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TEESSIDE FAMILY FOUNDATION COLLECTING AT TONIGHT’S BORO GAME

27 November 201928 November 2019 Alex Cook 2993 Views charity, middlesbrough, Middlesbrough FC, Riverside Stadium, TEESSIDE, Teesside Family Foundation

The foundation “committed to supporting local people and local causes throughout the Teesside area” will be looking towards the ever

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ZOE’S PLACE CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH ON PROVIDES FESTIVE DELIGHT

22 November 2019 Alex Cook 3009 Views christmas, Lights Switch On, middlesbrough, Normanby, Zoë's Place

The much loved, annual tradition saw hundreds of locals come together to create a joyous, festive atmosphere at the baby

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PETS REALLY DO MAKE US FEEL BETTER

8 November 2019 Beth Clayton 2256 Views

Pets do to make us happy – according to the latest research. There are more and more scientific studies being

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MIDDLESBROUGH HOSTING THE WORLD PARMO CHAMPIONSHIPS

25 October 2019 Alex Cook 3936 Views Love Middlesbrough, middlesbrough, Parmo, Video, World Parmo Championships

The World Parmo Championships are back in Middlesbrough – the birth place of the legendary breaded chicken, béchamel sauce and

Whatever your shape, size, or coat colour, we should all register to vote

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TU KNOWHOW: REGISTERING TO VOTE

25 September 2019 Alex Cook 3338 Views Elections, Register to vote, TU Knowhow, Voting

With the prospect of an autumn election looking ever more likely, TUXtra looks at what steps you would need to

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SOCIETIES DAY DRAWS BIG CROWDS

19 September 201925 September 2019 Alex Cook 2718 Views Student societies, Teesside University

Hundreds flocked to The Hub yesterday to see what over 40 different student-led societies had to offer Alex CookThird year

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DISCUSSING: THE LOVE ISLAND EFFECT

1 August 20191 August 2019 Alex Cook 7830 Views Love Island

TUXtra explores why ITV2’s hit show is so addictive – and questions if ‘The Love Island Effect’ could be causing

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MENTAL HEALTH IN MEN: HOW DAN POOLE IS USING EXPERIENCE TO HELP OTHERS

15 May 201929 May 2019 Olly Burdett 4123 Views

Having tried to take his own life on separate occasions following traumas in both his childhood and adulthood, Dan Poole is

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MENTAL HEALTH IN MEN: STAMPING OUT THE STIGMA AROUND THE SILENT CRISIS

15 May 201929 May 2019 Olly Burdett 4067 Views

Over 6,000 British people took their own lives in 2017, a Samaritans report revealed last year. Shockingly, the same report

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LONELINESS: ELDERLY DANCING THEIR WAY TO HAPPINESS

3 May 201926 April 2019 Daniel Ragusa 3405 Views ELDERLY, LONELINESS, TEESSIDE, ZUMBA

Every day elderly people all around Teesside take part in Zumba to combat their loneliness. Some of these sessions are

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Organ Donation: A Nurse’s Story

3 May 201926 April 2019 Amy Askham 2881 Views

Lisa Tombling, a nurse from James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough, explains what it is like to work behind the

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LONELINESS: FIGHTING THE FEELINGS

3 May 201926 April 2019 Eden Lewis 4492 Views

Loneliness can affect us all in different ways, it does not discriminate across class, gender or race. An individual may

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DISABILITY: ARE DISABILITY EMOJIS INCLUSIVE OR A STEP TOO FAR?

2 May 201926 April 2019 Cameron Calvert 3232 Views

Disability emojis are coming to Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Facebook and Twitter in some shape or form this year. The

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ORGAN DONATION: COPING WITH BEING THE MOTHER OF A DONER

2 May 20193 May 2019 Amy Askham 2714 Views

Suzanne Davies, mother of Liam Andrews, speaks about the donation of her son’s organs. Liam Andrews died from a brain