Hartlepool Borough Council

Teenagers admit arson attack on former chapel

Children's care to exceed council's budget by £6m

How councils will fill the winter fuel payment gap

Christmas lights could fall victim to budget cuts

Schoolgirl's mudslide death investigation closed

Child social care 'slowly bankrupting' council

Campaign to move town's 'hidden' Christmas tree

Takeaway ban linked to drop in child obesity rate

Residents evacuated after cinema fire return home

Councils 'sleepwalking into crisis' over schools

Disused cinema gutted by fire to be demolished

Watchdog leads probe into schoolgirl's death

Cost of new substance misuse help centre rises

Safety warning as new telecare charges introduced

Fall in council tax discount claims after crackdown

Incinerator plan sparks health fears protest

'Huge pressure' on special needs provision

'Recovery Festival' to break down addiction stigma

Plea to be 'eyes and ears' to deter park vandals

Plans submitted for large solar farm

MP steps down as councillor to focus on 'full-time' job

Alleyway security increased to tackle 'high crime'

CCTV calls after 11-year-old's grave vandalised