- Towns regeneration contest launched
- Lottery couple defend benefit claim
- Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
- Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
- 1,000 people expected in marches
- Search on for 'cruise-fall' Briton
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
- Five held in Syria embassy protest
- Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
- Rhyming plea over library closures
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- PM picks up shopping on way home
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- PM accepts White House invitation
- I feel fantastic, says Robin Gibb
- Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
- Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak
- John Terry loses England captaincy
Local
Backing for pilot scheme
THE brother of a baby whose identity was stolen by canoe conman John Darwin has welcomed a new pilot registration system.
Star hands over car prize
A couple were handed the keys to their new wheelchair accessible car by EastEnders actor David Proud after winning a competition.
Never too old for pampering
CARE home residents were given beauty treatments as part of a national campaign.
Former library set to be demolished for houses
A FORMER library is set to be demolished within the next few weeks to make way for new houses.
Regional
Youth coalition handed £10m grant
More than 2,700 adult volunteers are set to be trained up to support youth groups including Army Cadets, Boys Brigade, Girlguiding UK and St John Ambulance, with Middlesbrough expected to be one of the areas that will benefit the most.
Shopping centre metal thief jailed
A metal thief who caused thousands of pounds of damage by cutting through live cables on shopping centre air conditioning units in Teesside has been jailed for four years.
Footballer 'targeted by race hate'
Police are investigating reports that Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi has been targeted by racists in an internet hate campaign.
Driver jailed over Samaritan death
A driver from Newcastle who knocked down and killed a good Samaritan who thought he was trying to leave the scene of an accident has been jailed for seven years.
Pigeon fancier held in poison probe
Pigeon fanciers are suspected of poisoning rare peregrine falcons who are preying on their birds, the RSPB has said following an arrest in Northumbria.
National
Towns regeneration contest launched
The Government has launched a competition to find 12 areas to share £1 million under a drive to regenerate town centres.
Lottery couple defend benefit claim
A couple who scooped a £10.2 million lottery jackpot have defended their right to claim benefits more than six years later.
Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
One hundred firefighters are tackling a blaze in one of London's most exclusive streets.
Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
The Royal Navy is sending a nuclear submarine to the Falkland Islands amid heightened tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed islands, it has been reported.
1,000 people expected in marches
More than 1,000 protesters are expected to take part in marches by two opposing campaign groups.
Business
Road closed for resurfacing work
A BUSY road will be closed during the weekend as lanes are resurfaced.
Just the business for local forum
DOZENS of delegates gathered for a meeting of a networking club where the main topic was how to win contracts.
Erika swaps Greece for town success
ERIKA Danis was 19 when she swapped life in Greece for studies on Teesside.
Expanding firm moves to marina
AN accountancy firm has become the latest company to switch home to a former call centre.
Solar ruling welcomed by business boss
A BUSINESSMAN has welcomed the “fantastic” High Court ruling that the Government could not cut solar panel subsidies.
Education
Sacred Heart pupils looking forward to Olympics
The Year 6 pupils at Sacred Heart Primary School now all know how to take part in a well-constructed debate after a classroom project.
Poolies help Darlington cause
DON’T whisper it too loudly – but the headteacher at Hartlepool’s West View Primary School is a Darlington fan.
English Martyrs pupils celebrate record-breaking GCSE exam results
PUPILS are celebrating after their school got top marks in record-breaking GCSE results.
Students pamper soldiers
COLLEGE students will be pampering a group of soldiers fresh from a tour of Afghanistan.
St Hild’s pupils quiz councillors
CALLS by pupils to bring the voting age down to 16 have been welcomed by councillors during a public meeting.
Campaigns
Tragic dad joins Mail campaign
A TRAGIC dad has become the latest backer for the Hartlepool Mail’s Race For Fitness campaign.
Go Zum way to improving your health
DANCE and fitness instructor Jean Walsh has her own distinct reasons for backing the Hartlepool Mail’s Race For Fitness campaign.
Get the fitness bug with Susan
A PERSONAL trainer has joined the Hartlepool Mail battle to get town people to shape up in Olympic year.
Run your way to fitness
AN athletics club is offering Race For Fitness supporters a fantastic chance to get into shape.
Zac takes star role for Pride
INSPIRATIONAL choreographer Zac Healey is currently taking centre stage in the Mail’s Pride of Hartlepool Awards.
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Weather for Peterlee
Saturday 04 February 2012
Today
Light snow
Temperature: -3 C to 1 C
Wind Speed: 35 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 2 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: West
