11.   Last year the party won overall control of the borough council, when they polled more votes than Tories and Labour combined.

12.   Local Alliance councillor Jim Rooney is to call for council support for the residents at the next full meeting of the borough council later this month.

13.   Now, John McFadyen and his girlfriend Elizabeth Woodey, of Bexhill Avenue, have started a petition calling on the borough council to help provide a centre.

14.   She is group leader of the Liberal Democrats on Stockton borough council, holding the balance of power.

15.   Children in Hartlepool will soon be able to have more fun than ever, thanks to the borough council.

16.   A community safety project has increased the feeling of security among Middlesbrough residents in its first year of operation, claims the borough council.

17.   A CAFE in Middlesbrough is on a collision course with the borough council over its opening hours.

18.   The borough council recognises that its newer cemeteries such as Acklam and Thorntree are in need of attention.