Middlesbrough Borough Council

Council freed from scrutiny to buy basics for town

Council chair survives no confidence vote

Hundreds of empty buildings 'attracting squatters'

Vaccination plea after whooping cough cases rise

Incinerator plan sparks health fears protest

Council risks £3.9m overspend amid service demand

Council predicts £3.7m overspend for year

Bullying row council freed from scrutiny

Children's social care no longer needs oversight

Drive to fill 2,000 empty and derelict homes

Councillors reject £3.5m gospel hall plans

Demand for school transport 'rising fast'

Blue badge misuse at 'ridiculous' levels

Fly-tipping on estate at 'horrendous' level

'Rats the size of dogs' outside rubbish-hit homes

Cashless council plan risks 'digital exclusion'

New panel to help domestic abuse victims

Support offered to residents affected by riots

Councillor never let illness stop her - colleagues

Long-neglected building sparks neighbours' fears

CCTV pole cut down on first day of use

Care home placed in special measures

Town has triple national homelessness rate