Middlesbrough Profiles of the town

Further Education News
13 June 2010 by Susannah Fairbairn
Investment and awards turning Middlesbrough into Further Education heavyweight »

Telegraph & Argus
6 April 2010 by Helen Mead
Down by the riverside »
While not one of northern England’s conventional tourist hotspots, Middlesbrough provides a great day out filled with heritage, industry and beautiful parks.

Evening Gazette
26 March 2010 by Kath MacColl
Ruth Sunderland tells of pride in her home town »

The Observer / The Guardian
7 March 2010 by Ruth Sunderland
My home town of Middlesbrough is fighting decline but there are signs of real hope »
Ruth Sunderland, Business Editor, found on a journey back to her north-east roots, that there is steel in the local character – and a powerful spirit of defiance and entrepreneurship.

The Guardian
17 December 2009 by Martin Wainright
Britain's best views: Roseberry Topping, Yorkshire »
In the first of a new series, Martin Wainwright climbs 'Yorkshire's Matterhorn'. It may be small in stature but its stunning views take in country villages and the industrial might of Middlesbrough

North East Life
November 2009 by Gareth Dant
Resilience borne of tough breaks »
Middlesbrough has been dealt some unlucky hands but there's a resilience that helps it rise above the knocks.

The Times
16 October 2009 by Claire Carponen and Laura Dixon
Focus on property in Middlesbrough »
Through regeneration and new creative industries, this former industrial town is transforming into a young, vibrant place

The Guardian - Art & Design Blog
11 July 2008 by Martin Wainwright
Middlesbrough: a thriving centre for art old and new »
Newer, bigger things are happening to art on Teesside, but the area has long been creatively eye-catching.

BBC News Magazine
16 October 2007 by Shaun Harley
I Was Made in Middlesbrough »
A local is prepared to face down its critics. After all, what other town can lay claim to Picasso, the Proms and a delicacy known as the parmo?.

Talk Up Middlesbrough with the Evening Gazettte

Talk Up Middlesbrough with the Evening Gazette. The Evening Gazette is hosting a campaign to talk up our area in partnership with Teesside University and TFM radio.  More info »

Business and Economy

The Northern Echo
23 July 2010 by Lucy Richardson
Time for Tees »
From fashion design in London to a charming cafe in the North-East, Carli McNaught is hoping her business idea will be just our cup of tea.

The Engineer
21 June 2010
Extracting gold from rock and waste »
A newly launched Middlesbrough company is introducing a method for extracting gold from rock and waste materials and purifying it for medical research use.

Newsnight
BBC Two, 10:30pm Wednesday 17th March 2010
Middlesbrough featured in a story on the economy » (available for 7 days on BBC iPlayer)

The Journal
18 March 2010 by Chris Knox
Teesside company Onyx is ready to go Stateside »
Middlesbrough data security group Onyx plans to set up its first international office in New York by the end of the year as well as hit its target of increasing annual sales from £12m to £20m.

Temenos

BBC News
10 June 2010 report by David Sillito
Middlesbrough displays Kapoor artwork Temenos »
Hear internationally renowned artist Anish Kapoor discuss his work as well as Middlesbrough taxi driver Alan Callaghan in this piece featured on BBC World.

Evening Gazette
15 April 2010 by Sandy McKenzie
Temenos artist Anish Kapoor views creation »

Evening Gazette
3 March 2010 by Chris Hole
Workers busy fitting steel wires to Temenos »

Metro
2 March 2010
Anish Kapoor unveils latest sculpture "Temenos" in Middlesbrough »

Evening Gazette
3 February 2010 by Chris Hole
First ring of Middlesbrough’s Temenos sculpture hoisted into place »

Northern Echo
2 February 2010
Giant rings lifted in place for £2.7m sculpture »

BBC Tees
2 February 2010
The First Ring of Temenos Goes Up in Middlesbrough »

Evening Gazette
31 July 2009 by Sandy McKenzie
Temenos sculpture taking shape at Middlehaven site »

The Telegraph
26 August 2008 by John Whitley
The Angel of the North: welcome to the age of the 'enginartist' »
A stunning giant sculpture three times the size of 'The Angel of the North' will for the first time see an engineer given equal billing with an artist. John Whitley meets them.

The Telegraph
11 July 2008 by Aislinn Simpson
Sculptor Anish Kapoor unveils world's biggest public art project for Teesside »

The Guardian
10 July 2008 by Mark Brown
Big in Middlesbrough: Anish Kapoor unveils plans for giant public artwork »

We are Open - Pop Up Shops

The Crack
April 2010 #261 by Jennifer Lax
Shop goes the easel »
Middlesbrough has always had some of the best independent shops in the region (particularly in fashion) and...they have one of the north-east’s most prestigious art galleries too. And it was only a matter of time before those arty tentacles, increasingly prevalent on Teesside, found their way into empty shop units around the town as part of the We Are Open project.

Sunday Sun
7 March 2010 by Mieka Smiles
North East pop-up shops are no empty gesture »
A new breed of entrepreneurs find the perfect opportunity to make money while boosting their town’s image in the process.

Teesside University chosen University of the Year

Evening Gazette
17 October 2009 by Dave Robson
Channel 4 slur behind us as Teesside University scoops top award »

The Times Higher Education Supplement
16 October 2009
Accolades flow for innovation and excellence »
Teesside rewarded with top prize in 2009 sector awards
Teesside University was named as the Times Higher Education University of the Year at the sector’s biggest awards in London last night.

Evening Gazette
16 October 2009 Joanna Desira
Teesside University declared University of the Year »

Kate Fearnley - Ultimate Young Fashion Entrepeneur

Cosmopolitan
13 November 2009 by Bridget March
Kate Fearnley's Design Dream »
The 33-year-old fashion designer from Middlesbrough was crowned Young Fashion Entrepreneur by Olay at Cosmopolitan’s Ultimate Women of the Year Awards.

Evening Gazette
13 November 2009 by Joanna Desira
Kate Fearnley named Cosmopolitan Ultimate Young Fashion Entrepreneur »

Time
11 November 2009 Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images
Photo of Kate Fearnley »
Photo of Kate Fearnley, winner of 'Ultimate Young Fashion Entrepeneur,' posing with Zoe Salmon at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women Of The Year Awards at Banqueting House on November 11, 2009 in London, England.

Evening Gazette
10 November 2009 by Joanna Desira
Teesside designer's Dresses are a hit with celebrities »
Fashion designer Kate Fearnley will be proudly wearing one of her own creations when she attends a top London awards ceremony.

Cosmopolitan
10 November 2009 by Cosmopolitan
Five Reasons Cosmo Loves Kate »

Love Middlesbrough - Darren Burke Visit

The Doncaster Free Press
16 October 2009 by Darren Burke
How a simple entry on a blog became a diplomatic incident »
Writer Darren Burke put his boot in it when he criticised Middlesbrough .....so we sent him there!

Evening Gazette
10 October 2009 by Sandy McKenzie
Visit changes Boro-basher Darren’s views on our town »

Middlesbrough Music Live

The Sunday Times
16th May 2010
From boutique to blockbuster: our definitive guide to the top 100 music festivals »

Trinity Crescent Development - Best in England

Evening Gazette
17 November 2009 by Sandy McKenzie
Trinity Crescent voted best in England »
A scheme to regenerate the heart of North Ormesby has been voted the best in England. The Trinity Crescent development has won the Outstanding Achievement in Housing in England award at the UK Housing Awards.

mima

Evening Gazette
29 March 2010
mima scoops top award »

Evening Gazette
25 March 2010 by Karen McLauchlan
Temenos artist’s work goes on show at mima »

The Journal
24 March 2010 by Sam Wonfor
A night of celebration at the Culture Awards 2009 »

The Guardian
11 December 2009 by Mark Brown
Middlesbrough gallery scores Ellsworth Kelly coup »

Sunday Sun
22 November 2009
Top Gear mania hits Boro art gallery mima »

Jeff Stelling on Soccer Saturday

Soccer Saturday