Tributes have been paid to two "royal" Hartlepool Borough Council officers who are retiring after a combined 80 years of service.
Civic centre chiefs have defended a planned 7.7% rent increase for council homes in Hartlepool by stressing it will help to deliver "good quality" properties and services for tenants.
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