Covering Seaton Carew, Elwick, Hart, Dalton Piercy, Brierton, Greatham and other surrounding villages

NEWS FROM YOUR AREA

Overseas visits to North-East and North Yorkshire fell last year

6:21pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

OVERSEAS visits to the North-East and North Yorkshire have dropped amid fears the region’s tourism economy is suffering from a cut in global marketing.

Takeaway fined over poor hygiene

4:44pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

HYGIENE FINES: The owner of a Chinese takeaway has been ordered to pay £4,000 in fines after being prosecuted by environmental health officers.

Designer likens Middlesbrough to San Francisco

4:14pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

DESIGNER Wayne Hemingway has compared a retail street in Middlesbrough to San Francisco after visiting it to give a masterclass.

Police operation targets rogue scrap dealers

4:05pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

BOGUS scrap metal dealers were being targeted in Teesside today as part of a clampdown on rogue traders.

Warning of fines over misuse of 999 line

3:42pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

CALLERS are trying to restore their mobile phone signal by dialling 999 – leading to a huge increase in abandoned emergency calls.

New deputy chief constable unveiled at Cleveland Police

Assistant chief constable Iain Spittal

6:31pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

CLEVELAND Police's new Deputy Chief Constable Iain Spittal says he is looking forward to helping write "a new chapter" for the force.

Former Hartlepool driving instructor killed in road collision is named

Colin Brown who died in a road collision

3:38pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE inquest has opened into the death of a driving instructor who died after his car was in collision with a mini-bus.

Plans for multi-million pound secondary school rebuild to be considered

1:12pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

MULTI-million pound plans to rebuild a school judged to be in urgent need of redevelopment will be considered by councillors next week.

Cleveland's new assistant chief constable looking forward to writing new chapter for force

Assistant chief constable Iain Spittal

11:16am Tuesday 21st May 2013

CLEVELAND Police's new Deputy Chief Constable Iain Spittal says he is looking forward to helping write "a new chapter" for the force.

Fire fighters rescue child who fell through garage roof

8:23pm Monday 20th May 2013

TWO fire crews were called out to rescue a boy who fell through a garage roof tonight (Monday, May 20).

Man to complete five marathons in five days in memory of his mum

Mark Ellis of Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors supporting John Bell as he takes part in the Forces March later this week.

6:21pm Monday 20th May 2013

THE son of a prolific local fundraiser is participating in one of the UK’s most gruelling endurance events in his mother’s memory.

Golfers urged to get in the swing for Teesside charity golf day

6:18pm Monday 20th May 2013

GOLFERS can get in the swing at an annual charity golf day to raise funds for charity.

Youths have the chance to have their say on crime in Cleveland

Cleveland's Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger talking to students at Stockton Sixth Form College

1:44pm Monday 20th May 2013

A NEW initiative has been launched to gather young people’s views on policing and crime across the Cleveland force area.

The case for the defence

6:00am Monday 20th May 2013

WITH legal aid funding being cut and the Government seemingly willing to abandon the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), law looks under attack. But, Baroness Helena Kennedy tells Mark Tallentire: law matters.

Councils spent £500,000 hosting Olympic Torch relay

Paul Collingwood used the Olympic torch as a cricket bat as he set off from Durham Cathedral

6:00am Monday 20th May 2013

COUNCILS in the North-East and North Yorkshire spent more than £500,000 hosting the Olympic Torch for last years games, according to new figures.

NEWS IN BRIEF

2:10pm Monday 20th May 2013

BEACH FUN: FAMILIES are being invited to explore Hartlepool’s marine environment at a special Low Tide Day, organised jointly by the Borough Council’s Countryside Team, the Wild Green Spaces in Hartlepool project and Natural England, and will take place at Seaton Carew on Sunday (May 26) from 10am-2pm. Anyone wishing to take part in the day should meet beside the lifeguards’ hut next to the Rocket House car park. The rockpool ramble, which is dependent upon the tide, is scheduled to start at 10am.

Biker and girlfriend killed in A1 crash named by police

Marie Brown

9:55pm Sunday 19th May 2013

TWO families have been left devastated following the death of a biker known for his cheeky grin and his “bright, lovely” girlfriend.

Fishburn couple flooded for the third time after heavy rain hits the North-East

Fire fighters at the property on Saturday

2:07pm Sunday 19th May 2013

TORRENTIAL downpours caused disruption across the region on Saturday, with one couple flooded for the third time in six months.

Engineering boss faces prospect of jail following conviction of manslaughter of worker

5:29pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE BOSS of a heavy engineering firm faces the prospect of jail after being convicted today (Friday, May 17) of the manslaughter of a worker who fell from cherry picker.

New bus service for Durham Heritage Coast unveiled

Durham Heritage Coast nature and tourism project officer Louise Harrington with the bus at Noses Point, Dawdon.

3:07pm Friday 17th May 2013

A NEW bus service providing easy and free access to the dramatic east Durham coastline has been unveiled.

Decision not to suspend officer "sent out wrong message"

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

THE decision not to suspend a senior police officer at the centre of a criminal probe "sent out completely the wrong message", according to a leaked report.

Seasiders will be given a sweet treat when Archer's Jersey Ice Cream opens in Redcar

Councillor Olwyn Peters, Redcar & Cleveland Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Tourism, enjoying a cone with Sue Archer, co-owner of Archer's Jersey Ice Cream which is opening a new parlour in the Palace Hub on Redcar seafront this summer

5:44pm Friday 17th May 2013

ARCHER’S Jersey Ice Cream will be hoping for a sprinkling of good weather this summer when it opens a new parlour on Redcar seafront.

Poster girls promote NHS careers

Emily Solomon and Georgia Thompson from English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College in Hartlepool have been named North-East winners of the Step into the NHS national schools competition to promote careers in the health service

3:05pm Friday 17th May 2013

SCHOOLGIRLS who have been named regional winners of a national NHS poster competition are now interested in a career in the health service. 

Stroll down memory lane

6:18pm Friday 17th May 2013

A ‘memory walk’ is taking place for dementia sufferers and their carers on Tuesday, May 21, at 10am with an hour’s stroll around Ward Jackson Park, after meeting at the park’s cafe. At 11am people can continue ambling to Hartfields Retirement Village at Bishop Cuthbert which will be hosting a special session called ‘Dementia Awareness And Ways To Keep Your Brain Active’ from 1pm to 2pm.

Transporter talk brings bridge to life

2:31pm Friday 17th May 2013

The Transporter Bridge Visitor Centre plays host to a talk about Middlesbrough’s iconic bridge on Tuesday from 10.30am while offering visitors the chance to view the new lighting system in the winding house and the opportunity to cross the Tees on a gondola. The Tees Transporter Bridge: Past, Present and Future presented by bridgemaster, Alan Murray, and principal engineer, Rodger Wakerley, will look back at its history, discuss its uses and discuss the current day uses and the ongoing £2.6m Heritage Lottery Fund award.

One critical - 11 injured - in smash between minibus and car

8:49pm Thursday 16th May 2013

One man was critically injured in a collision between a minibus and a car near the junction of the A19 and A179 this evening.

Twelve taken to hospital after A19 smash between minibus and car

8:18pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Twelve people were taken to hospital this evening following a collision involving a minibus and a car on the A19.

Volunteers trained to bring restorative justice to Middlesbrough

TRAINED: Restorative Justice facilitators Sandra Phillips and Rebecca White

4:22pm Thursday 16th May 2013

VOLUNTEERS will act as go-betweens if victims and their attackers agree to meet face-to face.

School graded 'outstanding' by Ofsted

Nunthorpe Principal Debbie Clinton and students celebrate the Academy’s ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted

1:26pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A TEES school has been graded as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Secret report into Cleveland Police conduct revealed by The Northern Echo

Cleveland Police

6:30am Thursday 16th May 2013

EMBATTLED Cleveland Police is described as the force that would not listen in a scathing report obtained by The Northern Echo.

Timeline of flawed investigation that cost Cleveland Police more than £550,000 in damages

6:30am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE latest revelations to damage the reputation of Cleveland Police came in the wake of the sacking of the force’s Chief Constable and Deputy Chief Constable for gross misconduct.

Cleveland Police answer questions posed in the wake of Operation Pomeroy

Suspended Chief Constable Sean Price, right, and Deputy Chief Constable Derek Bonnard

6:30am Thursday 16th May 2013

In the wake of the damning report from the Independent Police Complaints Commission, the Northern Echo submitted a series of questions to Cleveland Police in an attempt to discover what the force had learnt from the fall-out from Operation Pomeroy.

Man charged with causing death by dangerous driving

5:48pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A 58-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Dealer sentenced to 70 months in US prison

7:43pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A CRYSTAL meth chemical dealer involved in a long-running extradition battle has finally been sentenced.

Police warn motorists against taking photographs of accident scenes

5:20pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

POLICE have warned motorists against using their mobile phones to take photos of accidents – after several drivers were seen taking images of the scene of a serious rush-hour crash this morning (Wednesday, May 15).

Investigation after "serious safeguarding incident" at care home run by scandal-hit company

6:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

A NORTH-East care home owned by a company at the centre of a national abuse scandal has been investigated by regulators following a “serious safeguarding incident”.

Grants scheme to help communities and groups mark the centenary of the First World War

12:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

COMMUNITIES and groups across the North-East and North Yorkshire have been invited to have a share of a multi-million grants scheme set up to mark the centenary of the First World War.

AJ needs magic wand to take up stage school scholarship

Amelia Jade Wilde, known as AJ, who needs sponsorship to study at the Barbara Speake Stage School in London, with her dog, Tess

4:12pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A WEST END career beckons for a talented teenager who has been offered a half scholarship to a top London theatre school but she needs her own fairy godmother to make her dreams come true.

Youngsters pen a play in a week

5:45pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Youngsters aged between six and 16 can create a play in a week during the summer holidays from July 29 to August 2. With help from a theatre professional they will learn how to create their own plot and characters and stage their finished performance at the end of five days. They are being run by the hART Factory at Middlesbrough Baptist Church in Cambridge Road, Middlesbrough, from 10am to 3pm. Places are £65 per child for the full five days, with an early bird offer £55 for those booking by Monday, July 1. To book email info@hartfactory.co.uk or call 01642-740268 or 07807-079304.

The Boy with Tape on his Face cancels upcoming Middlesbrough Town Hall Crypt show

4:46pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Due to unavoidable new filming commitments, award winning silent comic The Boy With Tape On His Face has unfortunately had to cancel his upcoming show at Middlesbrough Town Hall Crypt on Monday, June 3. All existing ticket holders are being contacted directly, and full refunds are available from the Town Hall Box Office on 01642-729729. A brand new show is currently being planned for next year.

Operation Christmas Child charity launches new appeal

6:33pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A CHARITY that inspires thousands of people from across the North-East to fill shoeboxes full of Christmas gifts for vulnerable children has launched a new appeal.

Renewed appeal for missing Hartlepool man

Image of Christopher Turnbull who hasn't been seen for three weeks

4:54pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

POLICE investigating the disappearance of a 61-year-old Hartlepool man are renewing their appeal for information as to his whereabouts.

'I just gave it a kick' says council worker who mistook hand grenade for stone

Hartlepool Council employee John O'Neill who found the grenade

4:00pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A BEACH cleaner has told of the moment he realised he had unknowingly kicked a live hand grenade down the sands.


Twitter: Hartlepool Reporters

The Northern Echo is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.


Local NewsYourNorth-East




Blogs



Local Information

Enter your postcode, town or place name

House prices »   Schools »   Crime »   Hospitals »

click2find


About cookies

We want you to enjoy your visit to our website. That's why we use cookies to enhance your experience. By staying on our website you agree to our use of cookies. Find out more about the cookies we use.

I agree