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 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead
Teesside councils spent almost £20 million on care linked to unregistered children’s homes
A new investigation has laid bare the amount going into homes without an Ofsted inspection
 • Leigh Jones, Sarah Sinclair, and The Teesside Lead
Child criminal exploitation is ‘hidden in plain sight’ across Teesside
A charity working with Cleveland Police warns that fear, distrust and overstretched services could mean warning signs of child criminal exploitation are…
 • Sarah Sinclair and The Teesside Lead
‘Come and talk to us’: Teesside homeless charity’s message to Andy Burnham over £442m pledge
Andy Burnham wants to get ‘everyone in for Christmas’— a Teesside homeless charity says that’s only the first step towards ending rough sleeping.
 • Sarah Sinclair and The Teesside Lead
Extra Cleveland Police funding ‘won’t touch the sides’
PCC Matt Storey tells The Teesside Lead structural change is needed in police funding after the Home Secretary’s announcement
 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead
Cleveland Police funding ‘not fit for purpose’ as force faces ‘metropolitan levels of crime’
Middlesbrough has one of the highest crime rates in the country, yet Cleveland Police receives the lowest funding settlement of any force in England and…
 • Leigh Jones, Sarah Sinclair, and The Teesside Lead
The independent Middlesbrough councillor who is a Reform member
We speak with councillor Mick Saunders who was elected and serves as opposition leader but is a member of Reform UK
 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead
Is a three-bed Essex house investing £50m in Teesside Airport?
Airport investor previously tried to buy British Steel
 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead
Negligent South Tees doctor who tried to cover up mistake wants return to UK
An inquest into the death of a 79-year-old man heard how Dr Srikanth tried to cover up error by destroying one record and attempting to get others to…
 • Leigh Jones and The Teesside Lead
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The Teesside Lead is news that’s on your side - a new voice to connect, enable and help find solutions. Edited and written by Leigh Jones. Direct to your inbox every Wednesday and Sunday.
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