Whether it is to film a television show, turn on the town’s Christmas lights or politicians on the election trail, we have delved into the Hartlepool Mail archives to remind ourselves of some of the notable names to have paid us a visit.
9. Samia Ghadie
Coronation Street actress Samia Ghadie, as she was then known, at the switch on of Hartlepool's Christmas lights in 2006. Picture: TOM BANKS Photo: National World
10. Tony Robinson
Blackadder star Tony Robinson needs a "cunning plan" to get out of this pickle at Hartlepool's Historic Quay in 2004. Photo: TC
11. Jule Hesmondhalgh and David Neilson
Coronation Street stars Julie Hesmondhalgh and David Neilson, or Roy and Hayley Cropper to an adoring ITV audience, visited the Hartlepool Mail offices in 2007 to promote a campaign to encourage more staff training. Photo: LH
12. Brotherhood of Man
Eurovision Song Contest winners Brotherhood of Man dropped in to Hartlepool Central Library to sign autographs for fans ahead of their Town Hall Theatre show in 2012. Getting the band's signatures, right, is Joan Wilmot. Photo: TY