Middlesbrough Lions Eston Sports Academy, which is located in the borough of Redcar & Cleveland and is managed by Tees Valley Leisure. Eston Sports Academy has the following facilities: American professional Raplh Bucci, currently playing for BBL outfit Durham Wildcats, said of the facility, "Middlesbrough's impressive arena is the 1,200 capacity Eston Sports Academy; a £6 million venue that is rated as one of the best basketball venues in the UK". Middlesbrough Lions The Teesside Lions formally known as the Middlesbrough Lions is an English Basketball team from Middlesbrough, Teesside competing in the English Basketball League, Division 4. They play their home
Middlesbrough in Lorne Street and was opened in 1990. There is a Hindu Cultural Centre in Westbourne Grove, North Ormesby, which was opened in 1990. Middlesbrough has featured in many television programmes, including "The Fast Show", "Inspector George Gently", "Steel River Blues", "Spender", "Play for Today" ("The Black Stuff"; latterly the drama "Boys from the Blackstuff") and "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet". Film director Ridley Scott is from the North East and based the opening shot of "Blade Runner" on the view of the old ICI plant at Wilton. He said: “There’s a walk from Redcar … I’d cross a bridge at night,