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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.
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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.
Park Drive’s bank holiday sport weekend will raise money for Alice House Hospice
Two free charity events at Hartlepool’s Park Drive cricket ground on 30 and 31 August will remember local sporting figures while raising money for Alice House Hospice.
Free 5km AquaPaddle invites kayaks, canoes and boards onto the Tees in Stockton
Stockton’s volunteer-led AquaPaddle returns on 6 September, offering a free 5km social paddle through the town centre for people bringing their own suitable craft.
Redcar Running Festival returns with three distances and a nod to the town’s steel history
The 2026 Redcar Running Festival will bring a 3K, Zetland 10K and half marathon to closed roads on 27 September, with a locally inspired anniversary T-shirt for longer-distance runners.