Tees-Side

Tees-Side

Tees-Side

Tees-Side

From Wikipedia: Tees-Side

Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in the North East of England made up of the towns of MiddlesbroughStockton-on-TeesRedcar and surrounding settlements. It was also the name of a county borough between 1968 and 1974. Teesside remains an important centre for heavy industry, although the number of people employed has declined.

Its inhabitants are increasingly referred to as “smoggies”. Initially a derogatory term used by people from other parts of the North East region for Teessiders (due to the supposed smog in the air from the area’s petrochemical industry), the moniker has in recent years been accepted by the people of Teesside as their own.

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