Dispersal order in Hartlepool as Healdand carnival gets underway

By Pamela Bilalova
Published 4th Aug 2023, 18:11 BST
Updated 4th Aug 2023, 18:14 BST
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A 48-hour dispersal order has been put in place in Hartlepool to help prevent anti-social behaviour.

The order runs from 3:00pm on Friday (August 4) to 3:00pm on Sunday (August 6) and gives Police Officers and PCSO's the power to disperse people from a specified zone immediately for a period of 48 hours. Those who go on to breach the order can be arrested.

The order covers areas within the following roads:

• Northgate on to Middlegate

A 48-hour dispersal order has been put in place in Hartlepool.A 48-hour dispersal order has been put in place in Hartlepool.
A 48-hour dispersal order has been put in place in Hartlepool.

• Middlegate on to St Hilda Crescent

• Victoria Place on to Moor Terrace.

• The Promenade on to Sea View Terrace

Inspector Adrian Dack from the Hartlepool Neighbourhood Police Team said: “As we welcome the carnival to the Town Moor for its one hundredth year we want everyone to be able to enjoy it safely and this order will allow us to deal with anti-social behaviour more efficiently should any be encountered”.

Anyone with information about anti-social behaviour should call 101.