A pensioner collapsed and died at a Redcar pub over the weekend.
Emergency services were called to the Hop and Grape on High Street following reports of the incident just before 11pm on Friday night.
The 68-year-old local man was taken to hospital but efforts to revive him failed.
There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.
A suspected gunman is continuing to be questioned by police following an incident in Grangetown.
The 21-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of threats to kill and possession of a firearm after the incident yesterday.
Wilton Way was closed off for nearly three hours as armed officers and police dogs searched a number of addresses in connection with the incident.
No-one was injured during the search, which included a property on Grisedale Crescent.
Crowds of curious and worried residents were attracted to the scene after hearing that it involved a possible gunman.
Dozens of people gathered at Wilton Way, including some residents who lived on the street and were not allowed into their houses.
Others remained inside their homes with many hanging out of their top windows to see what was going on.
One resident said: “I heard all of the sirens and I saw the helicopter at about 3.55pm.
“People have said that there is someone with a gun.”
Police dogs arrived around 5.45pm and just before 6pm, armed officers and dogs entered one of the houses.
They carried out a full search of the house, including the outhouse, but came out half an hour later. Several police officers, including armed officers, then moved on to search a house on Grisedale Crescent.
As the helicopter hovered above them continuing its search from the skies, some officers stood on guard while others went inside.
At around 6.40pm, the police tape was taken down and Wilton Way was re-opened.
The helicopter could still be seen overhead but the armed officers returned to their vehicles and packed away their guns before leaving the scene.
The man was arrested in connection with the incident shortly after. He was taken into custody for questioning where he still remains.
Anyone with information relating to the incident should contact Cleveland Police on 101.
A Girlguiding group on Teesside is hoping for token success in this year’s Wish campaign.
Girlguiding Tees West is a girlguiding UK division which is based in Eaglescliffe, Egglesclife, Yarm, Thornaby and Ingleby Barwick.
As part of The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) - the world’s biggest voluntary organisation with over 10 million members - Girlguiding Tees West currently has about 500 members aged from five upwards.
The division is split into four sections - rainbows for ages five to seven, brownies for ages seven to 10, guides for girls aged between 10 and 14 and a senior section which focuses on those aged between 14 and 26. There is also a group of adult leaders who volunteer to help run the units.
Members can enjoy a wide range of fun activities to help develop their skills as well as learn new skills.
Last year, the money the group received from The Gazette’s Wish campaign enabled the Teesside brownies to celebrate their 100th birthday.
Lesley Magson, of the girlguiding division said: “Any money from this yeear’s Wish campaign will be used to help cover the cost of activities away from our meeting places.”
Every year, The Gazette’s Wish campaign gives away thousands of pounds to not-for-profit groups and organisations.
Every registered group will be guaranteed a share of our £40,000 fund. There are no losers in the Wish campaign but the aim is to collect as many tokens as possible.
The more tokens a group collects, the bigger its share of the prize pot.
Registration for this year’s Wish campaign has now closed.
Tokens are now appearing in The Gazette, with today being the first. The last token will appear on January 21.
Submissions for tokens will close at 5pm on Monday, February 23.
A children's TV favourite designed by a Teesside artist is set to get a fresh look ready for a new TV series.
The multi award-winning hit show, Bob the Builder, which was originally designed by Curtis Jobling who studied at Cleveland College of Art and Design, has had a refurbishment which shows Bob with a new look and a new voice.
Bob’s adventures will no longer be created using stop-motion animation.
Instead, viewers will see the all new computer-generated characters in the new series which will air next year.
Voices will also be changed, with Neil Morrissey, who has voiced the well known handyman from his launch a decade and a half ago, being taken over by the BBC’s Our Zoo actor, Lee Ingleby.
Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt will also step into the shoes of Bob’s business partner Wendy and Scoop the digger will be voiced by The Inbetweeners star, Blake Harris.
Norton boss Andy Campbell says his players deserve to be flying high up at the top of the Northern League second division, but has reminded them that nothing is won in October.
Norton kept their strong start going as they won by the odd goal in five at Ryton, with lone striker Karl Charlton scoring two poacher’s finishes and Harrison Davies hitting the other.
Campbell said: “The lads deserve to be where they are.
“I couldn’t praise them enough after coming from 2-1 down at half-time to win at Ryton, but we also left it with a stern reminder.
“Nothing is won in October and sides like Seaham, Darlington RA, Team Northumbria and Ryhope will always be breathing down our necks.”
Norton and Thornaby were Teesside’s only winning teams at the weekend, with Thornaby also tasting 3-2 second division success at home to Willington.
Thornaby fell behind to a Jason White goal but raced back to win with long range strikes from Kieran Edwards and Clayton McDonald and an alert effort from substitute Richie Walker, who followed up to score after his initial shot came back off the crossbar.
Stephen Howe added Willington’s second when he tapped in following a corner but Thornaby were never really in danger of losing their lead.
Thornaby remain unbeaten at home and go into their first game under their new floodlights tomorrow night against Stokesley in the Ernest Armstrong Cup full of confidence.
Marske wasted a 3-1 lead as they were held to a 3-3 draw by 10-man Bedlington in their top of the Division One table clash against the Terriers at the GER Stadium.
Jamie Owens gave Marske the lead with an early free-kick which was cancelled out by Lee Scott when he sprang the offside trap and slotted past Robert Dean.
Marske regained the lead when Sam Garvie turned in a low Owens shot at the near post, and things got even better for the home side soon after as Sam Walton was sent off for kicking out at Seasiders skipper Craig Gott.
Josh MacDonald put Marske 3-1 up in the final minute of the first half with a brilliant left-foot strike after cutting in from the right and across the edge of the Bedlington box and they almost got a fourth when Gott smashed a shot against the bar following a MacDonald corner.
But things began to go awry as Scott pulled another goal back with his and Bedlington’s second from the penalty spot.
Marske were unable to make the ball stick when they switched to one up front, and it was no surprise when Bedlington rescued a late point through Williamson’s rasping drive into the bottom corner.
Guisborough remain in sixth despite being held to a 1-1 home draw by Penrith.
Ben Jackson put the Cumbrians in front but Guisborough sub Luke Bythway equalised after charging down a clearance.
Billingham Synthonia were brayed 5-1 at Newcastle Benfield as Paul Brayson scored four of the rampant home side’s goals.
Nathan Porritt continued his goal rush with the Synners’ consolation.
Billingham Town drew 1-1 at home to South Shields and have yet to win a home game in Division Two.
Michael Dalton scored late in the first half for Town, while Wilf Dinsdale netted for Stokesley in their 3-1 home defeat to Seaham.
Stockton Town surged into the Shipowners Cup semi-finals as they hit Seaton Carew for six, while there were high-scoring wins for Redcar Athletic and Wolviston in the Wearside League.
Stockton were in no mood for another slip-up after losing their 100% record in a 2-2 midweek draw at Cleator Moor and rebounded with a ruthless 6-0 win at Seaton.
It took Stockton only 12 minutes to get their first goal, with Kallum Hannah scoring from an acute angle after racing onto a loose ball.
Tony Johnson calmly scored the second from Hannah’s pass, and he added the third after 21 minutes when he chipped the ball over Seaton keeper Elliott Hogg.
Stockton went into the break four up as Johnson unselfishly laid the ball off when he was one-one-one with the keeper for Hannah to fire into an empty net.
Town continued to press forward and scored a fifth after 61 minutes when James Ward was sent sprawling to the ground in the penalty area by Joe Osbourne.
Hannah stepped up to score from the spot and complete his hat-trick
Carlton McCabe scored Stockton’s sixth when he beat two defenders and lashed the ball past Hogg, and Tom Coulthard was inches away from scoring a stunning seventh after racing the length of the pitch and exchanges passes with Hannah.
Stockton will have home advantage in the semi-finals against either Boldon or Redcar, who were 4-3 league winners at Whitehaven.
Goals from Alex Anderson, Luke Woodall, Michael Woodhouse and Joe Blackburn saw Redcar home as they continue their recovery from a poor run of results in September.
Wolviston ran riot in a 5-1 home win against Harton and Westoe.
A business boss has praised staff after cable thieves left his firm without phone lines or internet access for three weeks.
Nicholson’s Transport was one of thousands of residents and companies left without services when nine BT network cables were cut and underground copper cable stolen last month.
The theft wiped out access to phones and broadband to a large chunk of Billingham, forcing many firms to put in place contingency plans.
Now David Nicholson, managing director at Nicholson’s Transport, has praised workers saying: “The staff responded incredibly well under what were extremely difficult and frustrating conditions.
“Fortunately, we had clear contingency processes to help us manage such situations in the short term, but as time went on, we had to adapt to ensure the impact was kept to a minimum.
“It really proved the value of continuity planning but also the value of the team here, particularly in the transport office.
"It was not easy managing orders and deliveries with no e-mail or faxes and limited telephone lines, but they did so well and managed to keep cool heads!”
It is not yet known what the eventual impact will be over the lost services following the theft of the cables from Norton Road, close to Billingham Bypass Road, on Sunday, September 14.
BT worked around the clock to replace the cables but it was three weeks before all the phone and internet cables were restored at Nicholson’s Transport.
That left the business missing potential orders and unable to fulfil day-to-day tasks such as invoicing or liaising with customers.
Instead, Nicholson’s Transport managed by buying new mobile phones for staff and wireless dongles for internet access and thanks to the goodwill of suppliers such as Cornerstone Business Solutions and North East Truck and Van, who provided printing and IT support.
Mr Nicholson added: “It is very difficult for a business to function without its communication systems working fully.
"The biggest frustration is not knowing how much potential business we may have lost.”
Three people were arrested on suspicion of theft after a quantity of cable suspected as being from the incident was recovered.
A 28-year-old woman and two men, aged 26 and 28, were released on police bail pending further inquries.
