Middlesbrough mid-Victorian housing were demolished and much of central Middlesbrough was redeveloped. Heavy industry was relocated to areas of land better suited to the needs of modern technology. Middlesbrough itself began to take on a completely different look. The Green Howards was a British Army infantry regiment very strongly associated with Middlesbrough and the area south of the River Tees. Originally formed at Dunster Castle, Somerset in 1688 to serve King William of Orange, later King William III, this famous regiment became affiliated to the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1782. As Middlesbrough grew, its population of men came to be
Middlesbrough Roller Derby Middlesbrough Roller Derby Middlesbrough Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league and not-for-profit organisation based in Middlesbrough, England. Founded as "Middlesbrough Milk Rollers" in September 2007, Middlesbrough is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). In September 2007 and inspired by the London Rollergirls, the league was founded as the first derby league in the North East by Natalie "Germaine Leer" Boxall and Karen "Bon Sleaze" Slater. The Middlesbrough Milk Rollers hosted the Northern EXPOsure on 19 September 2009 which featured 4 leagues from the UK competing. As well as taking part in boot