ANGRY parents have vowed to fight a council's decision to allow a sex shop to open near a residential area.Plans to open the shop were given the go-ahead by Middlesbrough Council's licensing committee on Monday.But yesterday, residents said they were shocked that permission had been given for the store, in Linthorpe Road, to open.Mum Andrea Ginty, secretary of nearby Granville Road residents' group A New Era, said they would appeal against the...
Behind heavy curtains in a small, second-story room of an Ybor City nightclub, people in various stages of undress are getting ready for a show. Suzy, 19, wearing a long, diaphanous gown, touches up her makeup in a gilded mirror before explaining her role in the night's program. ""I'm going to get beat by my Mistress Angel,'' she said with a small smile. ""I lead kind of a double...
Fence plan to cut crime Residents may be given better security following regular complaints about clothes being stolen from their washing lines. Councillors from Hartlepool Borough Council's South Neighbourhood Consultative Forum will meet on Friday when they are being asked to approve plans for a 1.8m high fence behind properties in Owton Manor Lane.ANIMAL CHARITY: The Saltburn Animal Rescue Association is holding a number of events this month. On Saturday, a coffee morning...
ASBESTOS victims and their families are being offered free support from the North-East Asbestos Support and Awareness Group.The group, in Marton Road, Middlesbrough, can help with compensation claims, filling in benefits forms, and offers general support and information. To find out more, call (01642) 240044.SPLASH OF COLOUR: Shops in Hartlepool have been spruced up with the help of pupils from Brierton School. The youngsters came up with striking mosaics, featuring dolphins, a spotted...
Behind heavy curtains in a small, second story room of an Ybor City nightclub, a group of people in various stages of undress are getting ready for a show. Suzy, 19,a wearing a long, diaphanous gown, touches up her makeup in a gilded mirror before explaining her role in the night's program. ""I'm going to get beat by my mistress, Angel,'' she said with a small smile. ""I lead kind of a double...