MAJOR acquisitions completed this week see Middlesbrough Council stake a key claim in the future of the town centre.
MIDDLESBROUGH Council hopes to be a "force for social good" by helping to feed children who qualify for free school meals next week.
Middlesbrough Council has acquired a major landmark as part of a drive to secure the town centre's long-term future.
The purchase of the Cleveland Centre was completed this week, with the council agreeing to pay £12m for a shopping centre that changed hands for £85m less than six years ago.
The move has been hailed by Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston as another important step in ensuring long-term jobs and breathing new life into the town centre.
Mayor Preston said the Council was "stepping in to save" the centre.
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