AIR pollution levels across Middlesbrough sites have been found to be within national guidelines.

A Clean Air Strategy is now being drawn up to show the Council’s commitment to ensure its air is as clean as it can be and that the health of the public is protected.

In July, 2017 Middlesbrough was identified as one of 28 local authorities required to address NO2 levels, with air quality modelling suggesting two sections of the A66 were higher than the national legal standard.

Councillor Julia Rostron, the council’s executive member for adult social care and public health, said: “The national modelling was clearly a matter of considerable concern, but I’m grateful to our officers for the enormous amount of work that helped to show that we remain within the permitted limits.

“Air quality will be continuously monitored, and action will be taken to address any issues as they arise."

A report on the findings will be considered at a meeting of the council’s executive members on Friday, February 22.