Barrie Cooper (Independent) FORMER policeman Barrie Cooper was a late entrant to the PCC race. After 30 years at the force, the 68-year-old spent 14 years working with the out-of-hours doctor’s service overseeing 200 drivers. Teesside politics beckoned in 2019 as Cllr Cooper was elected to the Newport ward on Middlesbrough Council alongside a raft of other independents. Cllr Cooper started off as a foot-beat officer before driving Panda cars, entering CID, and carrying out a spell with the force’s special operations unit. The independent has referred to his experience on the front line in his pitch to become the next commissioner – and said a “sit down” with the Chief Constable was high on his list of priorities if elected.
ENGINEERS behind a micro pub vision turned down amid fears drunks would wander onto the A66 have their “fingers crossed” fresh plans will be approved. Russell Towers has spent almost three years renovating the derelict hall at St Cuthbert’s Church and community centre, off Newport Road, in Middlesbrough. But efforts aimed to create the “best real ale bar” in town – selling craft beers by night and coffees by day – were scuppered by an eight-nil vote by Middlesbrough Council planning committee in November. Now fresh blueprints have been lodged to the authority once again – with developers hoping for a reversal of fortunes.
Fingers crossed for micro-pub church conversion as plans lodged for a second time
Russell Towers has spent almost three years renovating the derelict hall at St Cuthbert s Church
07:00, 29 APR 2021
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Clockwise from top left: PCC candidates Steve Turner, Chris Jones, Barrie Cooper and Matt Storey (Image: Handout)
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