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Jul142020 by adminNo Comments

UK’s first e-scooter trial starts in Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough has become the first place in the country to trial e-scooters in a bid to ease pressure on public transport amid the coronavirus crisis.Fifty rentable electric scooters are available from around the town and can be hired by anyone over the age of 18 with a full or provisional driving licence.The vehicles, which are banned on pavements, are limited to 11.5mph and cost £2 to hire for 20 minutes.The pilot, which will run for a year, will be rolled out across all five boroughs of the Tees Valley later this month.Let's block ads! (Why?) BBC News - Technology

Mar22020 by adminNo Comments

Nottingham Forest’s automatic promotion hopes suffer blow with draw at Middlesbrough

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Lewis Grabban’s 17th goal of the season rescued a 2-2 draw for promotion-chasing Nottingham Forest at struggling Middlesbrough in the Championship.Grabban levelled with four minutes remaining despite claims from Boro that the striker had fouled goalkeeper Aynsley Pears. Getty Images - Getty Sabri Lamouchi’s Nottingham Forest will be disappointed with a draw The hosts had appeared on course to move out of the bottom three with a first win in 10 games after responding to Ryan Yates’ 29th-minute opener with two goals in four minutes through Rudy Gestede and Lewis Wing. But Grabban’s intervention kept Jonathan Woodgate’s side in the relegation zone and saw Forest edge to within eight points of second-place Leeds in the race for promotion to the Premier League....

Nov282018 by adminNo Comments

Cristhian Stuani: From misused at Middlesbrough to outscoring Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi in La Liga

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Ten strikes, ten points won. Everything he touches turns to goals.Just as he twice rose above the Espanyol defence to slam home two bullet headers in Sunday’s Catalan derby, one striker towers above all other forwards in La Liga’s scoring charts at the moment – including Lionel Messi. Arise, Super Cristhian Stuani. Yes, Middlesbrough fans, that Cristhian Stuani. | #LaLiga Player of the Week | Cristhian Stuani's brace helped Girona to a 3-1 victory on Sunday, and took him to the top of the division's scoring chart 🌟 The former @Boro man is on fire 🔥 pic.twitter.com/n9MUStaCFE — Eleven Sports (@ElevenSports_UK) November 27, 2018 It turns out that the guy who was wasted out on the wing during his stint in English football happens to be one o...

Mar22018 by adminNo Comments

Middlesbrough 3-0 Leeds United: Bamford hits hat-trick as Boro move into play-off places

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Middlesbrough climbed into the Championship play-off positions as Patrick Bamford's first career hat-trick secured a comfortable 3-0 win over Leeds.The temperature might have been well below freezing, but Bamford was in red-hot form as he made it six goals in his last three games with a well-taken treble.His first two goals arrived before the interval, effectively ending Leeds' meek resistance, and he completed his hat-trick midway through the second half as he rolled home a loose ball from inside the area.The victory lifted Middlesbrough ahead of Sheffield United on goal difference, and ensured they headed into the weekend in a top-six berth for the first time since mid-November.The Riverside ground-staff had worked tirelessly in the 24 hours prior to kick-off, clearing snow from the pitc...