Politics

A pro-Brexit fishing industry pressure group has branded the Government’s proposed EU deal a ‘death sentence’ for the fishing industry.

Engineers at the council have defended work done as part of the Headland Sea Defences scheme.

Plans outlining the development of 1,200 new homes and community facilities have been rubber stamped almost five years since proposals were submitted.

Hartlepool council chiefs have ruled out putting the town forward as a place to store radioactive waste in a multi-billion pound government project.

Hundreds of Brexit supporters were today expected to set out on the 'March To Leave' from Sunderland in what former UKIP leader Nigel Farage called "a momentous day in British political history".

The race for the Durham County Council seat left vacant by the death of a long-serving councillor was comfortably won by the Labour Party last night.

Council chiefs are celebrating after the town's children's services department won a prestigious award.

Brexit is still proving to be a very divisive topic at the moment, with many people deciding to avoid the conversation altogether to avoid an argument.

Hartlepool MP Mike Hill is backing the Mail’s campaign to help save the Heugh Battery Museum calling it a ‘jewel’ in Hartlepool’s crown.