An FOI has revealed the council failed to conduct a structural survey before splashing out £750k on the Crown pub. It's now cordoned off until a survey can take place & is one of the assets on the MDC list
Labour campaigners celebrating alongside Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke (Lab) - 10,956
John Cooper (Con) - 2,997
Andy Preston (Ind) - 10,196
Jon Rathmell (Ind) - 3,102
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Very excited to start as a local democracy reporter this week based at @TeessideLive
I'll be mainly covering Middlesbrough Council - my DMs are open for stories/tips!
Just arriving in parliament for the Defra select committee starting at 2:30pm today. The committee is holding a session on the mass crustacean deaths affecting the Teesside and North Yorkshire coast
Letter from Middlesbrough Council to DLUHC calling for delay to development corporation over concerns about assets & readiness to take on powers
Tories have accused Labour of "trojan horse" bid to kill MDC but Labour's Chris Cooke said he wants a “deal that works for everyone"
Steven Mailen, 54, and his partner Ryan Sheers, 29 - who was bitten by a police dog - were each jailed for 26 months for their role in the Hartlepool disorder