The QT

Sunday 19 May 2024
19/05/2024

Redcar

When the going gets tough

When Stephen Berry arrived for work at Redcar Racecourse at 5.30am on Monday, he had no reason to think the day’s meeting wouldn’t be going ahead as planned. After weeks of hard graft by Redcar’s track manager and his team of seven full-time ground staff, the 2024 season was finally poised to get underway at …

Eyes and ears

GREEN FOR STOP: The Green Party candidate for Tees Valley Mayor has withdrawn from the election on May 2 because she does not want to help Ben Houchen get a third term in office. Speaking to The Yorkshire Post, Sally Bunce said: “The main reason I stepped back was because it was becoming clear that …

Coastal walks help win mental health battle 

The North East has stunning stretches of coastline to explore — but one Army veteran believes they can be a life-saver too. Gareth Howell spent more than 23 years in the Royal Signals, serving in such conflict hotspots as Bosnia, Iraq, Kosovo and Afghanistan. On leaving the Army, he admits he struggled — and so …

Questions remain over Freeports

Over the past week, a regional story that has been bubbling away for years finally received some wider media attention with the report on the Teesworks project, one of the highest profile regeneration schemes in the UK. The land at the centre of the row was once the home of Redcar’s steelworks, dubbed the largest …

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