General welfare and staying warm in winter will be in the spotlight at a special event later this week.

The River Tees Rediscovered Landscape Partnership, is supported by the National Lottery through The National Lottery Heritage Fund and aims to develop the river and its surrounding area through conservation and community activities, reconnecting the people of the Tees with their river - a natural feature that has moulded the physical and cultural development of the landscape and communities through which it runs.

ONE of the UK's most vibrant celebrations of dance, music and diversity returns to Middlesbrough in two weeks.

September is just around the corner and the Middlesbrough Town Hall calendar is bursting with a stellar line-up of shows.