THE FACTS; TS1.LOCATION: Central Middlesbrough, including the town centre and the Gresham area which is subject to major redevelopment.HOUSE TYPES: Terraced street houses and apartments. SCHOOLS: Local primary schools include: Ayresome Primary, Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. RC Primary, Newport Primary School and Abingdon Primary School. Colleges include: Middlesbrough College Middlesbrough College is the largest college, in the Tees Valley comprising of predominantly further education but also selected higher education provision, existing on four sites in the town of Middlesbrough, UK. . LOCAL AMENITIES: A full range of shops available in the town centre and along Linthorpe Road. Supermarket shopping available at Sainsbury's. Range of restaurants and bars in town centre, plus Cineworld cinema at Middlesbrough Leisure Park. TS1 is also home to mima - the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art The Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, or mima, is a contemporary art gallery based in the centre of Middlesbrough, in the North East of England. The gallery was formally launched on Sunday 27th January 2007, although it was originally planned to open in late Summer - and Teesside University. TRANSPORT SERVICES The collective functions of layers 1 through 4 of the OSI model. : Regular bus services and transport links at Middlesbrough Bus Station. Rail services available from Middlesbrough station. PUBS: A wide selection including the popular Southfield Road bars. HOSPITALS: Nearest is James Cook University Hospital The James Cook University Hospital is a 1010 bed major tertiary hospital and district general hospital in Marton, Middlesbrough. It forms part of the South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust, along with the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton. . LOCAL AUTHORITY: Middlesbrough Council, 01642 245432. NEW BUILD DEVELOPMENTS: No current sites. RENTAL POTENTIAL: Yes. Strong rental sector supported by demand for student accommodation. You can rent a two or three-bedroom terrace house for around pounds 450-475 per month. MAKING THE NEWS: The doors have recently opened on mima's latest exhibitions. The gallery is showcasing work by sculptor Eric Bainbridge, plus you can see The Naked And The Nude: Works From The Tate Collection. The gallery is also searching for a new director after current post holder Godfrey Worsdale announced he will be moving to Tyneside's Baltic contemporary art gallery later this year. Major development on the site of the former Middlesbrough police station is planned. J R Property Developments' scheme includes a hotel, office and multi-storey car park scheme. A pounds 300m programme of projects over the next five years has been drawn up by Middlesbrough Council. Investment in TS1 includes pounds 100,000 on Centre Square improvements and pounds 70,000 to introduce a residents parking scheme in the University Ward. Find out more.... Log on to www.gazettelive.co.uk/ts1 CAPTION(S): PLENTY TO DO: mima, above, which has just opened a new exhibition, the Students Union on Southfield Road, top left, and the new Middlesbrough College building, above left |
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