South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting local communities to remember their loved ones this festive season by dedicating a memorial bauble on Christmas trees at Friarage Hospital and The James Cook University Hospital.
A special Christmas lunch is being laid on for those who find themselves alone at the height of the festive season.
Members of the public are being asked to give generously in support of Armed Forces veterans in the run-up to Christmas.
Middlesbrough’s Christmas festivities get under way this with a spectacular Lights Switch On event in Centre Square.