Opinion

You just couldn’t make it up! I go away on holiday to Kraków with my son and what is the first thing that greets us on our arrival at the hotel? A march and rally in favour of the EU!

You shouldn’t try and shoo a wasp away with your flailing hands because you will only get it angry and it will fly off and sting someone else.

Q. My brother-in-law has recently been accused of something called ‘upskirting’.

Q. I have been claiming Universal Credit with my husband for around six months now, and I have been looking for work.

The Big Butterfly Count ends tomorrow), so you just have time to take part – you have until the end of the month to submit your figures.

This week it was revealed that almost one in 12 police officers have taken a second job to make ends meet.

The least popular baby names were revealed this week sparking a desperate search for anecdotes from newspaper columnists (Well, at least in this office).

Q. My Universal Credit claim has been sanctioned but I’m not sure what for, what will happen to my benefit and can I challenge the decision that has been made?

Parliament is in recess until September 2. For many the perception is that MPs are on holiday, but obviously that isn’t the case. It simply means we don’t sit in Parliament throughout August and instead concentrate on work in our constituencies.

You know what we really need to mend this fractured nation of ours? A second referendum.

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As Hartlepool has became a live area for Universal Credit – from last week – the next few advice columns will be focusing on some of the common queries concerning this new benefit.

Whether it’s Wimbledon, rugby, or perhaps boxing… the so-called ‘summer of sport’ should be inspiring us all.

It’s a problem most of us face (a nice one) – going on holiday. If you have no option but to take a break in July/August – the time when harvest begins in earnest – how do you safeguard your plants?

THIS weekend marks the 50th anniversary of “proper” TV in Yorkshire, by which I mean its birth as a self-contained region.

Today’s digital age means that bullying can be relentless. A child can feel like there’s no escape because it can happen wherever they are, at any time of day or night.

Many people have complained to me about how the BBC portrayed Hartlepool on ‘The One Show’ last week (Thursday, July 19) and I understand their upset.