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" I would never consider leaving Teesside . This is my home and I could not be more proud to be from the North-East ."
Sara Davies
community , plus a pride in its history and the direction its future is taking . Put simply , it ’ s home .”
SARA DAVIES , business mogul and Dragons ’ Den star I would never consider leaving Teesside . This is my home and I could not be more proud to be from the North-East . The majority of my staff are based here and creating jobs for people in the region is something I ’ m so proud of .
Bob Mortimer
Paul Smith
TONY MOWBRAY , football manager Teesside is a fantastic place , full of industry , innovation , warmth , honesty , humour and beauty . What more could you want from a place ?
BOB MORTIMER , comedian and TV personality It always makes me sad when I come home , but in a nice way , as I have so many fond memories of the place . I remember recording Let ’ s Dance with Chris Rea and the Middlesbrough football squad for the FA Cup final . That has to be one of my best memories . When they played it at Wembley , I cried my eyes out .
PAUL SMITH , Maximo Park singer Teesside is a great place , full of kind , funny , down-to-earth people . Although I now live in Newcastle , I ’ m a frequent visitor to the Riverside Stadium and it ’ s pleasing to see how much creative activity goes on in the area .
JEFF STELLING , Sky Sports presenter The people are what makes Teesside special . When I go back , I feel like I ’ ve never been away . The people are as loyal as they come , but welcome outsiders who have the same values as them . I live a long way away , but while my body is near my work , my heart is on Teesside .
STEPH McGOVERN , TV presenter I ’ m always banging on about Middlesbrough and wanting to celebrate everything I ’ ve learned there . We get a lot of stick in the North-East but for me , actually , if I wasn ’ t from Teesside , I don ’ t think I ’ d have done so well . I ’ ve learned resilience . I ’ ve taken the knock-backs as well as the good stuff , but the warmth is there as well . You ’ ve got to be a people person in Middlesbrough . Totally proud of being from there , definitely .”
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