Hartlepool man found not guilty of raping woman in Turkey

Police force seeking new assistant chief constable as job advert is published

Plan to smuggle drugs into prison during visiting backfires and lands former couple in court

'Enough incinerator capacity already' on Teesside without new household waste processing facility

Heartbreaking reason behind ex-police officer's mission to reunite missing people with their loved ones

Funnyman Russell Howard to headline at brand new Teesside comedy festival

New Stockton town centre NHS community diagnostic centre welcomes first patients

Parents' heartfelt messages, cakes and gifts to teachers who dealt with 'intruder' at Hartlepool school

'Parents' worst nightmare': Pervert dragged child into bush and carried out sexual assault

CCTV shows plain-clothed police swoop on Middlesbrough town centre drug deal

Forensic teams investigating human remains at Hartlepool recycling plant conclude initial stage

Mum wins best trainer gong for fifth time - and co-creates menopause boot camp

Police update on arrest after 'suspicious ammunition' discovery saw homes evacuated in Middlesbrough

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