A picture of the Borough
Stockton-on-Tees is a place of contrasts and diversity. Our natural assets, industrial heritage and innovative spirit are fundamental to who we are - as a place and as communities.
The River Tees runs through our Borough, shaping lives past, present and future. It runs alongside Georgian-fronted market squares, nature reserves, spectacular bridges and unforgettable industrial architecture. Our Borough sits between striking landscapes and a stunning coastline, all within easy reach of key centres across Yorkshire and the North East, including Newcastle, York and Leeds.
We are the largest Borough in the Tees-Valley with approximately 200,000 residents, making up a diverse and welcoming community, with a strong sense of community spirit.
Our Borough is a place with:
- some of the warmest, friendliest and most welcoming people in the country
- entrepreneurial energy and economic potential - we have highly productive companies and high quality jobs across a number of dynamic sectors, including: chemicals, engineering, environmental technologies, life sciences and digital technologies, as well as a vibrant voluntary sector
- a fantastic and mixed housing offer, from starter properties to high end executive homes, all at a good level of affordability and served by high quality schools and local services
- a cultural epicentre, that serves the whole region with an incredible calendar of events, great leisure facilities, plus hugely important cultural assets like The Globe, Billingham Forum Theatre, ARC and Preston Park Museum
- on top of all this, we have big ambitions for our future and a dynamic approach to Place Leadership and building aspirations, working with our partners
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Foreword from Leader of the Council and Chief Executive
Developing the plan - with communities, for communities
A picture of the Borough