Council tax, elections and England's chances in football's World Cup: 25 retro pictures of Hartlepool people telling it straight
Hartlepool people are only to happy to tell it straight whatever the topic.
Here then are 25 pictures of people discussing issues of the day in 2004, 2009 and 2010.
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1. Having her say...........
........on air travel following widespread disruption to flights caused by an Icelandic volcano eruption in 2010. Photo: FLR
3. Speaking his mind...........
........on air travel following widespread disruption to flights caused by an Icelandic volcano eruption in 2010. Photo: FLR
4. Having her say...........
...........in Middleton Grange Shopping Centre in 2010. Photo: CL
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