Stockton-on-Tees

[ stok-tuhn-on-teez, -awn- ]

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a seaport in Cleveland, in NE England, near the mouth of the Tees River.

Stockton-on-Tees

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a former port and industrial centre in NE England, in Stockton-on-Tees unitary authority, Co Durham, on the River Tees: famous for the Stockton-Darlington Railway (1825), the first passenger-carrying railway in the world; now mainly residential. Pop: 80 060 (2001)
a unitary authority in NE England, in Co Durham and North Yorkshire: created in 1996 from part of Cleveland county. Pop: 186 300 (2003 est). Area: 195 sq km (75 sq miles)

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Saffanah, from Stockton-on-Tees, fell ill in January after complaining of a stiff neck and light sensitivity, and within 24 hours she was in an induced coma.

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"I started getting a couple of fines, and I was young and had just started driving, so I would pay them because I was scared," said Miss Robinson, from Stockton-on-Tees.

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The twins, from Stockton-on-Tees, had gone from "strength to strength" since being born prematurely at just 26 weeks and two days gestation.

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The 10-hour "Star Wars Extravaganza", run by Vectis Auctions in Stockton-on-Tees, saw more than 600 items go under the hammer.

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He vowed to fight for government funding for a new hospital to replace North Tees hospital in Stockton-on-Tees, an ageing estate he said had a lifespan of "five to eight years, maximum".

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