A 16-YEAR-OLD boy and 16-year-old girl were threatened by a robber who took their mobile phones.

The pair was in the Market Place, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, at about 12.45pm on Tuesday, February 4 when a man approached them.

The youngsters believed the robber had a weapon when he threatened and took a Samsung Galaxy S4 and made off along Cromwell Street towards West Terrace.

Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Matt Hewitt on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800-555-111.

STAGE SHOW: Auditions are being held for an amateur production of The Sound of Music in Eaglescliffe, near Stockton, tomorrow, Friday, February 7. The Centre Stage teatre group is particularly looking for boys to play Kurt, aged about 11, and Friedrich, 15. The auditions will be held at The Parish Hall on Butts Lane at 7pm. Call Michelle on 07891-776948.

CAR COLLISION: Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision involving three vehicles. The collision happened at around 5.45pm on Wednesday, February 5 on the A178 Tees Road close to the entrance to Abel UK near Port Clarence, north of Middlesbrough, and involved an Audi A4, a Ford Focus and a Volkswagen Golf. The 60-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf suffered a fractured breast bone in the incident and was taken to the University Hospital of North Tees for treatment.