Leisure centre staff, hairdressers and local business owners will be trained to help identify and support children at risk of criminal exploitation, as part of a new scheme. 

Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland, Matt Storey, said: “The Government has ambitious plans for reducing crime and improving policing standards across the country, all of which require significant investment to enable PCCs and Chief Constables to improve services locally. 

Work on a new secondary school in Middlehaven will finally begin this week, the Department for Education (DfE) has announced. 

Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner has announced that Victoria Fuller is his preferred choice to be the next Chief Constable of Cleveland Police.