I am Hartlepool born and bred, but I left the town at 18 in 1975 to attend university.I returned for term holidays, undertaking a variety of summer jobs, from cleaning toilets at Siemens, digging ...

Museum of Hartlepool See Hartlepool through the ages as history is brought alive in this newly-transformed museum, with artefacts and exhibitions focusing on key events over 5,000 years ...

Tourism chiefs have struck lucky after being awarded more than £600,000 of lottery funding to help transform two town ...

The Heugh Gun Battery, in Moor Terrace, Hartlepool, has opened its exhibition space to the public as it starts a series of regeneration works this year. Pictured from left is Ashley Wilkinson, project ...

Dozens of buildings were destroyed or damaged in the shelling An 11-year-old girl has told of her sadness at discovering her great-great aunt was the youngest victim of a World War One bombardment.

The regeneration of Hartlepool's waterfront has reached a significant milestone with a £631,000 grant from The National ...

West Hartlepool was founded in 1847 as industry started to spread out of Hartlepool towards the newly erected docks. This painting shows how much it had grown in just ten years. In the painting ...

Hartlepool had several merman folklore ... and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC or the British Museum. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced.

A documentary about the 1914 bombardment of Hartlepool, Whitby, and Scarborough will be screened at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre.

Hartlepool, one of the UK’s cheapest seaside towns, is on the brink of a major transformation with plans for a £120 million development at its marina. Known for its affordability, with an average ...