Evening Gazette

Water Great Success! ; Swim School Wins Praise: School has a Pool Full of Awards

SWIM training company Water Babies is celebrating a string of successes which include a Distinction in a rigorous quality assurance assessment. The STAmark, awarded through the Swimming Teachers Association, was introduced in 2004, to help set the benchmark for standards in an otherwise unregulated industry.

Summer Fair Fun ; Inbrief

Give Your Soil a Free Boost Redcar and Cleveland Council ; Inbrief

New School Site Approved

FINAL approval has been given by Middlesbrough Council's Executive to site the new Trinity Catholic College on Saltersgill Avenue. Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon told the Executive the original decision to site the school at Hall Drive, Acklam, was "the worst decision I have ever endorsed". The new school will bring together the existing schools of St David's at Hall Drive and Newlands at Saltersgill Avenue.

Prince Charming ; How Brave Thomas Is Wowing the Royals

john.sutton@eveninggazette.co.uk A BRAVE Teesside youngster has been having a right royal time. Thomas Arrol was recently rubbing shoulders with Prince William in the Lake District.

Kind Caitlin Drinks to the Health of Kids Abroad

A KIND HEARTED Great Ayton girl has begun her summer holidays with a novel sales venture to raise money for children from Chernobyl. Caitlin Calgie, nine, set up a refreshment stall in her front garden, designed a menu and sold fruit and drinks to friends who live nearby!

Don't Dice with Death ; Warning After Coast Tragedies

A WARNING is being hammered home to Teesside and East Cleveland residents after two people died in separate incidents to the north and south of our coastline. Humber Coastguard, which looks after Cleveland and Yorkshire's shores, took part in two searches that ended in tragedy on the same day.

Teenage Knifeman Locked Up

A KNIFE-WIELDING teenager who terrorised two young babysitters in Middlesbrough has been locked up for six months. The 15-year-old shouted "boo" as he leaped from a bush, wearing a balaclava and brandishing the blade.

'Mrs' Just Misses Out

MIDDLESBROUGH-born Claire Mills finished a close runner-up in the TV battle of the brides. The marriage of Claire, nee Willis, 27, and husband Julian, 31, was featured on the Four Weddings programme on Living TV on Monday. She finished four points behind the winner - just missing out on a pounds 10,000 honeymoon in the Seychelles.

We Still Need Answers ...

THE family of a cyclist who died after being involved in an accident in Stockton have vowed to fight for answers. Russell Graham, 39, died in hospital on December 22, 2007 from head injuries, 11 days after he was knocked off his bike in Yarm Lane.

Family's Anguish As Inquest Rules Cycle Death an Accident

Return to Court for Ex-Club Manager

A FORMER Teesside nightclub boss has re-appeared in court alongside his elderly mother in connection with drugs charges going back 15 years. The case of Gary Robb, 46, and his mother Mavis Robb, 71, was heard behind closed doors at Teesside Crown Court on Monday. Gary Robb ran the Colosseum Club in Norton in the 1990s before moving to Northern Cyprus where he became a property developer.

Oakdene Primary School, Billingham

Jailed Over Brutal Attack

A MAN who throttled a friend while telling him "I"m going to kill you" has been jailed for four years. Paul Summersgill, 34, of Middlesbrough, turned on Bernard Hodgson - who he knew grabbing him by the throat twice, pinning him to the floor, and throwing a chair at him while the pair watched television together.

Search for Prizes

Market Returns

THE Northern Dales Farmers Market comes back to Redcar on Thursday, August 6, alongside an array of arts and crafts. The market, which opens from 9am-4pm on the High Street, offers high quality, locally produced products.

Festival Fun Turns Town On Its Head ...

YOU don't have to run far to join the circus in Stockton this week. The UK's leading contemporary circus, NoFit State Circus, has rolled into town as part of the Stockton International Riverside Festival - and everyone is being encouraged to join them!

Fun for Kids the Traditional Way

A TEESSIDE community pulled together for some traditional summer fun. About 250 people passed through the gates at the Stainton and Thornton's summer gala, which featured everything from hoopla to a dog show.

Overdose of Drugs Was an Accident

A MAN was found dead in his mother's bathroom after an accidental drugs overdose, an inquest heard. Lee Michael Carter, 38, was visiting his mum at Coniston Avenue, in Redcar, when the tragedy happened.

Homes Money Builds Up Hope ; Tees Projects Aim for Share of Pounds 925m

ELEVEN projects in the Tees Valley are in line for share of almost a pounds 1bn boost from the Government to kick-start house- building. The projects could see early starts on building more than 700 homes across the sub-region.