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Police have appealed for help in tracing missing Hartlepool man Bryan Ramsey.

Police appeal to find missing Hartlepool man

Food waste in the UK is a huge issue. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Food waste in the UK is a huge issue

Prepare your soil

Going Green: Last chance to prepare soil before winter sets in

Hartlepool Police arrested four people as part of a crackdown on alleged domestic abuse.

Arrests made in domestic abuse crackdown

Mike Nevin holds a copy of his new book.

Hartlepool author publishes cosy murder mystery series

Darren Rowbotham was sentenced to immediate prison.

Jail for pervert who sexually assaulted schoolgirl

Middleton Grange shopping centre car park on Park Road. Picture by FRANK REID

Free parking in run up to Christmas

The Gus Robinson Hartlepool Sports Awards winners for 2023. Picture by FRANK REID

All the winners from the Gus Robinson Hartlepool Sports Awards 2023

Some of the scenes from Middleton Grange shopping centre from the early 2000s.

23 retro photos of Middleton Grange from the early 2000s

Traffic and Travel

Becky Crocker, from Network Rail, and Matt Croasdale, from Northern, at Hartlepool Rail station with the new bridge and restored second platform behind them. Picture by FRANK REID

Services confirmed for revamped £12m rail station

Speed camera warning signs at Newton Bewley, on the A689, near Hartlepool.

Cleveland speeding fines total revealed

Motorists using the southbound A19 between Murton and Easington are warned to expect delays and diversions for around a month.

Motorists warned to face new A19 delays and diversions

Rail operator Northern has launched a ticket sale.

Rail operator launches flash sale with tickets as cheap as 50p

Crime

These cases from the Hartlepool area were dealt with recently at Teesside Magistrates' Court, in Middlesbrough. Picture by FRANK REID.

The latest Hartlepool court cases

Keith Dixon pleaded guilty to the offences at Teesside Magistrates Court in November. Picture by FRANK REID

Drunken bus passenger sexually harassed woman and teen girl

Just some of the Hartlepool criminals to have been locked up at Teesside Crown Court recently.

The latest criminals to be jailed by the courts

Jamie Johnson owes nearly £1,000 after he was taken to court for dodging rail fares totalling £8 while using Horden Train Station.

Rail fare dodger faces near £1,000 court bill

A police picture of cannabis seized during a raid at a property in Stockton Road, Hartlepool.

Trio to face trial over £400k cannabis farm

Safety work in progress in November following the devastating fire at the former Wesley Chapel.

New update on plans to transform fire-hit former chapel

Weather

Edward Martin's girlfriend Sarah against the backdrop of the Northern Lights on Saturday night.

Northern Lights captured on camera

The Northern Lights as seen from the Headland in Hartlepool on November 5.

Stunning Northern Lights captured over Hartlepool

Storm Babet in full force at the Heugh Breakwater. Picture by BERNADETTE MALCOLMSON

Will Storm Ciaran hit Hartlepool?

Opinion

Hey, I've got one of these at home. Richard Ord contemplates a blank artwork at Tate Modern.

Modern art is rubbish... but good for getting your steps in

No trip to London is complete, I hear, without a visit to the Tate Modern. Which means all my previous trips to London had been incomplete.Richard OrdRichard Ord
A scene from Childline's Christmas television advert, which has been based on real calls to the service's counsellors.

CHILDLINE: Christmas can be a lonely and frightening time for many children and ...

“How will you cope when you’ve got all that time on your hands and you’re not sure how you’re even going to begin to fill it?"

FEELING GREAT: Retirement could be the most inactive period of anyone’s life

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Cristale, Dilan Markanday and Asha Gold share their life lessons with Mayowa Quadri, left, in the VERSUS and Childline ‘The Team Talk’ video.

CHILDLINE: R&B artist, footballer and rapper and actor share their experiences i...

​Anti-Bullying Week is co-ordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance to remind us that preventing and responding to bullying is vital.

CHILDLINE: More than 8,000 counselling sessions on bullying in one year

"I disagree wholeheartedly with painkillers being prescribed without the root cause of the problem being addressed first."

FEELING GREAT Physio can often be a better option than taking painkillers

Politics

Hartlepool Borough Council has increased security at the town's Civic Centre to protect frontline staff from abuse.

Council increases security to protect frontline staff

Sue Leonard, front left, with, from left, Amelia and Mark Leonard, Joanne Grieves with her children Daniel and Emily, Elizabeth Charlton and Fred Grieves at the family's farm close to Elwick. Picture by FRANK REID

Family's fear over £24m relief road plans

Tall Ships leaving Victoria Dock at the end of the four-day event in July. Picture by IAN MALCOLMSON.

'Humongous' efforts of Tall Ships Races staff praised

MP Jill Mortimer outside her Hartlepool office.

MP raises immigration concerns again in Parliament

Business

Left to right: Alice House senior managers Greg Hildreth, Julie Hildreth and Co-CEO Nicola Haggan, and Simon Corbett, founder of Orangebox Training Solutions.

Sell out dinner raises £16,000 for Alice House Hospice

Smith & Friends Estate Agents, in York Road, Hartlepool.

Estate agency changes name after two-year transformation

12-14 Church Street Hartlepool. Picture by FRANK REID

Student accommodation plans refused

UK Trending

Parent Power 2024: The Times releases its list of Best UK schools & league table

The Sunday Times releases Parent Power 2024 UK guide

Grand Theft Auto will soon be available to play on Netflix Games.

Grand Theft Auto to be released on Netflix Games

Take a look at the incredible wildlife images being considered for Wildlife Photgrapher of the Year People's Choice Award.

Images up for top gong in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award

Stormy has been announced as the headline act for Boardmasters Festival 2024.

Everything you need to know about Boardmasters Festival 2024

Clarkson's Farm has been renewed for a fourth season.

Amazon Prime Video confirm return of Jeremy Clarkson farm show

Former pop star presents the top 15 flashbacks in fashion

Environment

The nightingale is one of the birds which have increased. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Birds are so important to the UK environment

Encourage children to dispose of their litter correctly. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: It’s never too early to start litter picking

Take measures to help flooding. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Take preventative measures to help flooding

There are around 13 million pumpkins that end up in the bin after Halloween every year

Making the most of Halloween leftovers

People

Icy conditions in Hart Lane, Hartlepool, on Friday, December 1. Picture by Frank Reid.

How long will the icy conditions remain?
Hartlepool greeted the start of December with icy conditions and a dusting of snow in parts of town.

Graham Hollick, founder and owner of Motivation Stone Baked, in Hartlepool.

Pizza shop owner donates profits to Hartlepool youth centre

The new lifeboat entering Whitby with Dennis, Jack and Jock's names on the RNLI 13-49 Decal.

Friends 'reunited' through lifeboat memorial campaign

Hartlepool Sports Personality 2023 Luke Swales, from Pools Youth FC, is presented with his award by Judith and George Stannard. Picture by FRANK REID

Gus Robinson Hartlepool Sports Awards report and pictures

Do you recognise anyone?

52 photos of little ones taking part in school nativities across the decades

Education

Just two of the reception class photographs sent to us by Hartlepool schools.

14 class photographs of 2023 new school starters

English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College staged Oliver! at Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre.

Audiences left wanting more by Oliver! production

Students at the Hartlepool Sixth Form College attending the Stay Safe Roadshow. Picture by FRANK REID

Students’ hard-hitting lesson in how to stay safe

Labour group leader Brenda Harrison was called the rise in the number of Hartlepool pupils receiving home education "horrendous".

'Horrendous' rise in home education figures

Pantosaurus during one of his visits.

Hundreds of school children Talk PANTS with the NSPCC

Do you recognise anyone?

23 archive St John Vianney Primary School photos

Health

FREE courses in Hartlepool to improve children’s wellbeing. Picture – supplied

Ad Feature FREE courses in Hartlepool to improve children’s wellbeing

Doctor Christopher Brett Valentine is accused of behaving in a "sexually motivated way" towards six patients.

Doctor accused of behaving in 'sexually motivated way'

Health bosses have described the University Hospital of Hartlepool as vital for the area.

Hartlepool hospital services 'essential' to new group

“As a general rule of thumb, the experts predict that you can burn up to 200 calories with a typical one-hour clean of an average-sized house."

FEELING GREAT: Doing the housework could help keep you fit and healthy

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