HartlepoolBorough Council said the main reasons for the projected overspend this financial year "continue to be the increase in the numbers and costs of children requiring external residential placements" ... Hargreaves added ... .
DawnLord, 51, believed she was attending an appointment at the University Hospital of Hartlepool to discuss future procedures when her doctor told her she needed to take a biopsy ... .
A road barrier floating in the sea prompted an RNLI call-out after being mistaken for a body. The Hartlepool crew was called at about 13.30GMT on Sunday by anglers who saw something fishy floating off the Heugh Breakwater... .