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Hartlepool Ceremonial Mayor Cllr Shane Moore.

Proposal to decide ceremonial mayor role defeated

Cllr Chris McEwan will run for Tees Valley Mayor in 2024.

Labour confirm Tees Valley Mayor candidate

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27 photos of pupils from Throston Primary

The new programme hopes to plant one million trees on Teesside.

Project hopes to plant one million trees

This caravan covered in ULEZ protest slogans was chained outside Sadiq Khan’s house in Tooting, London.

ULEZ ‘cash grab’ caravan dumped outside Sadiq Khan’s house

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has spoken about the work of the new Hartlepool Development Corporation.

Ben Houchen discusses new Hartlepool Development Corporation

Visitors at the Tall Ships Races. Picture by BERNADETTE MALCOLMSON

Tall Ships £10m boost to economy

Taylor Swift has announced she is performing at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium in 2024 as part of her UK Eras tour (Getty Images)

Taylor Swift Era’s tour: Every surprise song performed so far

Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. The city of Glendale, Arizona was ceremonially renamed to Swift City for March 17-18 in honor of The Eras Tour. (Photo by John Medina/Getty Images)

Taylor Swift announces UK Eras tour dates with extra show

The Ceremonial Mayor of Hartlepool Cllr Shane Moore and his daughter with Imam Tahir Selby and other people taking part in the Charity Walk for Peace in Ward Jackson Park.

People from all walks of life join park peace walk

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has been elevated to the House of Lords.

Tees Valley Mayor receives House of Lords seat

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has shared an appeal to help found a donor for six-week-old Hartlepool baby Mary.

Mayor shares plea to save Hartlepool baby in urgent need of transplant

Celebrating 50 years of Throston Primary School.

50 pictures of Throston Primary School across the years on its 50th birthday

“The plan ensures 50 million extra GP appointments by 2024, by cutting out bureaucracy, improving technology, investing in services, and modernising general practice.”

JILL MORTIMER: Plan will improve efficiency and reliability of GP service

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen met chief executive Lyndsay Hogg (right), financial director Graham Hogg and director/community champion Helen Hogg (middle, with cream top)/ Photo: Dave Charnley Photography

Hartlepool company praised by Tees Valley Mayor on winning King’s Award

Paul Gough (third from right) with a group of American personal trainers from Texas, Florida, New York and Los Angeles in their new Pools shirts.

Pools gains new USA supporters thanks to town businessman
An expat Hartlepool businessman has been gaining support for the town’s football club thousands of miles away in America.

Ben Houchen at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Hartlepool.

Ben Houchen to run for mayor again in 2024

Ceremonial Mayor of Hartlepool, Councillor Brian Cowie, and Mayoress, Councillor Veronica Nicholson.

Ceremonial Mayor organises race night in aid of Hartlepool charities

Signs advertising the free park deal in Hartlepool before it finished at the end of January.

Bid to have free parking deal restored

"I believe that the needless, unpleasant, and often abusive comments or messaging on social media create an environment that normalises this unacceptable behaviour and it should be stamped out."

JILL MORTIMER: I know the impact that online abuse can have on our MPs, their fa...

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen (left) and Tees Valley Combined Authority Cabinet Lead for Transport Cllr Jonathan Dulston with a Tees Flex bus.

Flexible bus pilot scheme extended

Overnight work at Hartlepool Railway Station to install new lifts as part of the £12m-plus transformation project.

Railway station revamp continues at 'cracking pace'

Hartlepool Ceremonial Mayor Cllr Brian Cowie and Mayoress Cllr Veronica Nichlson with Verona Martin, Angela Harvey and Karen Jordan at the opening of the Local and Family History Centre.

Mayor opens new local and family history centre

Mayor of London calls for duty-free shopping to be reinstated

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Pensioner returns book 58 years late racking up £42k in late fees

Marvel’s Jeremy Renner has been hospitalised following a snow-ploughing accident on New Years Day

Marvel actor Jeremy Renner ‘critical but stable’ after accident

Millie Addison with the Mayor and Mayoress of Hartlepool, Councillor Brian Cowie and Veronica Nicholson and representatives from Hartlepool Headland ABC and Persimmon Homes Teesside.

Student is a knockout boxer and apprentice
An award-winning construction apprentice and champion boxer has been presented with some new gloves in honour of her recent success.

The civic carol service will be held at St Mary Magdalene Church in Hart. Picture by FRANK REID

Join the Mayor at Civic Carol Concert

The Mayor and Mayoress of Hartlepool with Persimmon apprentice Millie Addison and representatives from Hartlepool College of Further Education and Persimmon.

Housebuilder cements links with Hartlepool college

Middleton Grange Shopping Centre is earmarked for improvement through a Hartlepool Mayoral Development Corporation.

Development corporation plan put to Levelling Up secretary

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has congratulated Rishi Sunak on winning the contest to become the new Prime Minister.

Tees Valley Mayor congratulates new PM Rishi Sunak

Stranton Primary School pupils gather round the camp fire in the newly created area at Carlton Adventure.

Adventure centre welcomes new camp fire feature

Cllr Shane Moore, left, with workers Faheem Majid, Joe Smailes, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and project manager Chris Ralph.

Work starts on restoring second rail platform

Workmen demolishing the disused platform 3 at Hartlepool Railway Station.

£12m Hartlepool Railway Station improvement scheme begins

What happened to William Vollum, the Hartlepool man whose body was found in Victoria Dock?

Found in Victoria Dock but was he really murdered?

King Charles during his address to the nation. Picture PA.

Hartlepool proclamation ceremony for King Charles III

Actor Tom Cruise is greeted after touching down at Teesside International Airport.

Tom Cruise pays a flying visit to airport

Four teams collide to the delight of the large crowd on the Pilot Pier.

Carnival raft race a splashing success as Baywatch team lift the trophy

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen during a visit to construction company Strabag's new Hartlepool premises. Picture by FRANK REID.

Tory Mayor denies claims that Boris Johnson has offered him House of Lords place

Tees Valley Mayor Ban Houchen and Cllr Shane Moore, leader of Hartlepool Borough Council.

How Hartlepool will benefit from new multi-million-pound investment

Could the glamour of Eurovision be coming to the North East?

Teesside Mayor unveils plan to bring Eurovision Song Contest to North East

An impression of the new-look station.

Plans approved for £12m rail station upgrade

This young driver keeps her hands on the wheel.

13 pictures as the 2022 Hartlepool Carnival opens

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen at Billingham Station.

Works starts on rail station revamp to improve disabled access

Vehicles in the queue to attend the Teesside Airshow on Saturday, June 11. Picture: Carl Gorse.

Mayor pledges 'full review' after traffic delays on Teesside Airshow day

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen.

'We have big plans to transform Hartlepool’s town centre'

A sad day for shipbuilding in Hartlepool.

The day shipbuilding died in Hartlepool

Representatives of Hartlepool's Nasir Mosque and town charities at the presentation evening after money was raised through a Walk of Peace in Ward Jackson and for the Poppy Appeal.

Tributes to mayor and community worker during mosque cheque presentations

New image of how revamped Hartlepool Railway Station will look

Cllr Brenda Loynes served as the Ceremonial Mayor of Hartlepool for three years.

Funeral held for Mayor who loved Hartlepool

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and one of the Tees Flex buses.

On-demand bus service goes to the moon and back

Councillor Brenda Loynes along with consort Dennis Loynes handing over funds to Michelle Shield from Miles For Men.

Tributes pour in for Hartlepool Mayor Brenda Loynes

Councillor Brenda Loynes passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, February 8.

Tributes to Hartlepool Mayor Brenda Loynes after her death is announced

Tees Valley Mayor Mayor Ben Houchen.

Mayor says Teesside International Airport is ready for take off

The new Amazon distribution centre being built at Wynyard Business Park.

Amazon behind huge new distribution centre