Hospital chiefs say they are working on a renewed case for investment for North Tees hospital.

Areas in the North East have some of the highest rates of unauthorised absence, figures reveal.

Plans involve bulldozing the former care home with the land's future use not yet known.

Dominic Legg has been handed an eight-year term following a referral to the Court of Appeal.

The shop's owner tells the council he "wasn't totally sure" who was working there at the time.

The directors hope the investment will lead to the club's promotion to the Women's Super League.

More than a third of adults in Hartlepool struggle with reading and writing, the local council says.

Police are asking anyone who saw the crash on Hart Lane in Hartlepool to come forward.