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Police are appealing for information after a robbery at a convenience store in Eston;

Police are continuing to appeal for information after a young man from Skelton was killed after being hit by a car at the weekend;

...and Redcar Bulk Terminal has secured two major handling contracts.

Police are appealing for information after a robbery at a convenience store in Eston.

The incident occurred just after 8am on Saturday morning at the Nisa convenience store at the petrol station on Wilton Way in Eston.

Two men walked into the shop and one of them was armed with a bladed weapon whilst the other was armed with a plank of wood.

Both of the men threatened the staff and demanded for them to hand over the cash from the tills.

One of the men is described as being around 19-20-years-old and he was wearing a dark tracksuit with his hood pulled over his face.

The second man is thought to be the same age and he was wearing a blue tracksuit with a blue baseball cap pulled down over his face.

Both men spoke with a local accent.

A small amount of cash was stolen from the tills and no one was injured.

Anyone with information regarding the identities of the males is asked to contact Temporary Detective Sergeant Paul Hodgson from Cleveland Police on the non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Police are continuing to appeal for information after a young man from Skelton was killed after being hit by a car at the weekend.

Liam Hibbins died after being rushed to James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough, after the crash in the early hours of Sunday.

The collision happened on the A1085 Coast Road in Redcar , with Liam hit by a Skoda Octavia around 100 metres south east of Oak Road at around 1.34am.

Police now want to speak with any witnesses who may have seen the incident, or seen Liam or the vehicle involved, prior to the collision.

Anyone with information should contact Cleveland Police on 101, quoting event number 182170.

Redcar Bulk Terminal has secured two major handling contracts.

The contracts are with Hanson for blast furnace slag, and Javelin Global Commodities for imported coal.

The terminal, on the south bank of the River Tees secured a long term deal with Javelin Global Commodities to handle hundreds of thousands of tonnes of imported coal for use in the power generating sector.

Redcar Bulk Terminal has also agreed a multi-year contract to handle large quantities of granulated blast furnace slag for construction materials supplier Hanson.

The deals are among a number that RBT has secured in recent months and they come as the terminal continues its growth following the investment by British Steel, which secured a 50% stake in the business earlier this year.