Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston has praised as “fantastic” the work of a Teesside charity creating one of the North East’s largest centres for children and young adults living with autism.

A PIONEERING care home – believed to be the first of its kind in the UK – officially opens in Middlesbrough this week.

A Ceefax-style mural celebrating Middlesbrough Football Club’s first major trophy has been unveiled next to the Riverside Stadium.

Mayor Andy Preston has welcomed the Head Master of Eton College to Middlesbrough after plans were announced to open a new sixth form in the town.

Eton Head Master Simon Henderson was joined on Wednesday's visit by Star Academies' Director of Education Lisa Crausby.