim. Picture: THE NORTHERN ECHO

Ex North East councillor strenuously denies raping young boy a decade ago

Ex-Tory Middlesbrough councillor 'devastated' by rape allegations. Picture: THE NORTHERN ECHO

Ex- North East councillor 'devastated' by child sex abuse allegations

Ex-Middlesbrough councillor David Smith is facing a string of child sex charges. Picture: THE NORTHERN ECHO

Ex North East councillor tried to bribe alleged sex abuse victim with chocolate

Ex-councillor accused of spending £10,000 to 'groom' his alleged victim. Picture: THE NORTHERN ECHO

Former North East councillor accused of spending £10,000 to 'groom' his alleged victim

Ex-Middlesbrough councillor David Smith is facing a string of child sex charges. Picture: THE NORTHERN ECHO

Former North East councillor denies carrying out a string of child sex offences

Middlesbrough mayor Andy Preston

Mayor 'overstepped remit' when huge changes were made to major project on Teesside

Councillors Mick Saunders, Matt Storey and Mieka Smiles have had their say on Antony High's move to Labour

North East council group names new leader after Labour defection

Independent member (MICA) for the Park End and Beckfield, Stephen Hill. Picture: Facebook.

Preston goes to Iceland: Supermarket worker becomes latest member of council top team

L-R) Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston and Cllr Mieka Smiles, Conservative councillor for Nunthorpe and executive member for culture and communities at the green space close to The Avenue in Nunthorpe

Council's green strategy includes planting 15,000 trees and sowing 30,000 sq m of urban flower meadows

Deepak Dwarakanath, Trust medical director

'We're not out of this yet' - Health chiefs urge continued Covid vigilance

Disgraced councillor's rapped by court for 'bizarre' behaviour over fireworks display'

Disgraced councillor's rapped by court for 'bizarre' behaviour over fireworks display'

Cllr Mieka Smiles, pictured with Simon Clarke MP, who have both called for Cllr Rathmell to resign

'He is not a fit and proper person to sit as a councillor': Rivals call for politician to resign after criminal conviction

The house on Weatherhead Avenue, Middles-brough, being made secure following the tenant’s eviction

Nuisance neighbour from hell is evicted

BOHO start on site

Eco homes heated by air pumps

Councillor Barrie Cooper

Former policeman joins council’s top team

Cllr Barrie Cooper

Middlesbrough mayor confirms new member of executive after five councillors resign

A state of political limbo exists at the top of Middlesbrough Council

Limbo at council in wake of executive resignations

Middlesbrough mayor Andy Preston

Mayor rejects allegations from councillors over £600k spending

Left, Councillor Antony High and right is Andy Preston

Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston responds to calls to quit over misconduct allegations

The Royal National Institute of Blind People will offer advice and information on many mental health related topics

Charity for the blind gives support for Mental Health Awareness Week

Covid-19 stats for the region

Covid: The latest figures for the North-East and North Yorkshire

Yarrrow, the hen harrier, being tagged last summer

Yarrow the hen harrier disappears in mysterious circumstances while flying through region

Middlesbrough has seen a rise in Covid cases Picture: PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND

This council area is the only one to see INCREASE in Covid cases in the region

Teenager attacked and robbed behind Coulby Newham shop

Police are hunting two suspects who attacked and robbed a teenager

DOOR-TO-DOOR vaccine jabs are being considered to reach a “couple of hundred” elderly people who haven’t received their first vaccines in Middlesbrough and Stockton

Door-to-door jab strategy to reach "couple of hundred" over 80s yet to receive first jab

Darlington Council. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

Revealed: The North-East council staff earning more than £100,000 a year

Urgent roadworks in Middlesbrough

Urgent resurfacing roadworks at key junction

Detective slams Cllr Jon Rathmell over his 'lies to try to cover up his crimes'

Detective slams misconduct councillor over his 'lies to try to cover up his crimes'

Cllr Mieka Smiles, pictured with Simon Clarke MP, who have both called for Cllr Rathmell to resign

Rivals call for disgraced councillor to resign over criminal conviction

Middlesbrough councillor Jon Rathmell

Councillor pleads guilty to misconduct charge over fireworks display

CALL FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF CHILDREN SERVICES

Call for independent investigation of children's services

Cllr Jonathan Elmer is amongst those speaking out against the £2.1b plans

Councils urged to drop ‘monster incinerator'

Mayor Andy Preston and Neighbourhood Safety Officer Hugh McShane at Middlesbrough Theatre

CCTV and warning letters after Linthorpe complaints, including litter and graffiti

A new image showing plans for centre square

Demand for office space

Designs for Boho X Plan B artists impressions at Middlehaven, Middlesbrough. Credit: Middlesbrough Council

Scaled down Boho X tower approved

Cllr Jon Rathmell

Councillor facing misconduct in a public office charge over fireworks

Two men were arrested following an incident in Parliament Road on Monday

People asked not to share footage of town centre disorder after four arrests made

Woman banned from town centre after she urinated on shop floor and said to an officer 'you look a silly **** in that mask'

A Middlesbrough barber has been fined for breaching lockdown rules

Barber slapped with hefty fine for breaching Covid lockdown rules after member of public saw people entering and leaving salon

A wider crack down on spitting, pavement cycling and street drinking is being considered in Middlesbrough Inset pic: Teesside Live

Middlesbrough considers crackdown on bin rummaging, begging and street drinking

Briefings to be held on future options of Stanhope Castle abuse claims

Fresh briefings to be held on Stanhope Castle school abuse claims

Catch up lessons for pupils who have missed out during this latest lockdown can be put on at Easter and during the summer, according to Middlesbrough’s Mayor Andy Preston Picture: Dave Thompson/PA Wire.

Proposals for catch up lessons in the holidays to close inequality gap

Police received a report from a member of the public that at around 8.30am today (Saturday January 30) they saw a girl, thought to be nine or 10, getting into a car with a man

Police investigating 'concerning report' over child's welfare

Middlesbrough Council is planning to inspect all of the town's supermarkets to see if they are complying with covid laws

Covid-19: All of Middlesbrough's supermarkets set to be inspected

'Suspicious package' results area near court building being taped off by police

'Suspicious package' results in area near court building being taped off by police

Cllr Ron Arundel

New special school at former Nature's World approved

Councillor Ashley Waters has been living in France for the last couple of weeks

Local councillor criticised after it's discovered he's been living in France

Primary school preference deadline next week

Parents urged to choose the schools they'd prefer as deadline nears

David Hoggarth, strategic rail dorector for Transport for the North

Regional leaders to discuss what’s at the end of the line

Public warned: Don't litter with face masks

Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston with council worker Carol Mellor Picture: MIDDLEBROUGH COUNCIL

Council agrees to scrap fortnightly bin collection idea - for now

Area care operative Glenn Layton, Cllr Joan McTigue and Area Care operative Ian Bayley plant an oak tree opposite James Cook University Hospital in tribute to the work of NHS staff during the Covid-19 pandemic

Oak tree planted in tribute to town's NHS heroes