Community safety officials in Hartlepool have successfully prosecuted three people for failing to pay fines in a further clampdown on anti-social behaviour.

A Hartlepool man has pleaded guilty to a number of offences relating to him acting as an unlicensed taxi driver, following an investigation led by Hartlepool Borough Council’s Licensing Team.

Repairs have been carried out to a major stretch of a busy Hartlepool road in a partnership between Hartlepool Borough Council and housing provider Thirteen.

The A689 (Stockton Street) through the centre of Hartlepool is to undergo a series of evening and night-time closures this week and next whilst re-surfacing works are carried out.

A fourth property Closure Order has been secured by community safety officials as part of a concerted clampdown on illegal drug activity in the Oxford Road area of Hartlepool.

£120,000 of maintenance, repairs and improvements to the Headland Town Square are nearing completion.

The Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council has welcomed the reassurances he has received about the future of maternity services in the town.

There’s a treat in store for music lovers on Saturday 14 September when some of Hartlepool’s most talented young musicians will be showcased in a concert in the Town Hall Theatre.

Volunteers are being sought to help with a project that involves recording people's memories of the historic Church Street Conservation Area.

Residents are reminded that road closures will be in place on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August for the Big Lime Weekend events.

Help is at hand for families in Hartlepool who are struggling to meet the cost of buying school uniform for their children.

There’s a blooming marvellous time in store for all the family at this year’s Hartlepool Show and Horticultural Festival.

Families in Hartlepool don’t want to miss out on a day of fun at Summerhill Country Park and Visitors Centre.

An Extraordinary Meeting of Full Council has referred a motion calling for a review of funding for organisations with links to Elected Members to the Audit and Governance Committee.

Drivers are advised that a full road reconstruction will be carried out on Mowbray Road during the coming months.

Notice is hereby given that the Audit of the Council’s Accounts for the year ending 31st March 2019 has been concluded.

More than 400 children from across the town recently took part in at the inaugural #LoveHartlepool Games sporting event.

Beach lifeguards at Seaton Carew have again warned people to take care in the water and only swim in the designated bathing area after carrying out two rescues.

Hartlepool breastfeeding mothers are encouraged to join thousands of women across the world at a global synchronised breastfeeding event this Friday.

Hartlepool Community Safety Team’s Victim Services Officer Jane Munden is offering summertime crime prevention advice at a series of free drop-in events over the coming weeks.