- Lottery winners thank 'lucky' vibe
- Cross-dressing conman 'disgusting'
- PM urges more women in boardrooms
- 'Hope' for UK police Libya visit
- Bank set to add £50bn economy boost
- Three admit abuse at care home
- Disruption fears as snow forecast
- Nine bomb plot terrorists jailed
- Redknapp 'hasn't thought about' job
- UK 'will defend Falklands properly'
- Greek leaders agree to new cuts
- Ofcom acts to tackle 'slamming'
- Ofsted boss outlines rating changes
- Mills denies playing voicemail
- £4.5m skills cities fund launched
- Award for Harry the Apache pilot
- Man arrested in US over 1993 raid
- BBC boss backs more 'older' women
- Brand and Perry divorce finalised
- Watchdog warning over defence cuts
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Football fans cause chaos
DOZENS of police and a riot control unit were scrambled to Hartlepool railway station after drunken fans caused chaos on a train which had to be stopped in town.
BREAKING NEWS: Hospital’s services outlined by health chief
HEALTH chiefs today set out plans to bring some services back to Hartlepool’s hospital – but stressed there will be no return of its A&E department.
BREAKING NEWS: Car smashes into shop
A MOTORIST had to be cut from a car after it crashed into a shop.
BREAKING NEWS: Valentine’s heartbreak for missing man’s daughter
A LITTLE girl is facing a heartbreaking Valentine’s Day as she turns five without her missing dad by her side.
Labour leader resigns
THE leader of Hartlepool’s biggest political group has resigned from his role after 15 months in charge.
Regional
BT opens three new centres
Telecoms giant BT is opening three new customer service centres this week, including one in the North East.
Pair warned over Ameobi race tweets
Two teenage friends who racially abused Newcastle United footballer Sammy Ameobi on Twitter have been given final warnings by police, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.
1,000 more jobs go at Lloyds Bank
Lloyds Banking Group is to axe almost 1,000 jobs and close three offices, including a site in Newcastle upon Tyne, in a "devastating" blow to workers, one of the staff unions has said.
More firms announce apprenticeships
More firms have announced the creation of new apprenticeships, including Sunderland-based car giant Nissan.
Reward after rope fells trail biker
A reward has been offered to help catch a saboteur who left a rope stretched across a woodland trail in County Durham which knocked a cyclist off his mountain bike.
National
Shark tea party launches display
An aquarium has hosted a tea party with extra bite in a bid to challenge perceptions of sharks.
3,000 apply to be hotel apprentices
A junior management apprenticeship programme launched by budget hotel firm Travelodge has attracted more than 3,000 applications in recent weeks - 66 for every position.
PM talks to king about preacher
David Cameron and King Abdullah of Jordan have agreed on the "importance of finding an effective resolution" to the Abu Qatada case, Downing Street said.
'Hope' for UK police Libya visit
Scotland Yard detectives investigating the murder of Wpc Yvonne Fletcher are expected to be able to visit Libya "soon".
Bank set to add £50bn economy boost
The Bank of England has injected a further £50 billion into the economy as the UK battles to stave off another recession.
Business
Jobs are saved in store takeover
JOBS at a Hartlepool store have been saved after a deal to buy out a discount chain.
Business in brief
NORTH-East firms are being offered the chance to explore opportunities in three Asian markets.
Paul on course
PRIZEWINNER Paul Hewitson is looking forward to a bright future after his success in a Mail-backed competition.
Education
Turning back the years
PUPILS at Grange Primary School, in Hartlepool, are experts on Victorian times after spending hours studying in the classroom.
Greece is the word for Lynnfield pupils
GREECE was the word when children from a town primary school paid a visit to a college to kick start a history project and get a taste of life in another country.
Finding out about apprenticeships
YOUNG people have the chance to learn more about their futures at an event to mark National Apprenticeship Week.
Never too old for pampering
CARE home residents were given beauty treatments as part of a national campaign.
Columnists
Exports are key to business success
There is much doom and gloom about the state of the country’s economy and the long-term prospects for economic recovery.
Budget’s best we can do
AT regular intervals over a number of months, I have tried to explain the budget process through this column and describe the difficult situation we find ourselves in.
A local take on the ‘killer vanilla’ treat
I WAS chatting to a friend in a Hartlepool restaurant the other day (well, Greggs the pasty shop) and, not for the first time, we were pondering our town’s Scottish links.
Bill does nothing for the jobless
AS I write this, I am in Westminster waiting to vote on the Welfare Reform Bill, which is a piece of proposed legislation put forward by the Government to change provision on benefits.
Good in theory
JUST over a year ago David Cameron announced that the Government was going to turn around the lives of the 120,000 most troubled families in the country by 2015.
Campaigns
Training offer for Michael
A YOUNG jobseeker has been given a ray of hope after being put on a waiting list to attend a training course for a sales job.
Sophie’s on song for award
PROUD mum Paula Coomer is singing the praises of her talented daughter Sophie Stokle.
Jobseeker’s interview hope
A JOBSEEKER who is featuring in a new Hartlepool Mail campaign to help people into employment has been given a boost.
Get fit and toned up
A LEISURE centre is pulling in more than 17,000 visitors a month – and you can join the throng.
What chance do they have of finding work?
WE reveal the harsh realities of Hartlepool’s jobless as they bid to get off the dole queue.
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Weather for Hartlepool
Thursday 09 February 2012
Today
Light sleet
Temperature: 0 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 7 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: -3 C to 2 C
Wind Speed: 15 mph
Wind direction: South
