The NHS is creating hundreds of local jobs, as part of an initiative to improve regional capacity for Covid testing.
STOPTOBER is approaching and Middlesbrough Council and Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council are reminding the public about the benefits of quitting the habit for good.
Health chiefs in the region have launched a new cancer campaign aimed at tackling the fall in the number of people going to their GP with concerns regarding cancer symptoms.
MORE than 2,000 sets of scrubs and over 7,000 items, including bags and headbands have been sewn by an army of volunteers for staff at The James Cook University Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic.