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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Cleveland Police Federation chair Lauren Somerville told BBC Radio Tees it had been "more intense than ever in amongst pain and grief", as an extra 200 police officers are being sent to help.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Active Tees Valley made the appeal on Facebook after messages were spray-painted on the East Middlesbrough Events Centre - formerly the Middlebeck Social Club.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Eels of Steel scheme, funded by Natural England, aims to accelerate the recovery of the type of fish in the Tees catchment.

From BBC ● May 7, 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

It is at present the most prevalent in the rich, fine, fertile, enclosed lands on the banks of the Tees, in Yorkshire.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd

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