The use of energy from the sun to create electricity or pre-heat water for the home is an idea that is catching on fast and there are now many ways to introduce such a project into your own house to save on those high energy bills. Solar panels and water heating systems allow you to [...]
After last year’s third place for Middlesbrough’s Amelia Lily – a defeat that was nevertheless followed up by huge success with her debut single ‘You bring me joy’ peaking at number 2 in the British charts – we now have another real contender in this year’s ‘X Factor.’ 23 year old James Arthur decided to [...]
However strange it may sound it’s true that for the last 400 years we have – as a nation – been holding an annual celebration of absolute failure every November 5th. We are, of course, speaking about the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ where a group of 17th century terrorists placed explosives under the House of Lords in [...]
In the June edition of the Eye I described a visit I had recently made to the war graves and museums of France and Belgium, and applauded the marvellous work being undertaken by both the people of those countries and the International War Graves Commission to create a lasting and fitting tribute to the men [...]
With Halloween just around the corner we through we share with you a commonly known local ghost story at a home in at Alfred Street, Redcar, sent to us by a reader. At 2.00 am, one morning in 1963, Mrs Pamela Iredale, her brother Barry Gardner and her nine-month baby fled their terraced house in [...]
Friday the 13th of July is the last “Friday the 13th” of the year and a day which affects many peoples lives as strange superstitions and weird beliefs pop up all around the world on a day people believe is cursed. Usually Friday the 13th passes by for the majority of us without any true [...]
Since 1996 six of my closest friends have spent a couple of weekends each year touring the sites of the First World War battlefields in France and Belgium. They have enthused regularly about the unbelievable heritage the two nations have created in memory of the people who sadly lost their lives in the conflict and [...]
We can all remember many of our teachers – even at my age – yet the most memorable are always the ones who somehow seemed to go that extra yard to make their lessons interesting. We recently heard a wonderful story of an American teacher who came up with a great idea for her pupils [...]
When young Wills Waterfield plunged a glowing lance into the blast furnace to restart production at the former Teesside Cast Products plant hundreds of hardened steel men were moved to tears. That comparatively small act by the son of the man who led the fight to revive Redcar Steelworks was the end of a massive [...]
All the team at The Eye Magazine would like to wish you a Happy Easter! We hope that you are enjoying your easter eggs and celebrations. Why do we celebrate easter? Easter is a Christian Celebration. Easter is the time where Jesus (the son of God) was crucified to save our sins. At Easter we [...]
St Cuthberts Church in Kirkleatham is holding a flower festival this weekend. Open Times: Saturday 25th 10am...
FIREFIGHTERS across Cleveland will be visiting boat owners over the next week to make vital safety checks and give...
Cleveland Police has unveiled its new Deputy Chief Constable as Iain Spittal, who is currently serving as Assistant Chief...
Cleveland Police is cracking down on rural crime as part of an operation along with other forces across the...
‘Spotted’ pages on Facebook are cropping up all over. In our local area we found six spotted pages. But...
It is always a pleasant task to write about a local success story, particularly a business success story. Jim...
