'It's so hard to actually get a job'

"I make it look easy and I kind of feel like it's easy, but I know it's really not."

A charity says it is "disappointed" as one of its defibrillators in Hartlepool is targeted again.

Gary and Sonia Brown will travel around Europe in their 1959 Mercedes wedding day car from 1985.

A group of knitters from Hazelgrove Court Care Home make gifts for cheeky monkeys at a rescue centre.

A 61-year-old footballer dubbed Jackie Grealish says she will play until she "can't play anymore".

Strictly Come Dancing star Lewis Cope is partnered with Katya Jones in the latest series.

Presenters Scott and Amy complete their part of the thousand-mile challenge for BBC Children in Need.

The teenager spent nearly six months in prison in Georgia after admitting drug trafficking charges.

Middlesbrough fans give their views on a new badge celebrating a milestone for the club.

Brodie, a 19-year-old bus-spotter, says joining the community has brought him confidence and joy.

Staff at Teesside Hospice plan a wedding in "less than two weeks" for one of their wellbeing patients.

Ray Pratt, who uses a wheelchair, spends his time chatting with people all over the world via radio.

The Silent Steppers began in Hartlepool with less than 10 members and a year later, dozens attend.

The Belgian Malinois pup starts training after being found stray on the streets of Hartlepool.

Billingham Snaps is documenting a changing town and sharing Teesside pride on social media.

Dot Robinson, who lives in Yarm, has helped raise more than 20 guide dogs over the past 10 years.

Children at Grangetown Primary School are being taught how to connect with nature.

Teesside's Perfect Chicken, which has members from Lazenby, says the village club is struggling.

Social media hype and a local shanty group are teaching a new generation coastal folk music.

More than £4,000 is raised for a bronze statue on Saltburn pier, where Hendrix was a familiar face.