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UK inflation drops below Bank of England target: what it means for you

Hartlepool care assistant, Damon Mowbray, 49, quit smoking in 2021 after suffering a heart attack that his doctor said was related to smoking.

Hartlepool man reveals 'how I quit smoking'

City workers walk past the Bank of England in London (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Inflation rises above 2% - what that means for consumers

A police tent in West Park in Wolverhampton following a stabbing.

Watch: Region records highest rate of knife crime offences

Essential food items are predicted to significantly increase by 2030. (Photo credit: Stockfotos-MG - stock.adobe.com/Minerva Studio - stock.adobe.com)

How much essential food items could cost by 2030

The UK has entered a recession

UK enters recession as economy shrinks

John Korchak, Managing Director, Inform Direct.

Company start-ups in Durham hit record high

Inflation dropped to 3.9% in November, the lowest level in more than two years. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Inflation drops to lowest level in more than two years

The UK's inflation rate remained at 6.7% last month despite hopes that a third consecutive dip would be seen, with lower food and drink prices offset by higher petrol and diesel prices. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK inflation remains stagnant at 6.7% despite hopes for another dip

Police at the scene of an arson attack in Sheriff Street, Hartlepool, earlier this year.

How arson is hitting town's economy

The UK economy shrank by 0.5% in July, prompting more recession fears.

Recession fears as UK economy shrinks by ‘more than expected’ in July

Latest population data for Hartlepool has been published by the Office for National Statistics.

Town's population increases to over 93,000

Angela Arnold, Beverley Kingsley, Trevor Sherwood, Dawn Thorpe, Sammie Hodgman, Kristina Thorpe and Keith Embleton have supported the Hartlepool Mail Keep Talking campaign.

Join Hartlepool Mail campaign to help more people access mental health support

Interactive chart shows which supermarkets have biggest price rises

This is the first time inflation has dropped below double digits since August last year - but concerns remain over the rate at which food prices are increasing..

Inflation drops to 8.7%, food costs still high - how it affects you

UK unemployment rate increase - ONS
Figures released by Office for National Statistics show that unemployment rates rose in the January-March quarter.
Beth Franklin

Over 3,000 empty homes in Hartlepool.

Over 3,000 houses standing empty in Hartlepool

Lung illness figures.

Action call over lung illnesses in Hartlepool

Surprise jump in February inflation due to salad shortages, food & booze

Shock as inflation rises to 10.4% unexpectedly - what it means

A new study has revealed the top 15 baby names that have ties to Ireland or are of Irish origin which remain popular among parents.

Top 15 most popular Irish baby names

Figures show 'economically inactive' people.

Nearly half of people in Hartlepool are 'economically inactive'

One in 20 living with 'poor health'

One in 20 Hartlepool people 'in poor health'

Census data shows number of people never married rises

Tobacco duty set to rise causing a jump in cigarette prices

Ten year rise in house prices hits young buyers.

Hundreds more young adults live at home

Top 10 safest places in the UK revealed - is your area on the list?

National Service reflected in ex-armed service personnel numbers.

Nearly 4,000 armed forces veterans in Hartlepool
Hartlepool is home to almost 11,000 military veterans, according to the first detailed survey of ex-forces personnel.
Will Grimond

'No religion' numbers rise.

More in Hartlepool identify as 'not religious'

Nigel the young cotton-top tamarin monkey on mother Florencia’s back at Drusillas Zoo Park in Alfriston, East Sussex (Credit: Drusillas Zoo Park/SWNS)

Baby monkey saving endangered species and unpopular name ‘Nigel’

Alcohol-related deaths increase.

Pandemic sparks rise in alcohol-related deaths

Saving money away for a rainy day might be a good idea given the cost of living crisis (image: Adobe)

Workers would need £49,300 salary to feel financially ‘comfortable’

Hartlepool Labour Parliamentary candidate Jonathan Brash.

'Town workers poorer than 2010' claim

A rainbow flag being held aloft.

Two thousand in Hartlepool identify as LGB+

Cold homes health fears.

Health fears as thousands struggle to heat homes

Fewer people smoking in Hartlepool.

Fewer people are smoking in Hartlepool

Kevin Blenkinsop, owner of The Blue Cow Butchers and Deli, in Oxford Road, Hartlepool, which is due to close on December 31 following a rise in costs during 2022.

How many businesses is Hartlepool losing per year?

The records stretch all the way back to the 1500s, and plenty of surprising Christmas-thmed names were discovered.

Most popular Christmas-themed baby names including Holly and Sprout

Census nationality figures.

Fewer people in Hartlepool identify as English

Christianity on the wane in Hartlepool.

Fewer Hartlepool people identify as Christian

Action call over gender pay gap.

How much less do women earn in Hartlepool?

People walk near the Job Centre in Westminster.

Unemployment rate increases as UK economy heads for recession

First military veteran figures.

Number of Hartlepool military veterans revealed

People less satisfied with life.

People in Hartlepool 'less satisfied' with post pandemic life

Consumers are being urged to watch out for energy-draining ‘vampire’ appliances this Halloween

Watch out for energy-draining ‘vampire’ appliances this Halloween

'Workless' households action call

A fifth of Hartlepool households 'workless'

Covid cases are rising in the UK, new figures reveal, sparking fears of a winter wave of the virus.

UK Covid cases rising - but experts say infections may have peaked

New research has revealed the UK areas where house prices have increased - and dropped - the most in the past 10 years.

The UK areas where house prices have increased the most since 2012

Favourite baby names.

Hartlepool's most popular names for new baby boys and girls

Hartlepool town centre.

New figures show how much the pandemic drove up 'excess deaths'

RICHARD ORD: Woolly newspapers are the burning issue of today

Ann Johnson, from PoolieTime Exchange, outside the newly-acquired shop in York Road, Hartlepool . Picture by FRANK REID

New low-cost food shop set to help struggling people

Hartlepool birth rate figures.

Hartlepool birth rate back to pre-pandemic level

Drug deaths action call.

Number of drug-related deaths in Hartlepool falls

The latest employment figures have been released

North East still trailing behind the rest of the UK, new jobs figures show

A man walks past a coronavirus advice sign.

Advice issued after big rise in Covid cases in town

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