Thousands of people signed a petition against the plan to shut the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum as part of Middlesbrough Council’s draft budget proposals. Mayor Chris Cooke told the Local ...

The closure of a hometown museum dedicated to British explorer James Cook would be a "tragedy", campaigners warn. Middlesbrough Council has proposed shutting the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, or ...

The future of the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum has again been discussed, as plans for “the exploration of a new museum with external partners” were approved. The potential new museum would ...

Middlesbrough Council had proposed shutting the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum earlier this year due to budget cuts, but postponed the decision due to a backlash. It approved plans on Wednesday to ...

A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia's national ...

Middlesbrough Football Club is set to be Middlesbrough Council’s partner for future endeavours relating to the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum. The news was shared with councillors on Wednesday January ...