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£240,000 fund creates 11 new youth clubs and activities across Middlesbrough
New sessions will fill gaps in neighbourhoods including Easterside, Linthorpe, Trimdon, Marton and Nunthorpe, with extra provision elsewhere too.
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Young people invited to show Hartlepool ‘through their eyes’ in new creative competition
People aged up to 25 can enter art, photography, poetry, writing or other creative work exploring belonging, kindness and community.
Tees Valley chosen to pilot apprenticeship ‘second chance’ support for young people
A new brokerage scheme aims to connect near-miss applicants with other apprenticeship vacancies and support 1,500 additional starts.
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.
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.
Teesside business leaders call for more doors to be opened for young people
Three leading Teesside businesswomen have urged people with influence and connections to use them more deliberately to help young people access careers and opportunities.
Tees Skills aims to put 10,000 career guides into young people’s hands
Employers across Teesside are being invited to show 14 to 18-year-olds the careers available close to home as Tees Skills returns for a third edition.
James Cook course gives aspiring doctors from low-income backgrounds a week inside the NHS
More than 30 teenagers spent a week at James Cook learning clinical skills and getting a first-hand look at medical careers through a programme designed to widen access to medicine.
Free Middlesbrough Young Producers programme gives 15 to 21-year-olds the keys to live events
Musinc’s free Young Producers programme returns at Middlesbrough Town Hall, helping young people build practical skills by planning and delivering a real live event.
Almost 2,000 Darlington pupils set for hands-on STEM careers event at Hopetown
Destination STEM Hopetown returns in October, bringing almost 2,000 local children together with nearly 50 employers and education providers for two days of hands-on science, technology, engineering and maths activities.
Tees Valley tennis charity opens financial support for young players
Families can now apply for help with coaching, equipment, competition and travel costs where money is stopping an 8 to 18-year-old from taking part in tennis or padel.
Hartlepool celebrates young people building skills through supported internships and volunteering
Young people from Hartlepool have been recognised for their achievements through supported internships and community volunteering, with an awards celebration highlighting growing confidence, workplace skills and contribution to the town.
Young people help shape bold new vision for Middlesbrough town centre
Plans for Middlesbrough town centre include a new theatre, hotel, green public spaces and thousands of homes, with feedback from 1,300 young people, parents and carers helping to shape the strategy.
Hartlepool students turn GCSE results day into a launchpad for what comes next
High Tunstall students Carys Barker and Will Eddowes-Cahill are among the young people celebrating GCSE results in Hartlepool, with college, sixth form and ambitious careers already in sight.
The Junction’s Storybook Ball will raise money for Tees Valley children and young people
The Junction Foundation is holding its second annual fundraising ball at Gisborough Hall on 14 November, supporting its work with children, young people and families.
Billingham Head Boy turns school leadership into support for men's mental health
St Michael's Head Boy Dexter used his school leadership role to raise awareness and money for Teesside men's mental health charity The Headlight Project.
Youth Guarantee reopens to help Tees Valley 18 to 21-year-olds into work
The Youth Guarantee Trailblazer has reopened for a second year, offering local 18 to 21-year-olds personalised support, training and, where appropriate, paid work experience.
Hartlepool teenager Tayler goes from cancer recovery to 20-metre scuba dives
Fourteen-year-old Tayler has progressed from struggling with 25 metres to qualified open-water diving, helped by patient and adapted coaching in Hartlepool.