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I moved from London to Teeside over 2 years ago, I like to run so I’d regularly go from Redcar down to Boro. A lot of people said I was mental running through Grangetown and South Bank, but I’ve never had even a tiny bit of bother from anybody. As a Londoner born in the city and lived there for 30 years I had an idea of the north and how it was fucked over but not necessarily the finite details. Visiting Kirkleatham Museum was an eye opener as to how big ICI and the steelworks were, the vastness of community and the prestige that employment brought to people. It is borderline criminal how Teeside was failed and the damage done here. I would say though that apart from the odd scally and some pockets of really rough bits … it’s actually nice up here. Maybe it’s because I’ve lived in rough parts of London so I’m comparing it to there but people are friendlier up here. Being British and from Britain kind of feels like working for a big corporation - you love coworkers but you can’t stand most of your bosses. And the coworkers up north are a great bunch 👌

Good video mate im a pally park lad born n bred love the place im 65 in September im so passionate were we come from INFANT HERCULES, ERIMUS, IRONOPOLIS , WE WILL BE, STEEL RIVER we built the world with our steel!!!

Les and his dog knows it's his granddaughters boyfriend that's running the drugs round tilery

Mate where did you get your hat from? Love it. Keep up the great work

There are more empty houses than homeless people in the UK.

Grange Town, just up the road from me, definitely some rough areas, I do find people are genuinely happier up north. More chatty, yeah some are assholes but nothing really compares to northern spirit. I'm near saltburn, I'll never look back. Love my community. Great content as always mate.

Great video. I grew up on a council estate in the 1970’s and people would help each other and take pride in the area. All that has gone now with this general attitude of entitlement and lack of any deterrent for those who want to create problems

Not dangerous or scary ... that's because most people are still in bed😅

Live in Middlesbrough for 12 years .God what a shit hole.

Quite depressing and illogical when the country is crying out for housing, to see so many boarded up properties. Surely some proper investment could free some vital housing. People live on the streets, yet we have closed up houses.

Born and raised South Banker, Mam still lives there and would never leave, albeit nearly 81. Place is decimated now, but, I'm proud of my upbringing, proper people, not like the shit, wokey fuckers elsewhere. English and proud

The police must get back handers because the crime I've seen going on should be landing them in prison no doubt about it, police turn up, smash doors through, remove the bell ends, search and remove bags, then a day later the bell ends are back home doing the same shit all over again lol, they continue like nothing happened over and again for months and years... It's shocking. It's a constant cat and mouse but somehow the twats never end up in prison, makes my blood boil.

Another great upload, would of been interesting to see how things were after dark but great to see some of that proud to be British mentality come through and folks looking oit for each other within the community

Fk me it looks like Beverly hills compared to where I live

Fell upon your channel no idea how, but I absolutely love your vids. Thanks for these videos mate! Good on you for having an open mind and cheering on britain.

Grew up on Teesside and can't say I didn't ever contribute to some of the problems. But, i'm very proud of this area and love it to death and would never leave. Thankyou for showing that it ain't all doom and gloom up north and that there's still a lot of love.

Just found you this morning .live in stockton .keep up the good work 👏 14 years of tory cuts

I was brought up that if you wanted anything in life you worked hard for it, we seem to have a generation that feels that the government/council should take care of you. these people need reminding that these authorities don't have any money to do this, other than taxes from the residents i.e. PAYE, VAT & Council Tax. Great video, keep them coming, you have a great way of communicating to locals and getting the best from them.

Its hard to have the energy and heart to tidy up your garden when you feel absolutely bereft of hope… boro people are totally different to any other folk in the north east. All these places were thriving before all the industries were closed down.. they didnt have a choice. Btw all the lads ive met from boro are the smartest,funniest ,passionate people ive ever met. Its just a shame government have abandoned them.and im a geordie…same has happened here in many places

knocking churches down to make it into a mosque???? I'm fucking raging reading this. What do we really want to be???

Soon England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 will be a Muslim country 😢

Been class watching this channel develop. Great upload. Probably a good job a lot of those places were pretty much derelict tho or I feel you could of had a different experience

I was born on Rivers Estate. An area that got so dark, that Durham police force had to police. I lived 10 years on a road in thorntree named Roworth. A deprived area that never saw peace. I lived in a multi storey flat in netherfields, that no longer exists. A building that was a deprived community of drugs and harassment within its self. My father lived South Bank for many years, on a road that was later ripped down. Regardless to its appearance, its crime statistics. The deaths from guns and knives of notorious names and families. The lack of sense of security. These estates along with several others. These dying towns still hold a sense of community, unity and support. The demise of industry that built these very streets may have dampened our spirits but will never take our hearts.

Go to DUNDEE SCOTLAND its 100 times worse than this honestly bro 😪

This absolutely brakes my heart seeing Tilery in this state I grew up here in the first part you filmed on im nearly 40 and have lived away for around 20 ish years if you had seen it 25 + years ago that estate was full of pride and people looked after it and each other its gone down hill in the last 15 or so years I hate going back there but my dad still lives there.

Why don’t you report about the wealthy? Seems you like finding wrong in the working class. Just to remind you, there are good people living in these places too.

Seeing the state of the rubbish dumped on our streets and in streams in pretty much every film, I can’t help thinking.. with crime so rife, why not make the recipients of community service orders clean it up.. the country would be spotless in no time.

We moved to Teesside from Indonesia 4 years ago, and it's really not that bad. Got 3 children in state schools, playing footy in the local league, our girl riding ponies. Lovely neighbours. No regrets.

The houses are boarded up between tenants to stop squatters and don't stay like that for long. The houses look quite new. The fact that old people live there means it can't be that bad. Broken windows come from feuds and drug depts. You interviewed my neighbour at 7.47 actually.....on a mission as usual. Drug problems stem from under prescribing and only making methadone and buprenorphine available. Prescribe diamorphine or morphine as there's a national shortage of diamorphine. When people have their dose loaded up they can work. I worked for 17 hours+ a day. With a habit....

I'm 60 YO and Tower Hamlets born and bred. In the next few weeks I may be moving to New Skelton. Am I doing the right thing?

I would like to see you visit Sheffield pitsmore and Manchester mosside let's see how you get on with walking around with the camera and what you think of the areas

Savages. Thanks Labour, Tories and Liberal Democrats for bringing this #@ to Our Country.

Love your vids Josh, i think i started watching you before you even had 1000 sub's, i could be wrong about that but i think so.... you deserve far more than the 13.6k you've got if you ask me, anyway another really good one and cool it didn't turn out to be the vid it looked like you thought you was going to be making 👏👏👏 Big Up The North😁

just subscribed 2 your channel m8 and you really are spot on ..by the way im 64 and from horden just up the road from you say no more eh

Tilery, awful place

Just found your channel today. Top lad 👍

i feel like the crime makes people not care how their garden looks. i mean why care what it looks like to people when they're a bunch of scum bags?

Teesside areas like Billingham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar, and Stockton have been in decline for years. I moved to the area in 2005 and have seen the decline. Mostly linked to the demise of the chemical and steelworks.

One day we might stop funding wars and buying ships we'll never use, and then use the money for things that's nearly needed.

On your'e next visit go to North Ormesby in Middlesbrough TS3

look at all them labour voters!!!

Proud to fly the union jack, shame its upside down.😊

Great people..shit council ✝️🙏✝️🙏

Come to Boro Its wonderful. Very diverse they say

I lived in Stockton -on -tees for years back in the 1980's. Great people good pubs.

Awful, old dark architecture

quality video as always and the food looked great, good people just a lack of funding from the government, lack of jobs ect.

Heroin and crack destroyed these areas of Boro unfortunately

Hartlepool born and bred strong in thw arm but thick in the head 😂 gotta love ya hometown though

You went past my old flat in tilery 😂 was awful living there. Got broken into and they stole the copper off my boiler 😑 never went back after that!

Beirut Britain.

I used to work with young people from this area for about 10 years taking them on outdoor activities and personal development courses. I found most of them wanted to make a change and improve themselves, but I remember one episode with a young person where we took them for a walk to the Wainstones to do some climbing and they left some rubbish at the crag, they respectfully picked up the rubbish after we said they couldn't leave it as it was a national park, but once we took them back to Middlesbrough, they threw the rubbish into someone's garden and said quite proudly 'you're back in the Boro now' I could never understand why they weren't proud of where they came from, and seemed happy to make the place a total mess. I said to them you live here, why don't you try to improve where you live, their response was it's a total s******* why bother. When people don't even respect where they live in person, I don't think you're going to change that much. Is such a shame because most people would like to live in a decent place but it really takes a few people to drag a place down.

Relying on the government for everything, blaming the government for ever problem, don't get me wrong, I don't like the government, but you have to take control of your own life and community...

My great grandparents moved to Grangetown in the late 1800s my great grandad worked as a labourer at Bolckow and Vaughan my grandad worked there when it was bought up by Dorman Long they lived at Seaview Terrace my grandad died of TB due to poor living conditions. I'm from Eston just up the road. Its sad to see the place has declined so much.

Blame the immigrants 🙄

I was doing grass cutting e.t.c for a housing association called beyond housing, our round was g-town/southbank/dormanstown and a few others. these are some of the roughest places in the north east, i had a great time and the job pay's better than down south. No real issues with people but you do see a few things while on your round and you get a real sesne that alot of the youth are just plain bored with no real release for them. Thats why they steal quads that are tracked, they find the police chase fun and something to do. Funnily enough the same kind of thing happens in Australia the youth are just bored.

Great content truth really uk is screwed

Close the borders then

GB and Europe is sadly dying. Sweden my motherland will be first.

I love this video and it will help people see our lovely community and how great our people are, this video will also hopefully help the pub and the landlord grow his business as the community and people in the pub sound amazing people, please promote this video and channel as it will help people see the different areas in and around UK.

I got out of there 32 years ago and moved to the middle of nowhere all my mates from school apart from 1 died from drugs

Make more videos exploring UK cities please

The girl on the scooter talks like she's on speed... 🤔

Heartbreaking to see this. I love the northeast! And yes i think of Middlesbrough as Teesside (not Yorkshire). 🧐🤔

As a Londoner who moved to grove hill in 2000 for a few years before going back down south to look after my nan, back in Boro now ( grangetown) and let's be honest it's mostly like the rest of the country some good parts some bad

Please get yourself to Grove Hill after this people will see why it's bad gangs of kids on them e,bikes flying allover that's a rough area lad

The local councils cannot make improvements due to negative cashflow. Why? Because Middlesbrough council house tenants do not pay their rents! Worst payers in the country! The most of them live on 'bennies' and expect a 'free life and living'! It never ends!

I live on the tilery eastate and its as rough as toast with stabbings and a shooting all in the oast 9 months the place it a wash with crack with junkie s all over the place day and night

well when you close down youth clubs and jail people for little or nothing plus allow drugs into prisons when they are jailed then i guess we can expect a never ending loop of violence. the people get the government they elect.

People who live in really posh areas don't even know who their neighbours are, but if you live in a rough area, you find community spirit is always there And living on Teesside all my life, I have witnessed both sides of the coin, So I know exactly what I'm talking about 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

We live in Norwich, absolute paradise compered too Middlesbrough.

just watched the whole thing. You are really going onto big things with this type of content mate seriously. Do nt stop. Let's awake the masses and be proud of what we have. I'm fucking Scottish too haha

In the 1970s Teesside produced over a quarter of the nation's GDP in a tiny part of North East England (according to Rod Liddle) . The same people who worked so hard then are now treated like in the video.

I am not British, but it truly saddens me to see how the British feel that they are losing their country, their culture, their roots. I know this may not be helpful, but on behalf of those who were not born here, I apologise for the damage we have caused. I genuinely wish with all my heart that the UK can be as you long for it to be, and that all of us who set foot here are conscious of caring for the country and making it strong. Perhaps starting by respecting the culture, keeping the streets clean, contributing economically, being productive in our local communities, being polite and grateful; this way everything would improve and blossom again. The UK is beautiful, its nature, its history, its people and their kind hearts. You should be very proud of it, and I truly have much to thank you for. It has not been easy for me but the experience has been very worthwhile and has changed me completely. I was born and raised in a beautiful country as well, and it has been a challenge for us to move forward in difficult situations, and we are still fighting to make our country a better place for everyone, including foreigners. May God take care of our homelands and guide us to make them the best places for our families. There are problems everywhere; it is up to us to overcome them.

Why not visit Liverpool? you will find the Roughest areas in the country and the Richest areas in the country! the gap is massive in Liverpool it's also got the best nightlife in the UK

Lived in Middlesbrough in one of those council estates. It was always the same they'd move in one bad family who would ruin the whole street with anti social behaviour. Broke my heart to be forced out of my home by jobless low lives. Police, council, housing people no one cared about the honest people who just wanted to live a nice life without drugs and violence next door. We are so soft on people who cause misery to so many. Instead of the police walking the beat we put up cameras and they just wear hoodies... Lived in the same house for 30 years till they moved in druggies next door and no one gave a damn what was happening. I was threatened with knives, spat at and told they'd kill me through the wall. The council just said nothing they can do about it. You should see the state of the council property they live in rubbish everywhere, windows put through, like a bomb went off but they are still allowed to occupy that house. The country is so soft it's not even funny. If you watch any of these police programs when at the end they say what happened to the criminal it's usually no charges where brought. Crazy country just constant horrible things happening to honest people, where's the justice anymore. Police scared of their own shadows.

They look like decent houses ... I've lived in some right 💩 holes but always been clean tidy and respectful to neighbours... tidy up for god's sake

You are in the area covered by cleveland police, which according to a current C5 documentry series has the highest crime rate in the uk, even worse than london.

These areas need regeneration and let families get a house why are they all boarded up and theres a houses shortage

Growing up in both Grangetown and South Bank I can tell you it’s absolutely not like people are making out. The only community spirit is alcohol and cocaine fuelled. If you enjoy spending your time dodging cars and motorbikes on fields or watching the Eston Hills being set ablaze every year it’d be great. You know you’re in the real rough areas when every shop, takeaway and pub has cages for the staffs protection. The only good thing about the place is it gives most people the will and drive to do better and leave.

I was born in Stockton, lived on Roseworth till 1990 moved to Sussex moved back in 2018 and it has changed so much. Drugs rampant everywhere.

Ther is some nice estates and some posh estates how come they are never shown? Because these bloggers just want you to think how rough these estates are and make you think England is a sh** hole when really it isn’t. They only showing you what they want you to think, I can name loads of nice places in teeside, IN Darlington, Stockton, etc…

‘Single Mams, slags??’ Not a bad article but took exception to that comment. Deindustrialisation is the cause of the issues on Teesside. The people are the best in the world but you’ve got to give them a bit of hope. Where alchemists were born bel ow Cleveland’s hills a giant blue dragonfly across the Tees reminds us every night WE BUILT THE WORLD! Every Metropolis came from Ironopolis!!!

Where are all the cars? Normally their's always cars everywhere! Never seen a place deserted like that.

I was born in south bank. Its definitely in poverty. But the majority of people who live there are very nice. Unfortunately the few bad people let its reputation down. I moved out of south bank 22 years ago to Billingham because I thougt i needed to give my kids a better chance in life. But i do miss the Community atmosphere of south bank

The architecture is just so ugly. They knocked down the old and replaced it with ugliness. That alone makes life depressing. Flagstones replaced by tarmac, ornate street-lamps replaced with poles with LED's, architectural prowess and workmanship replaced by rubbish. That alone is depressing. Imagine waking up with no inspiration and this is how the state treats the aesthetics. It lets you know your place. Utterly horrendous.

What's the mountain called in Grangetown?...Killamangiro

Scotland the brave.🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

Exactly! There is a need, there is money but there is absolutely no desire whatsoever to see these communities back on their feet! Why can't the government provide training and employment for the young in these communities by relocating and processing those immigrants the government wants to ship to a more beautiful cleaner warmer Rwanda?

Been really enjoying the honesty of your vids and especially the mushroom one. In the 70's I thought toking and trippin was the opening up of a new age, but now substances are so widespread and so many young people are caught up with other nasties, I feel a bit sad. As much as I disliked 'straight life' and the 'workday ethic', I'm now seriously worried for the future. My comments are more probably better attached to your other vids, but hey ho...... Peace and awareness!

NO SURRENDER, 1690.

I would point out that some people are reliant on the government due to long term illness, pal. You don't seem keen to mention that

I grew up in the north east, went to St Marys in Middlesbrough in the 80s & 90's. the place was very neighbor orientated. everyone chipped in. However when you open boarder and let 3rd world people in they bring their 3rd world mentality in terms of crime and filth. When i come back from Aus I get very sad and I am pleased my mum in no longer around as it is so dangerous.

You need to get a life fella,some people are just down on there luck and instead of filming the bad stuff show some of the things the young girl was saying ,big respect to her by the way ,why don’t you go to the local food banks and film the amazing volunteers

Lived in Fremantle WA since coming from Middlesbrough aged 6.hsve no desire whatsoever to return in any capacity

How awful, so sad the decline in Teesside, all because of drugs.

Sad to say mate...all Empires die...look at the USA and your land...

What the area needs is jobs ,british steel and ici decimated by government..these where massive employers...what does the local major get likes for ....creating space???couldnt make it up

Why aren’t these properties get all repairs done wen there’s so many families homless😢

I just wish I could move out of the UK and move to Malta or someplace like that!