By Karen Westcott PLANS for [pounds]150m spending on secondary schools in Stockton have been revised after a backlash of complaints from residents.

AN artist with a love for aviation is flying solo with her first exhibition at Kirkleatham Museum. Dawn Chilver's passion for aircraft has resulted in her showing 25 pieces of her work in several mediums.

By NAOMI CORRIGAN AN ONGOING fight to build a community development on a Teesside estate will be heard by a planning inspector. A hearing takes place next month over the proposals for a nursery and community centre on land on the north side of Blair Avenue in Ingleby Barwick.

A FAMILY doctor at a Teesside practice who put his hands down a mentally ill patient's pyjama shorts has been struck off.

By NAOMI CORRIGAN ANGER over cuts in bus routes has led to calls for a not-for- profit public transport service. In March 2006, Arriva North East announced a shake-up in services in which many routes across Teesside were controversially dropped.