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Teesside blogger up for Cosmopolitan blogging award

9/8/2014

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Normanbys Megan Lillie is up for a top beauty blog award

A top Teesside beauty blogger is up to win a national title - and she’s given us a sample of her work in an exclusive vlog.

Megan Lillie has thousands of dedicated followers with hundreds visiting her blog Thumbelina Lillie daily.

The 20-year-old’s now been nominated for a top blogging gong at the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards 2014 for Best Established Beauty Blog.

And to celebrate she’s given us one of her vlogs -  a video blog - on how to master milkmaid braids.

They are a hot topic on YouTube - with some videos on the subject clocking up more than 1m views.

Normanbys Megan Lillie is up for a top beauty blog award

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Oh dear . Incidents on Teesside Facebook page is back .  

5/29/2014

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Heres a well written post which mirrors our own opinions

IoT : The truth behind. A new Facebook page [read more...]

"This is a page to tell you the Real Truth About the Incidents on Teesside Page and to dispel the myths and lies."

"You may be aware that Incidents on Teesside were recently removed from Facebook and then reinstated. Unfortunately, if you read their page you will see that they are trying to tell everyone that they were removed due to false reports about Pornography on there. This is completely untrue.....

You need to look and see the real reason why they got taken off and banned from Facebook. They were never reported for pornography and that is a blatant lie. It was for the disgusting messages etc sent to members by Admin and posted by Admin on their Facebook page.........

Whilst the idea of Incidents on Teesside is a good one its let down badly by the egotistical people who run it. They seem to be more interested in inflating their own ego or sensationalizing incidents rather than just sticking to the simple facts.

In addition, there have been numerous concerns about photos of car crashes etc posted on there before relatives are informed, thus causing distress to family and friends. Also the fact they publish photos of other ongoing incidents which encourages idiots to go there and enflames the situation, not to mention makes the Emergency Services job harder. And all this is endorsed by Incidents on Teesside Admin.

For some Bizarre reason they now dress themselves in 'hoodies’ and see the need to turn up at incidents in these. It serves no purpose whatsoever to rush to an incident in these, other than to inflate their own ego even further.

They also call themselves part of the “Incidents on Teesside Media Group”. This gives the impression its part of a professional organisation. It isn’t, its just someone who started a facebook page and nothing else, so please don’t be fooled by the “Media Group” nonsense.

It has also transpired that they are charging businesses to advertise on there. Not only is this against Facebook Rules but it raises the question of where the money goes. Facebook costs nothing so there are no running costs. They claim it goes to charity but provide no proof whatsoever. Charities will always provide receipts if required or it will show on Bank Statements etc. They cannot produce any evidence as to charitable donations.

If you raise any concerns or question about anything or any of the above it is ignored and the person asking will just get banned. If you persist with asking you are possibly then subjected to abusive and bullying messages, as many can testify.

You can view a lot of these messages in the photos section of the following Facebook page, people have screenshot them and posted them on there:
facebook.com/pages/Incidents-on-Teesside-for-Incidents-On-Teessides-Banned-Members/

AUTHOR : Unknown
This is a page to tell you the Real Truth About the Incidents on Teesside Page and to dispel the myths and lies


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Incidents on Teesside FB page removed by Facebook for various reasons

5/28/2014

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incidents on teesside page removed for indecent porno content

After hundreds of complaints and reports the IoT Facebook has been removed

On the 27th May 2014 the page was taken down by Facebook themselves for violating Facebook policies .
The main Admin of the page states  " Incidents on Teesside has a new temporary page until the outcome of the false reports everyone has made" but originally he stated that is was down for maintenance .  Unfortunately its not a proper website with hosting so one cant take a FB page down .
What is known is that hundreds and hundreds of people have been banned for just not liking the admins opinions / decisions or just for random reasons . 
This can be seen by a recently leaked .txt document of a banned members list
[view the list here] at pastebin.com   or    view here

Regardless of your own views on what happened the fact is the Fb page in question was ran in a dictatorial style with no empathy for its users .  When one treats its users as a commodity to discard at a whim you are heading for a fall .  Just think , years of existence and 90000 likes just gone at the stroke of key .

It was all so easy to avoid .
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Stockton on Tees man wins BBCs Mastermind !!!  Congratulations

5/1/2014

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AN unemployed man who entered BBC quiz show Mastermind after losing his job was tonight declared the winner. Chris Webber fired the questions at Clive Dunning.

THE new Mastermind of Britain, otherwise known as Clive Dunning, has put his success down to the need to prove himself after losing his job.

Mr Dunning, 55, from Norton, Stockton, said being made redundant from his job as an English lecturer left him feeling “humiliated.”

“I really needed a new focus,” he said, “and I’d been tinkering with the idea of going on Mastermind for a while. It gave me something to aim for.

“I was badly affected. I felt so humiliated. I had this bee in my bonnet about proving I wasn’t stupid.”

Mr Dunning, a father-of-three, who has been with his partner, Jean Dove, a nurse, for 30 years, worked at ICI after leaving school with one CSE and a solitary O Level. He went on to work as a labourer in the building trade.

But aged 30 he decided to take an access course which eventually led to him studying English Literature at Teesside University and then becoming a lecturer at Stockton Riverside College.

After losing his job he filled in a BBC on-line form and was asked 15 questions on the phone by a researcher.

He did well enough to be put before a panel in a studio of TV production assistants in Newcastle and, after answering 20 questions, was eventually selected for the TV show, one of less than 100 chosen from between 2,000 and 3,000 hopefuls.

Mr Dunning’s first four choices for a specialist subject were rejected for his heat in the BBC’s Salford studios, but eventually he answered questions on the Blackadder TV show.

In the semi-final he chose the Life and Music of John Lennon and in the final the Life and Poetry of Philip Larkin.

“In the final you get to do a film on your subject. Some of the others got to go to places like New York and Rome … I got Hull," he smiled.

“It was still an enjoyable day about Larkin’s life there.”

Mr Dunning, a keen Middlesbrough fan who was up against another Teesside finalist, third-placed Michael McPartland of Acklam, Middlesbrough, said the walk to the famous black chair was “unbelievably nerve-wracking.”

So what was it like to win the Mastermind glass bowl?

“I thought I’d be euphoric, punching the air, but it was nothing like that. I just felt relieved it was all over. When we got home I went for a pint at the Malleable Social Club where I do a quiz on a Monday night.

“What’s been great has been all the people here at home saying, ‘well done, we’re proud of you.’ This area gets battered in the national media. I just hope I’ve helped put a more positive image of Stockton over.”

  • Mr Dunning is establishing a private tuition service and specialises in teaching GCSE level English Literature and Language to people of all ages. He can be contacted on 01642-658905 or 07944-195296.

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Dont be surprised to find Credit Card junk mail land on your doorstep following the recent Stockton on Tees Council Electoral Roll 

4/29/2014

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Elections for M.E.P.s ( Thats right ! , The European Parliament )

So here's the latest round of Elections of people begging for jobs you don't understand , you don't know , have never heard of , don't care about or haven't been to your house campaigning (and to be honest when they do , do your really want to talk to them if they do ? )

Did you know MEPs in Parliament cannot MAKE laws only CHANGE or ratify them .
The European Commission are the ones that make laws , not much of parliament then is it ? By the way, MEPs salary is roughly £6,500 per month not withstanding expenses .  Not bad eh?    I digress.

So I had the
Electoral Registration Officer or his representative knocking on my door asking who lived here . Fine , its me and my wife and my stepson .  Whats his name (he just turned 18) we was asked , so we told him .  Now he has an EASY and TYPICAL white Anglo Saxon name ( in fact its in the top 40 common surnames alongside ones like Hughes, Clark and Moore ) .  We didnt sign as saying the names was correct also which I am sure we should of done , wasnt even offered the option to be honest. My fault ,  I shouldve known to check on them .
Imagine my surprise when the Poll card came with his name completely misspelled .  Well, I say surprise but who really is surprised at the slackness of officialdom ?
What was the nice surprise was about 2 weeks later when we got " Time sensitive documents "  , LOL ,Visa credit card applications from Vanquis Bank through the postbox addressed to the stepson with his completely misspelled name which exists nowhere except on the Electoral Roll . 
Now I dont know if Vanquis Bank are buying Electoral Rolls from the Electoral Commission, Stockton Borough Council or honest John from the market but they certainly are getting it from somewhere without my permission or indeed yours . 

So if you suddenly get more Junk Mail than normal , this might be an idea as to why you are getting it .



Author : About Stockton 
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Alex Cunningham delivers letters to residents of Dixon Street , Stockton on Tees , asking them to reject the filming of the Channel 4 Benefit Street `documentary` 

4/14/2014

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The letter to residents of Dixon Street in Stockton asking them to reject Channel 4's Benefits St documentary
http://t.co/iRDEG8THrl
benefit street dixon street stockton alex cunningham
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Arriva buses announce Sapphire premium service to come to Stockton on Tees , Cleveland and North Yorkshire

4/8/2014

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Arrive announces investment in 23 Sapphires

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Local bus company Arriva North East has announced that its new Premium bus service, Sapphire, is heading for Teesside, East Cleveland and North Yorkshire this summer.

The new state-of-the-art buses will provide an exciting new customer experience for bus passengers. The service will include; free on board WIFI, electric charging points for phones, iPads and laptops, audio-visual stop announcements and luxury seats with extra leg room. The new buses, driven by a dedicated group of Sapphire drivers, will start arriving this August and will all be out in service by the end of the summer.
The new Sapphire buses represent a £4 million investment by the company and will operate on the 5/5a serving Middlesbrough, Guisborough and Loftus and the X3/X4 serving Middlesbrough, Redcar, Loftus and Whitby

Nick Knox, area managing director for Arriva North East, said: “We’re delighted to be introducing Sapphire on these routes, we have listened to our customers and we’re confident that they will be really pleased with the new, enhanced journey experience. We know that by investing in the local communities in which we operate not only encourages more people to join us on board, but also helps improve the local economy by ensuring good quality transport links for both business and leisure.”

Sapphire customers are also able to download the Arriva journey planner APP which makes bus travel easier for all, the new technology can track buses in real time meaning waiting at the bus stop will soon be a thing of the past; allowing customers to spend an extra few minutes finishing their breakfast or hitting a few more shops before heading for their bus.

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Incidents on Teesside Facebook page causes unnecassary Police Tension 

3/9/2014

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Originally posted by Breaking News North 9 March 2014
" Incidents On Teesside has this evening caused unnecessary public attention to an incident which was escalated by a social media post.
The page allowed a wanted male a platform, attention and a badge of honour after posting the incident to 90,000 people across Teesside.

The social media page owner was cycling around on his pedal bike following two police vans near his home in Norton with his camera in hand when he noticed an incident occurring.
The social media page immediately posted the incident on to Facebook which allowed a large crowd to gather some of who supported the male on the roof.
Abuse was hurled at police and more officers were required at the scene to prevent the incident from escalating. "
Read Original post HERE at B.N.Police
Cleveland Police warned the public to stay away from the area including Incidents on Teesside, who claims he was assaulted by the police at the scene of the incident.

One eye witness reported that the male in his Incidents On Teesside Jumper was hindering the police on the ground, close to the police cordon.
The wanted male on the roof then began posting updates to Facebook once they had the Incidents on Teesside audience behind them.
Incidents on Teesside who claim to be the ‘first on scene’ passing them self off as an emergency service glorified the incident bringing more and more people on to the streets.

Soon after the wanted male started posting to Facebook from on top of the roof to his 90,000 strong online audience in between hurling roof tiles at the Police.

Cleveland Police were forced to release an immediate statement requesting people not to spectate.

“Police are currently on Trent Street in Norton dealing with an incident whereby a male who they wish to speak with in connection with an assault is on the roof of a property and refusing to come down.

“There are reports that bricks have been thrown from the roof onto the ground below. Police dogs, ARVs and the police helicopter are on scene and cordons are in place to ensure the public remain at a safe distance. Officers are currently speaking with the male.

“At around 7:50pm this evening, police were called to reports of a man with minor head injuries at an address on Somerset Road. Officers on the ground have arrested a teenage boy in connection with the assault and are in police custody.

“Police are committed to ensuring the safety of the public and bringing the incident to a safe conclusion.

“Members of the public are being asked not to go to the area as a spectator as it causes traffic disruptions.”

This is not the first time Incidents On Teesside have escalated an incident following the death of Georgina Anderson the owner of the page set up a protest at a Stockton school resulting in a number or public order arrests.

Within the same week they faked a bomb incident and days later when on to fake a stabbing at Middlesbrough College.

Only this week Incidents On Teesside had their mobile application removed from the app store and google play after committing copyright infringement.

What seemed to start out as a good concept for Teesside has within two years become something that most emergency service workers hate following a number of incidents whereby they have cycled to the scene of a fatal crash and began uploading photos before family members have been informed.

The page is now becoming increasingly out of control the bigger it’s audience grows.

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New car park in the Heart of Stockton on Tees

2/22/2014

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First published on Stockton.gov.uk    19 Feb 2014    © 2014 Stockton Council
A new car park is now open in Stockton Town Centre which is making it easier for people to visit its vast array of shops and businesses.


As part of the town’s regeneration 34 short stay bays have been created outside The Shambles so people can park on the High Street.

Stockton Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Transport, Councillor Mike Smith, said: “Stockton’s transformation really is starting to take shape.  Not only are the physical works progressing on a daily basis but the town is beginning to feel very different than it did a couple of years ago.  We intend to create a bustling, vibrant and welcoming town centre and we are well on the way to achieving that.  Businesses are already showing their confidence in the town with more than 50 choosing to relocate to, expand or establish themselves there in the last year.  Meanwhile the cultural opportunities are also continuing to grow with Stockton hosting its busiest ever events programme this year.  

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“We want as many people as possible to be able to easily enjoy all that Stockton has to offer and that’s why easy access to the town centre is vital to the town’s future prosperity.  This new car park gives more people the option of parking on the High Street within easy reach of the town’s businesses, shops, cultural, heritage an leisure opportunities.”

The car park is closed all day Wednesday and Saturday when the space is used by the town’s traditional market.

Work is also under way to create more short stay parking on the former Lindsay House site.

To find out more about the regeneration of Stockton Town Centre visit www.rediscoverstockton.co.uk
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February 21st, 2014

2/21/2014

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Google redesigns News Archive , ideal for searching old newspaper and articles

Ever need to track down an old newspaper clipping? In olden times, you'd need to head into the library's microfiche section and dig through boxes of film. Now, it's as easy as heading over to Google's recently relaunched and easier to search through news archive



Did you know that you can also read old Stockton and Teesside Newspapers
online with
Stockton Borough Libraries 


More Info HERE
Google redesigns new archives ,old newspapers
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On the main news archive page you'll find hundreds of newspapers organized by title. You can search within the paper, look through other news sources, or just check out issues from specific dates. If you're ever looking for an old clipping of a family member or you just want to see what was going on when you were born, this is a pretty good place to start.

Click HERE for Google New Archives
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