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A group of older men and one woman at the front, wearing royal service uniform, march with flags on a beach promenade.

Teesside stories you may have missed this week

Stories from Teesside include VE Day celebrations and grandmothers knitting jumpers for penguins.

A group of protesters on the pavement outside a building on a sunny day. They are holding signs that say 'stop the burn' and 'clean air for good'. One is dressed like a shark.

EA 'minded to accept' incinerator plans

The Environment Agency has launched a second consultation over the Teesside proposals.

An old man with glasses, looks at the camera, as he sits in front of large poster. The poster has a blue sky background with red poppies on it and silhoutees of soldiers, with British flags. It reads 'lest we forget' and 'VE DAY 1945-2025- 8 MAY'

VE Day celebrations like 'nothing I'd ever seen'

Veterans speak of their memories, as hundreds gather to commemorate the 80th anniversary.

Black bin bags containing cigarettes and vapes sit on rubbish in a large, blue commercial wheelie bin.

Illegal vapes stored under 'rotting waste' in bins

Officers find illegal vapes and tobacco worth more than £12,000 near a shop in Darlington.

A building site in the foreground with piles of bricks behind small plastic barriers. Rows of new detached homes can be seen further back.

Teenager charged after JCB 'driven into' new homes

A 16-year-old is charged with criminal damage after several houses were damaged in Darlington.

Brass band, fronted by a conductor, seated under an awning marked Durham Markets, and in front of stands draped in red material. Bystanders can be seen in the background.

Street parties mark VE Day anniversary

People across north-east England and Cumbria join in national commemorations of VE Day 80 years on.

A still from a police body camera of the moped riders travelling over the stinger trap. The front wheel is directly above the spikes. There are two people on the moped, one in control and another holding on to him from behind.

Police use stinger trap to stop moped after chase

The moped was being driven dangerously on and off-road during the chase in Darlington, police say.

Geoff Hopson is in a white and gold costume looking down on the queen. He is wearing a gold crown and his arms are outstretched. The stage set is a huge representation of an ornate, blue and gold Regency style chest of drawers.

Retired dancer returns to stage four decades on

Dancer Geoff Hopson performs in Show White at Darlington Hippodrome where his career began.

A picture of the junction into Gilsland Crescent with a street sign in the bottom right. A tree can be seen growing outside a row of houses.

Homes evacuated as suspected grenade found in shed

Police contact bomb disposal experts and road closures are in place in Darlington.