MIDDLESBROUGH Mayor Andy Preston is calling on more of the town's restaurants and takeaways to follow the lead of an independent eatery that's become a national frontrunner in eliminating plastic from its business.

A ‘lifeline’ bus route is back up and running after a campaign by local Councillors.

 Middlesbrough Mayor Chris Cooke also joined the call for the reinstatement of Arriva’s 29 bus route serving Marton. 

MIDDLESBROUGH Mayor Dave Budd is calling on the town’s care homes to ensure they are meeting the needs of the LGBT community.

Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston has praised as “fantastic” the work of a Teesside charity creating one of the North East’s largest centres for children and young adults living with autism.