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The authority says this will give householders the opportunity to increase the amount of waste that can be collected and ...

Construction is beginning on a new cycle route in North East England, part of a £20 million Levelling Up Fund investment to boost travel ...

A charity has said the withdrawal of more than £250,000 of council funding at the end of the year will harm some of the ...

A road scheduled to be closed until the end of the year as part of a town centre redevelopment will remain shut until spring, council chiefs have announced. Stockton's Riverside Road has been closed ...

Stockton Council leaders said good houses in multiple occupation were a 'much-needed part of the housing mix', with no ...

Leaders of Stockton Council were told how 2025's events satisfied residents and left visitors 'envious and impressed' ...

Stockton Council says it is an 'exciting step' supporting a growing business destination, but Matt Vickers says it is a 'far ...

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A taxi driver has been denied a private hire licence after councillors heard how police arrested him and accused him of GBH, then decided to take ...