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Throston voters return to the polls for a Hartlepool Borough Council by-election on July 10.

Candidates revealed for Hartlepool Borough Council by-election

Munira Wilson MP says schoolchildren are so hungry they are ‘eating rubbers’.

Watch: Schoolchildren are so hungry they are ‘eating rubbers’

Lib Dem women’s group claims party has banned promotion of event over trans views. (Photo: Getty Images)

Breaking Lib Dem women’s group banned from promoting event over trans views

Breaking 39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

A North East devolution deal is edging closer to becoming a reality.

Latest progress for enlarged North East devolution deal

Liz Truss will be able to claim up to £115,000 per year of taxpayers money after resigning as Prime Minister

Liz Truss can claim up to £115,000 per year of taxpayers money

Voters will go to the polls in September.

Hartlepool by-election candidates revealed after councillor's resignation

County Hall in Durham city.

Durham Council Council leadership team gets complete overhaul

Cllr Amanda Hopgood has been appointed the first female leader of Durham County Council after beating Labour candidate Carl Marshall in a vote.

First ever female leader of Durham County Council appointed

Labour has lost control of Durham County Council.

Labour loses control of Durham County Council for the first time in a century

Andy Hagon is representing the Liberal Democrats in the May 6 Hartlepool by-election.

Liberal Democrats by-election candidate's message to Hartlepool voters

The Liberal Democrats's Andy Hagon is one of 16 candidates vying to become Hartlepool's next MP at the town's Parliamentary by-election on Thursday, May 6.

Hartlepool by-election Liberal Democrat candidate attacks Tory climate change 'b...

Liberal Democrat candidate Andy Hagon.

Liberal Democrats announce by-election candidate

The leaked plans suggests an overhaul for NHS England (Photo: Phil Noble - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

A leaked document suggests an overhaul for NHS England - here’s what it says

Durham County Council has passed a vote of no confidence in the Test and Trace system

Vote of no confidence in covid test-and-trace system - but fears it could 'under...

County Hall, Durham

Council tax reduction scheme 'more important than ever' as extension backed
Councillors have agreed to extend council tax support for another year to help struggling families across County Durham.
Chris Binding

John Hewitt

New interim chief executive appointed at Durham County Council

Questions are being raised about how people will be able to celebrate Christmas this year under coronavirus restrictions.

Christmas under Covid rules call made to help families plan

There are concerns over plans to send covid-positive patients to care homes

Call for rethink on sending covid patients to care homes

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Support extended for businesses in County Durham

A woman is seen smoking a cigarette (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Calls to ban outdoor smoking at pubs and restaurants

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Concern as new start grants for domestic abuse victims are cut in half

Liberal Democrat candidate Andy Hagon.

Hartlepool General Election 2019 candidate to fight 'tooth and nail' for town's ...

How did your MP score? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Every UK MP has been ranked from best to worst in new ‘People-Power Index’ - thi...

Fact-checking the election: fake newspapers and a squirrel hoax

Andy Hagon

Hartlepool Lib Dem candidate promises cash to tackle youth crime

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Council chiefs grilled over cost of maintaining empty buildings
County chiefs have been grilled after overspending on buildings currently left sitting empty.
James Harrison

Boarded up windows at Christ the King's presbytery, in Gateside Drive, Grange Park. Other windows have been smashed.

Plans to squeeze landlords over empty properties

Arriva asked Durham County Council to bring the former bus stop in Hallgarth Street back into use.

Bid to re-open bus stop to ease congestion in busy street is rejected

An image from the second episode of Skint Britain in which a Hartlepool resident says he is going out to confront drug dealers.

Letter of the week: Hartlepool an 'easy target' for Skint Britain TV show

County Hall, the headquarters of Durham County Council.

Councillors turn down proposed rise in allowances as ‘inappropriate’

Lord Ashdown pictured at Westminster Abbey in 2015. Picture: PA.

Prime Minister and party leaders pay tribute to Paddy Ashdown after his death ag...

The Sands car park in Walkergate, Durham, is one of those which will be 'free after 3' in the run-up to Christmas.

'˜Free after 3' parking returns throughout December to encourage Christmas shopp...

Sir Vince Cable, top left, has launched the specialist report.

Poll: Should there be a 'ring-fenced' tax for the NHS and social care?

Tim Farron, as the Liberal Democrats face their second hunt for a new leader in two years following his dramatic resignation of Mr Farron. Picture by Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Lib Dem colleague David Laws brand's Tim Farron's views 'outdated and frankly of...

Labour MP for Sedgefield Phil Wilson.

Phil Wilson re-elected to serve Sedgefield in General Election

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Opposing Brexit and scrapping deisel cars lead in Liberal Democrat manifesto

Majority support raising tax to support struggling NHS, finds research

Town worm can also turn

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