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Mark Carroll, has been jailed for 22 months for multiple driving offences.

Banned driver reversed into police during chase

Indecent photographs of teenage girls were found on Bailey Stainsby's mobile phone.

'Obsessed' teen had child pornography

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash has launched a petition calling for council tax reform.

MP writes: 'Together we can work for a fairer future for Hartlepool'

Lots of memories were had in Hartlepool in 2011.

18 retro photos of people enjoying life in 2011

Closure orders have been obtained against Hartlepool flats at 57 Navigation Point, left, and 13 Glamis Walk.

Flats closed by court following ASB and drugs complaints

As with other areas of online use, AI comes with risks to children as well. Photo posed by model

Childline: AI can bring negatives as well as the positives to young people

Pupils help recruit staff for brand new nursery

Fourteen swimmers in Mill House Leisure Centre’s Learn to Swim programme collectively swam five miles, or the equivalent of 400 pool lengths, in 30 minutes, raising £1,415 for Alice House Hospice.

Young swimmers raise more than £1000 for Alice House Hospice

The literacy summit will be held at Hartlepool College of Further Education in Stockton Street. Picture by FRANK REID

Summit to help improve town's literacy levels

Do you recognise anyone in these photos of people out and about in the Rift House area of Hartlepool.

Take a look at people enjoying life in Rift House

Vicky Bennett, 60, a former Miss Blackpool, with daughter Tabitha Bennett, 20 - Miss Blackpool 2024.

I won decorated beauty pageant 40 years after mum was crowned champion

Izzy, 17, is a groom apprentice at live action outdoor theatre show Kynren, and has joined the dedicated Cavalry team as they work all year round to train and care for the horses in the show.

East Durham College student lands apprenticeship at Kynren

Do you recognise anyone in these photos of people out and about in Hartlepool in 1992?

21 retro photos of people out and about in 1992

Snow is not likely to fall in Hartlepool today despite predictions by the Met Office just yesterday.

Met Office retracts yellow weather warning

Eating for health (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Eating a healthy diet to help save the planet

Bellevue Booze, in Sydenham Road, Hartlepool, faces a licence review hearing after it was found to have sold counterfeit cigarettes.

Convenience store faces licence review hearing
A convenience store is to have its licence reviewed following concerns around counterfeit cigarettes.
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2 Scarborough Street, Hartlepool, has received permission to be transformed into a bar.

Plans approved to transform empty house into bar and restaurant

The nesting site, which can be seen from the Headland and is being constructed with the help of Balfour Beatty, is made up of one tower, which can house up to 800 Kittiwakes, and four cabin-like buildings which can house up to 500 birds.

Hartlepool artifical nesting site nears completion

From left, Lee Sanders, Patrick Connolly, Frances Connolly and Dawn Heppple.

Hartlepool charity bosses become football club directors

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in Hartlepool from 6am until 2pm on Saturday, February 15.

Can we expect snow this weekend?

This large detached family home in the Bishop Cuthbert area of Hartlepool has five bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Five-bed Bishop Cutherbert home goes on the market

Hartlepool crime author Sharon Birch has opened a little library in the town’s train station to encourage people to read and to make books more accessible for people across the town.

Author’s novel idea to help train journeys rattle by

The Drunken Duck, in Warrior Drive, Seaton Carew, is hosting a charity event on Saturday, February 15, from 3pm until 10.30pm, in aid of Alice House Hospice and in memory of regular punters Chris Blakey and Paul Ferguson.

Pub hosts charity fundraiser in memory of regular customers

The Hospital of God, in Greatham, has re-branded after 750 years and is now known as The Greatham Foundation. Lawrence McAnelly, director of The Greatham Foundation, and Margaret Bousfield, chair of the Board of Trustees stand outside the The Greatham Foundation.

Hartlepool charity re-brands after 750 years

Colleagues from RE:GEN and Karbon Homes with the team from the Belle Vue Centre in the nearly refurbished kitchen.

Community hub delighted with new kitchen

Harrison Harvey died following a collision with a BMW car on the A179 Hart bypass on February 9.

Fundraiser for Harrison passes £10,000

A Hartlepool man is to stand trial at Teesside Magistrates' Court, in Middlesbrough, after denying a charge of soliciting the sexual services of a prostitute.

Town man denies soliciting the sexual services of a prostitute
A 64-year-old man has denied allegedly soliciting the sexual services of a prostitute in a public place.
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Amelia Mooney leaving Teesside Magistrates' Court. Picture by FRANK REID

Learner driver crashed car after high speed 'chase'

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash is calling for the 10-month sentence handed to rogue driver Gazment Doci to be reviewed.

MP wants 'lenient' jail term reviewed following fatal collision

Val Pittaway, daughter of Joyce Huntbatch, who named the lifeboat Betty Huntbatch back in 2005, paid a visit to the Ferry Road lifeboat station to thank the crew for looking after the all weather lifeboat.

Hartlepool RNLI says farewell to lifeboat after 22 years

"When your alarm clock goes off, you’ve got to get up within minutes. Resist the temptation to hit the snooze button by leaving your alarm clock just out of reach."

FEELING GREAT: Wake up to the fact that too much sleep may not be good

Cleveland Police are seeking witnesses following a collision at the junction of Hartlepool's Hart Lane and Ryhill Gardens.

OAP suffers 'serious injuries' following collision with car

There are apps for IDing plants, birdsong, and even star constellations

8 top apps for learning about nature, from plants to the night sky

Flames and smoke billow from the roof of the former Wesley Chapel in November 2023. Picture by FRANK REID

Arson teens delayed Wesley regeneration by over a year

Some of the locations where most Hartlepool crime is said to be currently committed.

Where most Hartlepool crime is currently committed

Gazment Doci, inset, has been jailed after he was detained following a fatal collision on the A179, main picture, on February 9.

Driver involved in fatal collision is jailed just days later

The Hartlepool case was heard at Teesside Crown Court, in Middlesbrough. Picture by FRANK REID

Man found not guilty of rape and grooming charges

Nielsen helped Team GB win bronze in the women's 4x400m at Paris 2024 last summer

Athlete combats misconceptions about MS with new campaign

Jamie Smith after appearing at Teesside Magistrates' Court last month.

Man admits manslaughter after assault

The AGM of the Hartlepool CLIP takes place at Hartlepool Carers on Wednesday, March 5.

Help drive positive change by joining disability charity

Peterlee burglar Dean English has been jailed for 12 months.

Burglar jailed after leaving crowbar and sock at crime scene

Dominic Legg, 19, from Hartlepool was originally sentenced to five years and nine months' youth detention in November.

Teen rapist’s ‘unduly lenient’ sentence increased on appeal

Victor and Angela Burclaff found love on an LNER train when they were both heading towards London in 2018. They are now happily married and living on the Headland, in Hartlepool.

Hartlepool woman finds love on LNER train journey

Fins can only get, erm, worse. A shark's eye view of the 'exploding' straw crisis. Image created by AI.

Trump drew the shortest exploding straw

These questions can get your child really thinking about their phone use

3 ways to discuss problem screen time with your kids

An artist's impression on how part of one of the new travel routes would look at Hartlepool Marina.

How to have your say on proposed travel improvements

Riley and his dad Stephen Bains at his super hero party last summer.

Tributes paid to hero Riley

Stolen pup Blondie was traced by police within 15 minutes of her disappearance.

Puppy is traced within 15 minutes of being stolen

Pedestrian Harrison Harvey died following a collision with a BMW car on the A179 Hart bypass on February 9.

Tributes to 'beloved son' after his death following collision

Callum Green denies an allegation of outraging public decency. Picture by FRANK REID

Teen accused of sex act involving rocking horse

The Tipsy Doorman, in Church Street, Hartlepool, is applying to remain open until 4am.

Concerns over bar's bid to stay open until 4am

A pedestrian has died following a collision on the A179, near Hart, on Sunday, February 9. Picture by FRANK REID

Man charged after pedestrian dies follows collision

Owners of Thai Village, in Navigation Point, Hartlepool, took to social media on Saturday, February 8, to announce its closure at the end of the month.

Thai restaurant closes its doors to the public after more than a decade

North Farm, in Elwick Village, where 46 new homes could be built. Picture by FRANK REID

Bid to build dozens of new homes on edge of Hartlepool

Michaela School headmistress Katharine Birbalsingh (left) hit out at Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson after a recent meeting

Why a top headteacher has slammed Education Secretary over academies

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