Latest news
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NHS Health Card launched in Hartlepool
12 August 2010
Extra support is now available to patients across the Hartlepool area thanks to the launch of the NHS Help Card.
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Tall Ships traffic light tweaks
3 August 2010
Hartlepool Borough Council will be making changes to traffic light sequences on roads approaching the Tall Ships Races site in the town in an effort to keep vehicles moving over the four-day event.
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Announcing Laurel Gardens
30 July 2010
Developers are on-target to complete Laurel Gardens - an exciting new mixed tenure housing development specifically for those aged 55 and over - by their deadline of September 2010.
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Special project takes root
26 July 2010
In a quiet corner of Hartlepool, tucked away just yards from the bustle of Oxford Road, a very special project is - quite literally - taking root.
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£25,000 available to local sports groups
13 July 2010
Groups and clubs in Hartlepool are being urged to bid for money to fund innovative projects that encourage more people to take part in sport and physical activity.
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Time is running out to show your Pride in Hartlepool
12 July 2010
Time is running out for residents of Hartlepool to show their pride for the town by taking part in a photography competition.
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Have your say on budget cuts
9 July 2010
All Hartlepool residents are being given the opportunity to have their say on Hartlepool Borough Council's future spending plans.
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Healthy eating goes down a treat!
8 July 2010
A healthy eating scheme in Hartlepool's Lynnfield area has been praised as one of the most successful in the town.
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Pride in Hartlepool photography competition
7 July 2010
Pride in Hartlepool, organisers of the Big Tall Ships Tidy Up, are inviting budding photographers to take part in a special competition to celebrate The Tall Ships Races 2010.
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Show your pride with the Big Tall Ships Tidy Up
6 July 2010
Local people are being urged to help get their town shipshape in time for the Tall Ships Races 2010.
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Hartlepool’s first for SignVideo service
8 June 2010
Hartlepool Borough Council has taken an important step forward in making its services as accessible as possible to members of the deaf community.
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Special event for former Garlands and Flex-Ability staff
27 May 2010
A special drop-in event will be held in Hartlepool next week to help former Garlands Call Centres and Flex-Ability employees to get back into work or into training.
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Council offers support to Garlands workers
18 May 2010
Hartlepool Borough Council has given a commitment to do everything possible to provide support and advice to Garlands employees.
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Free course to boost carers' confidence
7 May 2010
If you are looking after a friend or relative, Caring with Confidence can help you to make a positive difference to your life and that of the person you care for.
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Hospital bus to make more stops
30 April 2010
The route of a special bus service to help Hartlepool people get to and from the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton is being expanded.
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Murder in the library - events for crime fans
28 April 2010
It's going to be absolute murder in Hartlepool's Central Library this May, with several murder-themed events to delight crime story fans and budding sleuths alike.
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Visiting time is now online
29 March 2010
People on Teesside are among the first in the country to benefit from a new service helping them keep in touch with loved ones while they are in hospital.
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Maria uses social care to stay independent
17 March 2010
Maria Wright has always been independent. Originally from the Italian city of Venice, she worked for the armed forces as an interpreter during World War 2. It was during the conflict that she met her husband, a Hartlepool man who was serving in the British Army.
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Volunteering opens doors for Carol
29 January 2010
In 2001, after 17 years of being a stay-at-home mum, Carol Goldsbrough decided it was time she did something for herself. Her youngest child had started secondary school and Carol, from the Owton Manor area of Hartlepool, wanted to get out of the house and keep herself busy during the day.
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Hartlepool's First Stroke Support Group
25 January 2010
When a hospital consultant first suggested Joan Spoors set up a support group for stroke survivors in Hartlepool almost 20 years ago, she wasn't quite convinced.
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Joanne's shining example
22 January 2010
Thirty-eight year old Joanne Liddle had struggled with her weight all of her life. She hated going clothes shopping and was worried about the effect her health was having on her children.
"In February 2009 I decided to take action," says Joanne, a mother of three. "I realised I needed to change my lifestyle for the sake of my own health, and for my children's future health and happiness."
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Half-term fun at Summerhill
20 January 2010
A whole host of child-friendly activities are on offer this February half-term at Summerhill Country Park in Hartlepool.
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Could the benefits team help you?
3 December 2009
Mr and Mrs D were behind with their council tax payments. Hartlepool Borough Council sent reminders to the couple, but did not get any reply. Because of this, the council's bailiff team visited Mr and Mrs D to arrange collection of their outstanding payments.
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Social care puts people first
3 December 2009
Social care is changing. A new type of service, called self-directed support, puts people in control of their own lives: it gives them freedom to arrange the help and support that suits them best.
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Mike's adventures on the high seas
30 November 2009
Until the famous replica of Captain James Cook's HM Bark Endeavour visited Middlesbrough in 2003, Mike Bloomfield's experience of ships and sailing was limited to the occasional channel crossing and pleasure cruises along the Yorkshire coastline. Since then Mike's newfound knowledge and love of tall ships and sailing has taken him all over the British Isles, to the Canary Islands, and even as far afield as Australia.
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Making the most of your council
16 November 2009
From museums and art galleries, to adult education, social care, libraries, leisure centres and beaches, Hartlepool Borough Council has lots to offer. Are you making the most of your council's services?
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New horizons for Gilberto
11 September 2009
When his wife Josephine passed away in 2007, the future looked bleak for devoted husband Gilberto Benitez who had been her round-the-clock carer for the previous nine years.
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Final stage of Hartfields retirement village is complete
10 September 2009
The final apartments and cottages at Hartlepool's innovative new ‘extra care' retirement village, Hartfields, have now been completed.
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New Emergency Scheme for carers
11 March 2009
Hartlepool Borough Council has launched a new service to support unpaid carers in the town.
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Top marks for adult social care services
10 March 2009
Hartlepool Borough Council has received top marks for adult social care services following an assessment by Government inspectors.