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ROAD CLOSED: Police car blocks A689 eastbound carriageway at turn off for Trimdon and Fishburn

Hartlepool man dies in A689 road smash

A DRIVER has died after a horror smash that also saw a woman airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

ROAD CLOSED: Police car blocks A689 eastbound carriageway at turn off for Trimdon and Fishburn

Flooding causes chaos on the roads

HEAVY rain is causing flooding and disruption across Hartlepool.

Changes at recycling centres

CHANGES are set to be imoposed in the opening hours at waste receyling centres.

UNDER SCRUTINY: The Best of Health award judges Mary King and Elizabeth Carroll

Tough job for judges

WHAT a tough challenge that was!

UNDER SCRUTINY: The Best of Health award judges Mary King and Elizabeth Carroll

Fled scene of death smash

A PASSENGER fled the scene of a fatal crash after getting in a stolen 4x4.

Local rss

Neil Ruddock

Razor’s support for hospice

ONE of football’s hard men will be in Hartlepool next weekend to support a town charity.

paul holmes-lace gold gms with richard mc govern screwfix peterlee

Screwfix driving ahead with store

TWELVE jobs have been created with the opening of a new shop.

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Doorman spared jail for pub attack

A DOORMAN who threw a man out of a pub onto the pavement has been given a suspended prison sentence.

The scene of the fatal RTA A179 Hart Flyover.

U-turn cost Hartlepool driving expert his life

A MOTORIST who was killed in a horror smash with a minibus as he tried to perform a u-turn in the road was a former driving instructor.

CORRECTION - Adam Lloyd-Harris (correct)
Janine Munroe (correct)

Copy pic of Serial fraudster Adam Thomas Lloyd-Harris.

Love-rat is still to be sentenced

LOVE-RAT Adam Lloyd-Harris has been labelled a “narcissistic manipulator” after he avoided sentence at his 20th court appearance.

Regional rss

Unemployment rate rise by 1,000

Unemployment in the North East increased by 1,000 in the three months to March, official figures have revealed.

Cleaner kicks grenade - and lives

A council cleaner kicked a live Second World War hand grenade he found on a beach in Hartlepool, then picked it up and put it in his loader before continuing his litter pick, he said.

One Direction announce world tour

Boy band One Direction have announced plans for a stadium world tour in 2014, which will include a gig in Sunderland.

Penny farthing adventure for Matt

A 27-year-old is to cycle from Newcastle to France on a penny farthing to raise money for a charity which supported his family.

Construction sector growth 'vital'

A training board for the construction sector has warned that there is still much work to be done to return the North East's construction industry back to growth.

National rss

Murder investigation after shooting

A murder investigation has been launched following the shooting of a man on Saturday night, police said.

£6m cost of Olympic Torch relay

England's largest local councils spent more than £6 million hosting the Olympic Torch for last year's Games, figures published on the one-year anniversary of the start of the relay show.

Queen to get garden festival look

One hundred years of glorious gardens will be celebrated when the world's most famous flower show throws its doors open this week.

Denmark eclipses UK at Eurovision

The UK was holding out for a hero - but in the event Bonnie Tyler was totally eclipsed by bookies' favourite Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Crohn's patients slam hospital food

Half of hospitalised Crohn's disease patients believe their recovery was hampered because of poor hospital food, a poll suggests.

Business rss

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Hartlepool building firm in 40 jobs boost

A HARTLEPOOL construction company has brought jobs joy to town by creating 40 new posts.

JOBS BOOST ... Nissan is looking to take on 50 more workers.

Nissan launches drive to fill 50 new posts at Sunderland plant

CAR giant Nissan today launches a drive to fill 50 new posts at its Wearside plant.

JOBS BOOST ... Nissan is looking to take on 50 more workers.

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is still North-East’s richest

BILLIONAIRE Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has added £550m to his fortune in the last year and remains the richest person in the North East.

SAFC New head Coach Paulo Di Canio holds his first press conference today at the Academy of Light training ground.

Union quits training event at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light over Di Canio fears

UNION bosses have cancelled a training event planned for the Stadium of Light amid fears members would not attend in protest at Paolo Di Canio’s appointment as Sunderland manager.

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Columnists rss

Think first before you order a prescription

We all know that although the NHS budget is protected, which means it is not going down, or being cut, the demands on it are consistently going up, so this means in effect a limited amount of money has to go further.

MP COLUMN: We need alternative to austerity

I will be surprised if commentators provide a true appraisal of the Government’s record when the Queen’s Speech is delivered – worse on jobs, worse on growth and the biggest squeeze on living standards for a generation.

Getting Active: Staff and patients of Paul Gough Physio Rooms find inspiration on the River Tees

You don’t have to keep fit – just be active

One of the problems that you might be facing if your trying to keep fit, is as the name implies, you’ve got to keep at it.

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