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Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium is to open as a mass vaccination centre.
MPs from across Teesside held a meeting with the Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi last week to discuss the plans.
A date is yet to be confirmed, but the opening is understood to be planned for mid-March.
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Simon Clarke, Conservative MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, said he was "delighted", and Middlesbrough's Labour MP Andy McDonald has described it as "wonderful news".
Brain tumour centre recognised for 'outstanding care'
The brain tumour centre at a Newcastle hospital has been recognised as a centre of excellence by the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission.
The facility at the Royal Victoria Infirmary is one of nine around the country to receive the honour for the “outstanding care and treatment” of patients with brain cancer.
Among those treated there was Dentistry Professor Jimmy Steele (pictured below) who was head of Newcastle's Dental school.
He was told he had a glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer in December 2015, and died less than two years after the diagnosis.
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His wife Prof Kate Bushby (pictured with Jimmy Steele below), was inspired to take a voluntary role with the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission in establishing the network of centres of excellence.
She said: "The task is to build even more on excellence, both within the centres already designated and also developing and spreading excellence more broadly so that in the end no patient with a brain tumour is left behind."
Council leaders ask public to follow lockdown rules
Leaders representing Newcastle, Gateshead, Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, and County Durham, have urged residents to "stay vigilant and help us recover”.
It comes after a sunny weekend, which saw scores of people gather at beaches, riversides and parks, with some concerned about a lack of social distancing.
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The councils praised the “vast majority” of residents for being “magnificent” at following lockdown rules, but said there is a danger "of undoing all that good work if we all don’t continue to do so".
"This weekend saw the good weather attract many people outdoors for their exercise. That’s understandable, but please remember to only meet up with one other person or stay within your household or support bubble, and stay local."
Pets Corner in Jesmond Dene is appealing for public help to raise funds.
The family attraction founded in the 1960s is home to alpacas, pot-bellied pigs, goats, sheep, rabbits and birds.
It has been closed for much of the year because of coronavirus and Avian Flu restrictions.
Urban Green, which manages the attraction, wants to keep the entry free for visitors but says as a small charity it needs public donations to survive.
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Ali Forbes, from Urban Green Newcastle, said: “It’s been tough for the team, not being able to welcome the public for most of last year, and for our regular visitors who’ve missed seeing the animals.”
Donations will pay for food, bedding, toys, vets fees and treatment.
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Among those treated there was Dentistry Professor Jimmy Steele (pictured below) who was head of Newcastle's Dental school.
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Urban Green, which manages the attraction, wants to keep the entry free for visitors but says as a small charity it needs public donations to survive.
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