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Hartlepool Royal British Legion and Seaton Youthy members with the Ceremonial Mayor of Hartlepool Sue Little and Deputy Lord Lieutenant Peter Bowes (centre).

Children and veterans mark Battle of the Somme anniversary

Hartlepool Royal British Legion members with staff and students from High Tunstall College of Science.

School students praised after chance encounter at French war memorial

Barman Harvey Watts with a poppy glass behind the bar in the Jacksons Wharf, Hartlepool.

Pubs once again raising a glass to Poppy Appeal with limited merchandise

Limited-edition glasses designed by Colin Waite

17 pubs in County Durham are raising awareness of the Poppy Appeal with limited-...

Hartlepool Poppy Appeal organiser Sian Cameron outside NETA Training where she works.

Poppy Appeal's £1m milestone after Sian took up mantle from dad

Natasha Verrall-Bhasin, 41, will be taking part in swimming, wheelchair curling and alpine skiing in Canada as part of the Invictus Games, which is taking place from Saturday, February 8, until Sunday, February 16.

Former RAF medic competes for Team UK in Invictus Games

Sian Cameron in Middleton Grange shopping centre.

Town's Poppy Appeal on course for £1m milestone

The Nursery Inn landlady Chenille Bettinson with the new poppy beer glasses. Picture by FRANK REID

Town pubs raising a glass to forces veterans

Representatives from several ex services associations will be at the welfare and information event.

Veterans associations join forces to promote support

A landing craft approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6 1944, a scene that the film Saving Private Ryan re-created.

Watch: D-Day war film streaming for free for limited amount of time

Fish and chips.

Watch: National Fish and Chip Day’s fascinating connection to D-Day

D-Day veteran Bernard Morgan reads historic note revealing end of WW2 in Europe.

Watch: D-Day hero reads historic note revealing end of WW2 in Europe

Lee Bullivant and his wife Sam.

How Poppy Appeal helped save a Hartlepool veteran's life

The Hartlepool Ambulance Charity's fundraiser in 2022 was a huge success.

Popular 1940s-themed fundraising event set to return

“Crucial funding secured to tackle anti-social behaviour hot-spots that have been causing distress in our community.”

JILL MORTIMER MP: Helping to drive bike menace away from our communities

Jay Pattinson starts physiotherapy after his spinal injury.

Family organise fundraiser to support son’s paralysis journey
Family and friends of an ex-soldier have organised a fundraising event to raise money for his physiotherapy treatment following his paralysis.
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Anthony Hanley, 30, set to kayak from Whitby to Hartlepool to raise funds for homeless veterans.

Hartlepool man kayaks from Whitby to Hartlepool as part of charity fundraiser

Regimental standard bearers with Mick Lynch, Headquarters Royal Yorkshire Regiment, and Lee Bullivant in his regimental colours of the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire on his trike in front of the Tommy statue, in Terrace Green, Seaham.

Hartlepool veteran given special edition bike to help with spinal recovery

The new plastic-free poppy (Photo: Royal British Legion)

Royal British Legion announce new plastic-free Remembrance Day poppies

National Service reflected in ex-armed service personnel numbers.

Nearly 4,000 armed forces veterans in Hartlepool

Hartlepool Rotary President Jane Tilly presents the trophy to Throston Primary School pupils Harry Fletcher (left), head noy Lucas Murphy and head girl Lilly Ward.

Schools and colleges top £10,000 for Poppy Appeal

11-year-old Harry Fletcher, who attends Throston Primary School

Hartlepool youngster sells handmade poppies for national charity

War veterans David John Dade (Left) and Ken Sprowles at the launch of the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal in central London (photo: Getty Images)

Annual Poppy Appeal is launched across the UK

Wreaths lay at the foot of the Cenotaph after the Remembrance Day (getty images)

What you need to know about Remembrance Day

UK November train strikes: When are the next RMT strikes and how will industrial action impact Sunderland and the Metro? (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Network Rail November rail strikes - new dates

Lord Lieutenant Sue Snowdon (centre) flanked by Sian Cameron and Marley Hagan on Hartlepool Poppy Appeal's stall in Middleton Grange shopping centre.

Hartlepool Poppy Appeal 2022 launches

The first event back in 2018 was huge success.

Wartime-themed Hartlepool event set to return in aid of charities
People in the town are invited to don 1940s-inspired outfits and have a sing along as a charity event returns to town.
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Hartlepool MP Jill Mortimer with her wreath at the Remembrance Day ceremony in Victory Square, Hartlepool, on Sunday. Picture by Frank Reid

Jill Mortimer: It was an honour to lay wreaths in memory of those who lost their...

Hartlepool War Memorial, in Victoria Road, Hartlepool, bathed in red on Armistice Day.

Hartlepool pays its respects to the Fallen on Armistice Day

Last year Harry's poppies raised over £5,000 for the Royal British Legion.

The Hartlepool youngster raising hundreds with special handmade poppies

Dedicated poppy volunteer, the late Ian Cameron.

Legacy of late Hartlepool Poppy Appeal leader lives on

Royal British Legion to stop selling poppies in the EU due to red tape following Brexit

Royal British Legion to stop selling poppies in the EU

Hartlepool Borough Council will award the Freedom of the Borough to Lesley Gibson, top left, Sian Cameron, top right, Chris Musgrave OBE bottom left, and Ray Martin-Wells, bottom right.

Hartlepool champions to be given Freedom of the Borough accolade

Harry Fletcher received letters from Bear Grylls (left) and on behalf of The Queen.

Harry recognised by Queen and Bear Grylls for poppy heroics

Poppy merchandise bought on Amazon or eBay may not be helping charity - how to c...

Here’s how to download and print a poppy poster for your window this Remembrance...

How to join in on a doorstep two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday - and othe...

Why red poppies are worn for Remembrance season - and what the alternative colou...

This is why some people wear white poppies to mark Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day: the history of the Poppy Appeal and the Royal British Legion

Hartlepool Poppy Appeal's stand in Middleton Grange Shopping Centre.

Hartlepool Poppy Appeal raises over £1,000 in first day

Here’s how to support Royal British Legion’s poppy appeal this year

Hartlepool Poppy Appeal organiser Sian Cameron in Morrisons supermarket last year.

Appeal to make every poppy count during Covid

Coronavirus restrictions will impact Remembrance Day services - what you need to...

North East people pictured on the streets as they celebrate the end of the war on August 15, 1945.

Play your part in supporting the heroes

Charles Humphrey, who was President of the Hartlepool branch of the Royal British Legion right up to his passing, was given a guard of honour as fellow former servicemen turned out to salute him at his funeral on Wednesday, May 13.

Hartlepool's most decorated war hero laid to rest

The funeral service of John Neville, Stranton cemetery. Picture by FRANK REID

Hero's send off given to former Hartlepool soldier

Emotions were high at the memorial for Fusilier Dennis Donnini.

Second World War hero Dennis Donnini remembered 75 years on at memorial garden

Jaime Horton with named crosses ahead of the Hartlepool Field of Remembrance

Field of Remembrance appeals for help

"In Flanders fields the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row". Picture: Shutterstock

What do the different colours of poppies mean?

One of the Tommy silhouettes that will be displayed at the Heugh Battery Museum by the Hartlepool Field of Remembrance project.

Hartlepool's Field of Remembrance to return for 2019 - and the plans are even mo...

Hartlepool Poppy Appeal organiser Sian Cameron in Morrisons supermarket.

Chance to help town Poppy Appeal

Last year's Remembrance Sunday service as it was held at the Victory Square War Memorial in Hartlepool.

Search for new members to save future of Hartlepool's Royal British Legion branc...

Marley Haggan with his award at the event in Gateshead.

Dedicated Hartlepool teen wins Poppy Appeal award

Mike Hill with Jeremy Cain and Susan Atkinson at the Time Is Now Climate Event.

Proud Hartlepool Council is supporting the Armed Forces Covenant - Mike Hill MP

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