Coronavirus

Lockdowns may have long since passed, but their impact is still being felt in UK schools

5 ways children’s education is still being impacted by the pandemic

Key Stage 1 attainment falls.

Pandemic drove down school test results

Covid jab figures.

'Three out of five' receive autumn Covid-19 booster

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock, top left, has used his recently published diaries of the coronvirus pandemic to hit back at criticism of a "knee-jerk" lockdown imposed on the North East in September 2020. Pictures: Getty Images.

Hancock slammed for diary account of snap North East Covid lockdown

University Hospital of Hartlepool.

Hospital staff and visitors asked to start wearing face coverings again

Don't ignore calls to get your COVID-19 booster jab

People urged not to ignore COVID-19 booster invitation

Hartlepool town centre.

New figures show how much the pandemic drove up 'excess deaths'

School virus rules exclusions.

Pupils excluded for breaching Covid rules

Taxi numbers.

Pandemic cuts Hartlepool private hire fleet

Monkeypox, Covid, flu and hayfever - here's how to tell the difference in the early stages of infection.

Monkeypox, Covid, flu and hayfever - the symptoms to watch out for

Long Covid fears.

'Thousands' may have long Covid in Hartlepool

A deserted Church Street, in Hartlepool, during 2021 coronavirus restrictions.

Coronavirus claims lives of nearly 350 people in Hartlepool

New hospital face mask rules.

University Hospital of Hartlepool brings back virus face mask rule

A man walks past a coronavirus advice sign.

Advice issued after big rise in Covid cases in town

One in seven snub virus jab.

'One in seven' Hartlepool people have still to receive Covid-19 jab

Hospital visitors will no longer need to wear a facemask.

Hartlepool hospital visitors no longer need to wear a facemask
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is updating its guidance around the wearing of facemasks in its hospitals.
Pamela Bilalova

Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street on May 26. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images.

Families share heartbreaking Covid losses in wake of Sue Gray report

Boris Johnson leaving 10 Downing Street to Prime Ministers Questions.

Partygate probe ends with no further action against Boris Johnson

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer makes a statement outside Labour Party headquarters in London. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Keir Starmer will commit to resigning if police find he broke Covid laws

Marjorie and Ray Connor with Dr Pete Hersey, RaCI assistant Gemma Robinson, Staff Nurse Rebecca Hilton, RaCI coordinator and Senior Staff Nurse Sophie Patterson and Senior Staff Nurse Krissyleigh Cowling.

Sunderland's longest Covid-19 patient on the road to recovery

VALODARA, INDIA - APRIL 21: Prime Minister Boris Johnson pictured at the JCB Factory in Vadodara, Gujarat, during his two-day trip to India on April 21. Picture: Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images.

PM to face investigation into whether he misled MPs about 'Partygate'

A Lateral Flow test kit.

Covid warnings continue as cases remain high in Tees Valley

Covid case rates have fallen in ten areas of the town.

Which Hartlepool areas have seen the biggest fall in Covid cases?

Train tickets are set to be slashed by as much as half as the Government looks to address cost-of-living pressures. Picture: Lauren Hurley/PA Wire.

Half-price sale on rail fares announced

Are you planning a family holiday this year?

Cyprus scraps Covid testing rules in bid to boost tourism

Eddy Ellwood appears at Teesside Magistrates Court

Boris Johnson branded 'a disgrace' by gym owner fined for Covid breaches

Home working trend.

Fewer working in offices after pandemic lockdowns
Fewer people in Hartlepool are working from the office than before the coronavirus pandemic, new figures suggest.
Patrick Jack

Reminding people to stay aware of coronavirus symptoms and to take lateral flow test

Beware of coronavirus symptoms and take lateral flow test urges leading pharmacy

Eddy Ellwood denied any wrongdoing during a trial at Teesside Magistrates Court.

Gym operator fined £30,000 for ‘flagrant’ Covid lockdown breaches

A vaccination clinic in Hartlepool.

Cabs for jabs taxi service scheme extended

Eddy Ellwood (third from left) with supporters outside Teesside Magistrates Court.

Verdict awaited in trial over gym’s alleged Covid breaches

Hartlepool hospital.

Change to hospital visiting rules

Edmund Ellwood outside Teesside Magistrates Court at a previous hearing.

Gym owner denies Covid lockdown breaches in trial

Changes to Covid testing in England come into force this Friday (April 1). Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images.

The changes to Covid-19 testing in England from April 1

Prime Minister Boris Johnson arriving at a Service of Thanksgiving for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

MP slams Boris Johnson as Met Police confirms fines for No. 10 lockdown parties

The front door of number 10 Downing Street, in London.

Metropolitan Police confirm first round of fines for No. 10 lockdown parties

Hartlepool's first weekend of lockdown measures in March 2020.

10 pictures in and around Hartlepool from first lockdown weekend in March 2020

A positive result of a Covid-19 Rapid Lateral Flow Test

'Covid-19 hasn’t gone away' warn Hartlepool health chiefs

Remembrance call for 300 in Hartlepool.

Virus claims over 300 in Hartlepool

Invitations will start going out for vulnerable people to receive a Spring Covid booster.

Spring Covid booster jab roll-out begins

Spring booster doses will be given to millions of vulnerable people in England. Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images.

Who will be eligible for Spring Covid boosters and how to book

Coronavirus booster vaccine jabs for millions of people in England will begin to be offered this week, the NHS has announced. Picture: PA.

Millions of vulnerable people to be offered spring Covid booster jab

Travellers at Gatwick Airport on July 30, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Major changes to UK Covid travel rules come into effect

Covid case rates have gone up in nine areas of the town.

Which town areas have seen the biggest rise in Covid cases in the past week?

Michelle, 20, a second year student nurse on placement at the University Hospital of Hartlepool is urging 19-30 years-olds like her to get their vaccine.

Hartlepool nurse urges young people to get Covid jabs

Hartlepool's next walk-in vaccination clinic will take place on Friday, March 11./Photo: PA

Where and when is Hartlepool’s next walk-in Covid-19 vaccination clinic

A man wearing a face mask walks past a coronavirus advice sign. Photo PA.

Town health chief urges caution on Covid saying cases are ‘still high’

Vaccine centre at Mill House Leisure Centre in Hartlepool.

Here’s where and when Hartlepool’s next Covid vaccination clinic will take place

Virus support cash figures

Over 800 claimed virus isolation support cash

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust runs both Stockton and Hartlepool hospitals.

Almost 20 new Covid cases in Hartlepool but no virus-related deaths

7,000 vulnerable to Covid rule changes

Over 7,000 'vulnerable' after Covid rule changes

Chief Medical Officer, Sir Chris Whitty, Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance address the nation during a press conference on the plan for Living with Covid. Picture: Tolga Akmen - WPA Pool/Getty Images.

Living with Covid: Reaction as self-isolation and free testing to end

Covid rates in Hartlepool continue to fall.

The Hartlepool areas with the highest and lowest Covid rates

Female Student Raising Hand To Ask Question In Classroom

How new Covid guidance will affect schools, teachers and parents

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