Middlesbrough News from the BBC

The latest News in Middlesbrough.

• Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:24:33 GMTITV suspends Heartbeat production
  Production of long-running ITV show Heartbeat is to be suspended to clear a stockpile of unbroadcast episodes.
• Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:34:43 GMTWhy not ban all drink-driving?
  A government report recommends cutting the blood-alcohol limit for drivers, but critics say this risks confusing motorists about how much they can drink. What about an outright ban?
• Tue, 25 May 2010 18:17:12 GMTTalks on Teesside market upgrade
  Council bosses begin a consultation period to discuss a decline in the number of traders at a historic Teesside market.
• Tue, 25 May 2010 10:39:29 GMTIn pictures: Cumbria school coach crash
  Images of the scene of a coach crash in Cumbria which claimed the lives of two teenagers and a motorist.
• Mon, 24 May 2010 19:20:30 GMTThree killed in school bus crash
  Two teenagers are among three people killed in a crash involving a school bus near Keswick in Cumbria.
• Sun, 23 May 2010 11:10:37 GMTMayor 'supports' redundant staff
  Redundant workers at Garlands Call Centres, which went into administration on Monday, receive mayoral support.
• Fri, 21 May 2010 07:07:58 GMTMayor hopeful after Corus meeting
  Middlesbrough mayor Ray Mallon is optimistic about the future of steelmaking on Teesside after meeting Corus bosses.
• Thu, 20 May 2010 16:22:56 GMTMayor meets with steel plant boss
  Middlesbrough mayor Ray Mallon meets the owners of the partially-mothballed Corus steel plant in Redcar.
• Wed, 19 May 2010 16:54:16 GMTPrince visits Corus steel plant
  The Prince of Wales visits the recently mothballed Corus steel plant on Teesside.
• Tue, 18 May 2010 18:48:08 GMTKiller lit fire after calling taxi
  A man who strangled a grandmother in her bungalow called for a taxi then started a fire to cover his tracks - as the driver waited outside unaware.