- Healthcare regulator chief quits
- Scrap NHS Bill, says Royal College
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Mild weather hits Centrica profits
- Weight loss operations up by 12%
- Net immigration steady at 250,000
- Toddler critically ill after crash
- Son's tribute to funnyman Carson
- Adoption process to be speeded up
- MEP arrested over 'fraud' claims
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Tube staff under attack, says RMT
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
Life & Fitness
Healthy heart checks
A FURTHER round of free healthy heart check sessions are being launched after a first batch of appointments was snapped up almost immediately.
Free sessions on offer
INSTRUCTORS and members at an award-winning fitness club are backing Race for Fitness and offering free sessions to encourage people to get in shape.
Hotshot hurdler’s Twitter support
TOP UK Olympic prospect Andy Turner showed his support for the Hartlepool Mail’s campaign to get people fit.
Real test of endurance
FOR the majority of people one marathon would be more than enough but this dedicated group of fitness fanatics are planning to do four – in one day!
Gran to run on Olympic track
AN energetic grandmother is set to be one of the first to cross the finishing line in the new Olympic Stadium.
PM backs Mail’s 2012 get fit bid
PRIME Minister David Cameron has backed the Mail’s 2012 Race For Fitness campaign.
Chance to try pilates
PEOPLE can enjoy a month of pilates sessions free of charge after a campaign to get Hartlepool fit got the backing of a town physio.
No A&E when some services return to hospital
HEALTH chiefs have set out plans to bring some services back to Hartlepool’s hospital – but insist there will be no return of its A&E department.
Get fit and toned up
A LEISURE centre is pulling in more than 17,000 visitors a month – and you can join the throng.
Blade injuries on the rise
THE number of people being treated in hospital for knife-related wounds has risen by 50 per cent in five years.
The true risks of drinking
DRINKING could be putting people at risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer – even at boozing levels just above the recommended amounts, a new report claimed today.
Tragic dad joins Mail campaign
A TRAGIC dad has become the latest backer for the Hartlepool Mail’s Race For Fitness campaign.
The true cost of smoking
A STAGGERING one-in-four people in Hartlepool smoke – with £3.7m spent every year treating them.
Adopt a healthier lifestyle
AN evening fitness programme is to get under way, aimed at encouraging people adopt a healthier lifestyle.
Run your way to fitness
AN athletics club is offering Race For Fitness supporters a fantastic chance to get into shape.
Get the fitness bug with Susan
A PERSONAL trainer has joined the Hartlepool Mail battle to get town people to shape up in Olympic year.
Running teacher backs Mail fitness campaign
A PRIMARY school teacher swapped the classroom for Disney World where he stormed his way to a top 10 finish in a major half marathon.
Early diagnosis key to beating cancer
HEALTH professionals have stressed the importance of early diagnosis during an ongoing investigation into cancer awareness.
Wynyard hospital decision delayed
PLANS to build a multi-million-pound hospital at Wynyard have been hit with a further delay after it emerged that a decision on Government backing is not expected for a further six months.
Pedalling your way to fitness
A PROJECT to improve the health of Hartlepool men will start its latest series of sessions tomorrow.
The wonder of walking
A TEAM of trekkers are proof that the Hartlepool Mail’s Race For Fitness programme does not have to be about mammoth challenges.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS - Feb 21: Kieran Richardson, Sunderland, Liverpool, Man Utd, Arsenal, Everton, Newcastle Utd
- TRANSFER RUMOURS - Feb 22: Demba Ba, Chelsea, Walcott, Sunderland, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Man Utd
- TRANSFER RUMOURS: Monday, Feb 20 - Everton, Wolves, Chelsea, Liverpool, Rangers, Spurs, Roy Keane
- Man admits to killing dad-of-three
- Woman cradled dying boyfriend
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Weather for Hartlepool
Thursday 23 February 2012
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