Tees

American

[teez] / tiz /

noun

a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.

Tees British

/ tiːz /

noun

a river in N England, rising in the N Pennines and flowing southeast and east to the North Sea at Middlesbrough. Length: 113 km (70 miles)

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The Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS trust said local departments had "extensive links" with community and voluntary services, to which patients could be referred.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

In 2022, an investigation found major failings in the care the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Trust provided to three teenagers before their death.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

She told BBC Radio Tees she was "gutted" to find out he had died, as she had been hoping he would be well enough to tour again.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Rea's cousin and fellow musician Adrian Rea told BBC Radio Tees due to his relative's failing health "we half expected the worse but thought he'd at least see the new year in".

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Next in importance to these are the iron-ore deposits of the United Kingdom, the chief being those of the Cleveland district south of the Tees, and the hematite fields of Cumberland and Furness.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

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