Teesside Park growth was originally the Teesside Development Corporation in the late 1980s when the two current unitary authorities were part of the county of Cleveland. The park's location is often incorrectly listed as Stockton-on-Tees (for the leisure park), Teesside, Cleveland or Middlesbrough (for the retail park). It is built on the former site of Stockton Racecourse, hence many of the park's roads being named after famous racecourses such as Aintree and Goodwood. It is home to a number of retail chains and has a Morrisons supermarket. Its catchment area covers much of the Tees Valley and much of the north of
Teesside University Amstell. More recently the SU was shortlisted for NUS Students' Union Of The Year in 2014, secured the AQS accreditation for the SU Link and gold in the National Best Bar None Awards 2015 recognising exceptional standards in its social spaces The Terrace and The Hub. From 2014 the Students' Union has received over £8.5m to refurbish its building and facilities. Conservative Party candidate and filmmaker John Walsh made a film of the 2010 General Election entitled "ToryBoy The Movie" in 2011. The film's re-release in 2015 caused controversy after it was not shown at Teesside University. According to the