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Wind Farms – A Good Idea Or A Blot On The Landscape/Seascape?

Wind Farms – A Good Idea Or A Blot On The Landscape/Seascape?

April 14, 2012 1 Comment

Whatever you think about wind farms – and there are genuine arguments both for and against the concept – they look as if they are here to stay despite a recent letter to the Prime Minister from some 100 Tory MPs demanding that the £400 million-a-year subsidies paid to the “inefficient” onshore wind turbine industry [...]

The New Centre Of Media Attention!

The New Centre Of Media Attention!

April 7, 2012 No Comments

The last few months have really given Saltburn a huge lift (no pun intended) in publicity thanks to some contrasting events centred round the town’s famous pier and water lift. Three separate stories have made the national TV news over that period with perhaps the nicest being the continued mystery of the Saltburn Pier Knitter. [...]

Stockton Male Voice Choir

Stockton Male Voice Choir

February 27, 2012 No Comments

Stockton Male Voice Choir was formed in 1948 at the request of the then Mayor Alderman Lillystone. We perform various concerts throughout the year – this can be church events, charity concerts, retirement homes and choral festivals.  We still have a strong link with the Stockton Mayor’s office, usually singing at Mayor’s Sunday and the [...]

Virtual Tour Of Redcars Regeneration

Virtual Tour Of Redcars Regeneration

February 17, 2012 No Comments

Redcar & Cleveland Council have launched a virtual tour of Redcar’s Regeneration. The virtual tour is available on YouTube.

First sections of the Vertical Pier erected

First sections of the Vertical Pier erected

November 30, 2011 No Comments

The first section of Redcar’s, somewhat controversial, Vertical Pier were erected today. The foundation of the vertical pier have been under construction for the past 5 months and the first pieces of the vertical piers structure have been erected today. These pieces are the start of the £1.6m The Vertical Pier which will stretch to [...]

Christmas comes early for Teesside

Christmas comes early for Teesside

November 29, 2011 No Comments

When the former Corus site in Redcar was forced to close down with the loss of 1,600 jobs it looked like the end of an era for the area. But after an enormous amount of work from many dedicated people a saviour was found and Thai firm Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI) finally agreed to buy [...]

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A proud history of saving lives

A proud history of saving lives

November 8, 2011 No Comments

The people of Redcar have a long and proud history of saving folk in distress from the raging North Sea. The first lifeboat to be stationed in the town arrived on October 7th, 1802. Built by Henry Greathead, of South Shields, the boat was christened Zetland. The arrival of the lifeboat was a source of [...]

IT’S OUR FIRST BIRTHDAY!

July 1, 2010 1 Comment

It certainly doesn’t seem like it to us but this month sees the first anniversary of the Launch of The Eye Magazine.

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