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Supporting local at the Baker Street Kitchen
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Avast, Me Hearties…
“A muppet, a rat and a flying dutchman…” Looking for something different to read this weekend? Want to escape the world and all its dramas? This Saturday Sixth Element Publishing launches the Harvey Duckman Pirate Special to celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate...
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Looking ahead to Writers’ Block novel development programme
“Working on a manuscript can sometimes be a long and difficult process, so it is great to have the opportunity to meet other like-minded writers who are working towards similar goals.” Working on a novel you want to pitch to agents and wondering where to go for...
My visit to The Black Path
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Petite Prosecco Company bouncing back and busier than ever
"The kindness of people wanting to gift each other has been amazing." Teesside has some amazing independent businesses, and Claire from Saltburn, managing director of Petite Prosecco Company, wants more people to discover what awesome independent businesses there are...
Bentley’s Coffee Shop serves up a treat
The Tees area has some amazing local independent coffee shops, and Bentley’s Coffee Shop in Coulby Newham, which opened back in July 2019, is one of the friendliest. Managing director Emily Bentley is from Middlesbrough and wants the people of Teesside to support...
Bridging the World
“Our bridge building heritage is one underpinned by helping connect people rather than divide them…” On behalf of The Tees Online I was delighted to chat recently with Heritage Unlocked’s Dr Tosh Warwick about all things related to Teesside’s steel and bridge building...
Is art as important as food?
“The arts affect each one of us every day in ways we rarely consider… and it does it without us noticing.” There’s a Chinese proverb that teaches us “if you have only two pennies left, buy a loaf of bread with one and a lily with the other“. James Oppenheim famously...
Changing Skylines
“It's all around the town, this hard ring of iron. There's smoke up in the sky, there's smoke that's black and chimney stacks as far as the eye can see. There's shipyards to the north, chemicals to the south, factories, stills and rolling mills right down to the...
Redcar Blast Furnace is the most important industrial structure in the whole country
The redcar blast furnace is the most important industrial structure in the whole country, as tall as St Pauls, it generates pride, it must be saved
“A great tourism opportunity stands before us” – Thoughts on the future of the blast furnace
"With imagination and the political will, a great education and tourism opportunity stands before us." The announcement of the demolition of Redcar’s iconic Blast Furnace has got people speaking up from across Teesside. Here we share a small collection of those...
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