Local News
- Further arrests after police chase ends in crash July 3, 2025Police say two more people - a woman and a man - have been arrested following the chase.
- 'Further to go' in council tax crackdown July 3, 2025Hartlepool Borough Council says about 840 fewer households are now claiming single-person discount.
- 'Deviant' shared photos of himself abusing child July 3, 2025Gavin Jackson also secretly filmed men changing and collected thousands of child sex abuse images.
- Tougher rules proposed to curb HMOs July 3, 2025Councillors will vote on plans to force all HMOs to go through the full planning process.
- Man, 19, killed in early morning A1 crash July 3, 2025The driver was the only person in the car when it crashed, police say.
- Kookaburra conundrum - can county cricket have too many runs? July 3, 2025The Kookaburra ball is being used for four rounds of Championship games in 2025, but bat is dominating ball at the halfway point.
- Teachers continue strikes over longer school day July 3, 2025Staff walkouts at schools run by Outwood Grange Academies Trust will continue, the NEU says.
- Houchen got 'no reply' to new hospital letters July 3, 2025The mayor is quizzed about the progress towards a new North Tees hospital by BBC Tees listeners.
- Residents call for 'smelly' landfill to close July 3, 2025Odour complaints to the Environment Agency have increased in recent weeks, officials say.
- Grandad 'dismissed as old man' amid stroke delay July 2, 2025George Fawcett might have lived longer after a stroke went undiagnosed for nine days, the PCHO says.