Middlesbrough Council Middlesbrough Council Middlesbrough Council, formerly known as Middlesbrough Borough Council is the local council of Middlesbrough. It is a unitary authority and borough council in the Tees Valley sub-region of the North East of England. It is based on the town of Middlesbrough, which is often considered to spread outside the borough boundaries into neighbouring Redcar and Cleveland with a total built-up population of 174,700; the borough extends southwards to a semi-rural area. Whilst part of North Yorkshire for ceremonial purposes, it is in the region of North East England. It had a resident council population in 2001 of 134,855.
Middlesbrough railway station new Northern franchise awarded to Arriva Rail North in December 2015 (commenced 1 April 2016), service frequencies on several routes are to be improved and rolling stock upgraded. On 27 November 2014, it was announced that as part of the Virgin Trains East Coast franchise, direct rail services from Middlesbrough to London would be re-introduced. LNER, the current operator of the East Coast Main Line is expected to run the new Hitachi manufactured Class 800 Azuma trains to Middlesbrough by 2021. Middlesbrough railway station Middlesbrough railway station serves the large town of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England and is managed