Billingham’s first senior women’s football team marks home FA Cup debut with 4–0 win

Wolviston FC Ladies have followed their first competitive victory with a 4–0 home FA Cup win, four months after the club formed its first senior women’s side.

The Tees Editorial Desk · 9 September 2026

Thousands of newly imported vehicles stored at Teesport following a major automotive vessel call

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Teesport handles 5,000 vehicles in one of its biggest recent automotive ship calls

The Tees Editorial Desk · 9 September 2026

Accessibility improvements at Tees Cottage Pumping Station near Darlington

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Accessibility fund opens up more of Darlington’s historic pumping station

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Exterior of Billingham Forum, home of Billingham Forum Ice Arena

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Free ice skating returns for Stockton secondary school pupils

One secondary school each week will receive up to 200 free tickets for Billingham Forum Ice Arena’s Friday night disco sessions through May 2027.

The Tees Editorial Desk · 9 Sep 2026

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One Community Link sets five-year plan to tackle refugee homelessness and widen opportunity across Tees Valley

Stockton-based One Community Link has set out a five-year plan covering housing, employment, digital inclusion, racial justice and youth opportunity as it approaches ten years as a charity.

The Tees Editorial Desk · 9 Sep 2026

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THREE60 Energy expands Teesside presence with new CF Fertilisers contract

Engineering firm THREE60 Energy has secured a new contract to support CF Fertilisers’ Billingham and North Tees sites, with the company saying the work will help grow its local engineering capability and create further employment opportunities.

The Tees Editorial Desk · 9 Sep 2026

Players and organisers at the Homeless World Cup northern area trials hosted by Middlesbrough FC Foundation

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Middlesbrough hosts northern trials for England’s next Homeless World Cup team

Nine teams from across northern England took part in England selection trials at MFC Foundation’s Southlands hub, with Middlesbrough and Hartlepool sides among the group winners.

The Tees Editorial Desk · 9 Sep 2026

Artist’s impression of the proposed STEM Centre at Darlington Science Park

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Plans submitted for new STEM centre at Darlington Science Park

A proposed specialist STEM centre at Central Park would bring laboratories, immersive learning facilities and a 200-seat lecture theatre to Darlington’s innovation district.

The Tees Editorial Desk · 9 Sep 2026

The two Hartlepool Over 40s teams and match umpires together at Park Drive after the charity cricket match

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Hartlepool charity cricket match raises £6,000 for Alice House Hospice

A 20-over match at Park Drive has raised £6,000 for Alice House Hospice while bringing local players, families and businesses together around a memorial trophy.

The Tees Editorial Desk · 9 Sep 2026

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Teesside University shortlisted for national award over disabled student support

A new online Student Support Plan system has put Teesside University on the shortlist for a Times Higher Education award for Outstanding Support for Students.

The Tees Editorial Desk · 9 Sep 2026

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£8.2m transformation brings new classrooms, kitchen and solar panels to Stockton primary school

Two years of building work at Oxbridge Lane Primary School have finished, modernising the 1890 school while retaining its historic character.

The Tees Editorial Desk · 9 Sep 2026

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Middlesbrough tests all-electric street cleaner in town-centre trial

A new electric vacuum-and-water street cleaning machine is being tested across Middlesbrough, with the council assessing whether it could become part of its regular cleaning fleet.

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Tees Skills aims to put 10,000 career guides into young people’s hands

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Stockton’s one-night social singing session offers a choir fix without the weekly commitment

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Teesside researchers lead national heart surgery trial across more than 30 UK centres

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