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Armed officers from Cleveland Police helped end the pursuit of a car travelling the wrong way along a dual carriageway.

Armed police help detain suspect after vehicle drives wrong way along A689

Chancellor John Healey poses for photographs as he leaves 11 Downing Street, London, before delivering his first Budget. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/Press Association

'Hartlepool's best days are ahead of us'

The cast of Cinderella outside Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre.

Win a family ticket to see Cinderella in panto

A man has been fined for illegally letting a dog off its lead at the rear of Hartlepool's Harrow Street.

Man fined hundreds after illegally letting dog off lead

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash, centre, meets veterans at Hartlepool United.

'I will always put Hartlepool's veterans first'

The cast of Cinderella outside Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre.

Win a family ticket to see Town Hall Theatre panto

Both Hartlepool RNLI lifeboats pictured at sea during the search on Friday, October 23. Photo credit Tom Collins RNLI.

Lifeboats called into action during Storm Austen

Carla Georgescu was murdered by her step father.

'Despicable' killer convicted of murdering stepdaughter

Plumes of smoke over Seaton Carew in January 2024 following a landfill blaze at Seaton Meadows.

Business charged following towering 2024 blaze

Police tape surrounds Coral Bookmakers, in York Road, Hartlepool, on Tuesday afternoon.

Everything we know as bus manslaughter inquiry continues

The woman died after becoming unwell outside Coral in York Road, Hartlepool.

Suspect bailed as bus death inquiry continues

The BCE Northern team at work in Hartlepool.

£6.2m project to improve roads, walkways and cycle routes continues

The case was heard in South Shields at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

HGV driver likely to keep his job by one penalty point after smash

One person was taken to hospital following a collision in Hartlepool's Chester Road.

GBH suspect bailed following vehicle collision

A property on East View, in Easington, has been boarded up after a car crashed into the home on Saturday, September 26.

Home boarded up following crash

A suspect has been bailed following a head-on collision between two vehicles near the junction of Hartlepool's West View Road and Cleveland Road.

Suspect bailed as driver suffers broken legs after head-on crash
A suspect has been bailed following a head-on collision in which a man suffered two broken legs.
Gavin Ledwith

Officers were called to an address in Thames Road shortly before midnight on Wednesday, September 23 following reports a man had suffered stab wounds.

Man allegedly murdered in Peterlee named

Police near a house in Thames Road, Peterlee, following the launch of a murder investigation. Picture by North News & Pictures.

Two pensioners among three people arrested over suspected murder

One person was taken to hospital following a collision in Hartlepool's Chester Road.

Woman arrested after pedestrian is reportedly struck by vehicle

One man has been arrested following a head-on collision between two vehicles near the junction of Hartlepool's West View Road and Cleveland Road.

Man arrested after driver suffers broken legs following head-on collision

The junction of West View Road and Cleveland Road, in Hartlepool, close to where a collision occurred on September 21.

One casualty taken to hospital after collision closes road

Fire engines at Verrills Fish Shop, on the Headland, on September 16. Picture courtesy of Hartlepool News and Alerts.

Firefighters called out to blaze at fish and chip shop

From left, Marie Addison, from rail company Northern, with Iris Ryder and Paul Whitaker, from the Friends of Seaton Station.

New railway station information boards outline area's history

English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College is celebrating after receiving its latest report from the Catholic Schools Inspectorate.

School celebrates glowing report from inspectors

Pointing the way ahead to Hartlepool Power Station.

'My position on the energy question - We need it all!'

A Hartlepool Borough Council crackdown on fraudulent claims has saved more than £500,000.

Council crackdown on council tax and benefit fraud saves £500,000

A £1m-winning lottery ticket bought in Hartlepool has gone unclaimed after the deadline for its owner to come forward passed.

Deadline to claim £1m town lottery prize passes
A £1m lottery jackpot prize has gone unclaimed after the deadline for the winner to come forward passed in silence.
Gavin Ledwith

Councillor Graham Harrison is stepping down as Hartlepool Borough Council leader after less than four months in charge.

Council leader to quit after just months in charge

Small boat arrivals in the UK are down by 23 per cent compared to the same period last year.

'Why does good news on asylum make some people so angry?'

A woman who illegally dumped household waste in a back lane near her Hartlepool home faces a court bill of hundreds of pounds.

Woman iillegally dumped household waste near her home

Tributes have been paid to PC Matthew Blades, a Hartlepool football coach, following this death in a collision on the A66 which claimed seven lives.

Pools and council pay tribute to death crash police officers

Tributes have been paid to PC Matthew Blades, a Hartlepool football coach, following this death in a collision on the A66 which claimed seven lives.

Wife of police officer pays tribute to husband after crash death

Cleveland Police have reported 'multiple fatalities' following a collision between a force vehicle and a car.

'Multiple fatalities' after collision between police vehicle and car

Students celebrate their GCSE results at Manor Community Academy.

Academy celebrates some of its 'best ever' GCSE results

A man who failed to ensure that household waste was correctly disposed of at the rear of Jackson Street, in Hartlepool, is now more than £500 out of pocket.

Man faces £500-plus court bill after waste disposal error

Targeted police patrols have taken place in villages on the edge of Hartlepool such as Hart.

Police patrol rural villages following crime concerns

A mystery person helped prevent a robbery in Wharton Terrace, Hartlepool.

Mystery motorist helps schoolboy and foils robbery

Sean Forster has died following a motorcycle collision.

Tributes to 'devoted' dad after his death in motorcycle crash

Tributes have been paid to teenage crash death victim Lucas Littlefair.

Tributes paid to 'much-loved' crash death teenager

A man was taken to hospital following a suspected attack by a group of males in Hartlepool's Victoria Road.

Boy, 16, arrested after suspected gang attack

A teenage motorist has died following a collision in Hesleden Road, near Blackhall Colliery, on August 2.

Teenager dies after two-car collision

Durham Constabulary were called to a "serious" collision on the B1281, near Blackhall Colliery, after a car overturned.

Thee people taken to hospital after car overturns

Flowers left at Seaton Carew beach in tribute to Wayne Taylor and Ian Pascoe.

Family of second man in beach tragedy pay tribute after 'devastating loss'

Part of Caistor Drive, in Hartlepool, was sealed off while police carried out an investigation.

Suspicious item which sparked road closures was gardening tool

The Hartlepool cases were heard at Teesside Magistrates' Court, in Middlesbrough.

Three dogs face being put to sleep after court ruling

Hartlepool RNLI all weather lifeboat John Sharp returning to the Ferry Road lifeboat station.

Lifeboat rushes to fishing boat off coast after 999 alert

Hartlepool RNLI volunteers assist the other emergency services to release a trapped person at Hartlepool's Middleton Pier.

999 services rescue casualty trapped on seaside rocks

The beach at Seaton Carew.

Police issue update on beach deaths

The scene at Seaton Carew on Monday morning.

What we know so far after two men die at Seaton Carew

The men died after trying to help two children who had got into difficulty off Seaton Carew beach in Hartlepool.

Two men die after going into sea to save two children off Seaton Carew beach

Two men have died at Seaton Carew after reportedly entering the water to rescue two children who were struggling in the water.

Two men die in Hartlepool after entering the sea to rescue children

Hartlepool RNLI volunteers were alerted after swimmers were reported to have got into difficulties in the North Sea at Seaton Carew.

Two swimmers taken to hospital after 999 alert

Holidaymakers are being warned of the dangers of packing vapes, mobile phones and power banks into checked luggage when flying, with the UK Civil Aviation Authority releasing shocking footage of a lithium battery exploding into flames, demonstrating how the issue currently poses the greatest singular threat to aircraft safety.

Shock footage shows risks of packing devices into checked luggage

The all weather lifeboat John Sharp makes its way to the call out in Horden on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Tom COllins/RNLI.

Busy weekend for our lifeboat volunteers including a life saved

Hartlepool RNLI volunteer crew members, left to right, Glen Pearson, James White, Jamie Northey and Mark Barker.

Lifeboat crew rescue man who was blown out to sea in inflatable dinghy

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