76-512: The Hartlepool Mail is a newspaper serving Hartlepool , England and the surrounding area. The paper was founded in Hartlepool in 1877 as The Northern Daily Mail and continued to be printed in the town until August 2006, when the printing staff were told they would be made redundant on 30 September. The newspaper's owners, Johnston Press, decided it was in the interests of their business to move printing to Sunderland . On 16 July 2012, most of
152-578: A 'We Love Our Hospital' rally was organised by Save Our Hospital and the Teesside Peoples' Assembly Against Austerity, attracting large crowds in Hartlepool town centre. Candidates Iain Wright, Richard Royal, Philip Broughton, Stephen Picton and Michael Holt each gave speeches alongside other selected speakers. It was reported that Wright was booed and heckled by the crowd. One day prior to the general election, local football club Hartlepool United F.C. took
228-451: A UK parliamentary constituency. The seat includes the town of Hartlepool itself and the nearby villages of Hart , Elwick , Greatham , Newton Bewley and Dalton Piercy . The constituency had previously substantially been in the constituency of The Hartlepools . It became the constituency of Hartlepool in 1974 . Hartlepool was a Labour constituency from its creation until 2021, although its predecessor did have Conservative MPs both in
304-559: A monthly column for the paper. Hartlepool Hartlepool ( / ˈ h ɑːr t l ɪ p uː l / HART -lih-pool ) is a seaside and port town in County Durham , England. It is governed by a unitary authority borough named after the town . The borough is part of the devolved Tees Valley area. With an estimated population of 92,600, it is the second-largest settlement in County Durham, after Darlington . The old town
380-408: A mosque and looted shops after anti-immigrant misinformation was spread on social media. There is one main tier of local government covering Hartlepool, at unitary authority level: Hartlepool Borough Council . There is a civil parish covering Headland, which forms an additional tier of local government for that area; most of the rest of the urban area is an unparished area . The borough council
456-641: A period of absence, this was replaced in June 2012 with the Peterlee Star , a new weekly paid-for paper retailing at 30p, produced by the Hartlepool editorial team. From January to June 2011, the newspaper averaged a daily circulation of 14,198. Since then, the sales have dropped which has resulted in increases in the paper's cover price. In November 2013, the paper cost 60p while in April 2019, it costs 73p. In December 2017, it had an average daily circulation of 4,183 making it
532-485: A population of 28,000. Ward Jackson helped to plan the layout of West Hartlepool and was responsible for the first public buildings. He was also involved in the education and the welfare of the inhabitants. In the end, he was a victim of his own ambition to promote the town: accusations of shady financial dealings, and years of legal battles, left him in near-poverty. He spent the last few years of his life in London, far away from
608-508: A regional broadcaster for the BBC and columnist for the Hartlepool Mail , to stand as its candidate, despite his lack of political and campaigning experience, hoping that his high-profile would help. It was also noted that the similarity of his name to that of the town's MP, and the fact he would feature above him on the ballot paper, might result in additional votes. The Conservative Party gained
684-553: A remarkably fine race of men. Went to the top of the church tower for a view." But the plan faced local competition from new docks. 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the north, the Marquis of Londonderry had approved the creation of the new Seaham Harbour (opened 31 July 1831), while to the south the Clarence Railway connected Stockton-on-Tees and Billingham to a new port at Port Clarence (opened 1833). Further south again, in 1831
760-658: A swing of 16.7%, the largest in the country, taking second place from the Liberal Democrats, and garnering it a vote share far exceeding their traditional local support. Sitting MP Iain Wright was the only candidate from 2010 to remain on the much-extended ballot paper in 2015, in which the three main parties faced competition from UKIP , the Green Party , and three independent candidates, each standing primarily on healthcare-related platforms. Popular local taxi driver and charity fundraiser Stephen Picton put himself forward as
836-668: Is a constituent member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority , led by the directly elected Tees Valley Mayor . The borough council is based at the Civic Centre on Victoria Road. Hartlepool was historically a township in the ancient parish of Hart . Hartlepool was also an ancient borough , having been granted a charter by King John in 1200. The borough was reformed to become a municipal borough in 1850. The council built Hartlepool Borough Hall to serve as its headquarters, being completed in 1866. West Hartlepool
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#1733085067039912-509: Is commemorated by the 1921 Redheugh Gardens War Memorial together with a plaque unveiled on the same day (seven years and one day after the East Coast Raid) at the spot on the Headland (the memorial by Philip Bennison illustrates four soldiers on one of four cartouches and the plaque, donated by a member of the public, refers to the 'first soldier' but gives no name). A living history group,
988-502: Is under consultation until August 2022 to organise projects, with the town's fund given to the town and other funds. Plans would be (if the corporation is formed) focused on the railway station, waterfront (including the Royal Navy Museum and a new leisure centre) and Church Street . Northern School of Art also has funds for a TV and film studios. On 2 August 2024 far-right activists and others attacked police, threw stones at
1064-753: The Crimean War , two coastal batteries were constructed close together in the town to guard against the threat of seaborne attacks from the Imperial Russian Navy . They were entitled the Lighthouse Battery (1855) and the Heugh Battery (1859). Hartlepool in the 18th century became known as a town with medicinal springs, particularly the Chalybeate Spa near the Westgate. The poet Thomas Gray visited
1140-685: The Headland . Industrialisation in northern England and the start of a shipbuilding industry in the later part of the 19th century meant it was a target for the Imperial German Navy at the beginning of the First World War. A bombardment of 1,150 shells on 16 December 1914 resulted in the death of 117 people in the town. A severe decline in heavy industries and shipbuilding following the Second World War caused periods of high unemployment until
1216-526: The Local Government Act 1972 , the Borough of Hartlepool was incorporated into the new county of Cleveland . As a consequence, a small part of the pre-1983 Easington constituency was added to the seat. The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged. The seat is currently coterminous with the borough of Hartlepool , which has close to the average population for
1292-520: The Middle Ages , Hartlepool was growing into an important (though still small) market town. One of the reasons for its escalating wealth was that its harbour was serving as the official port of the County Palatine of Durham . The main industry of the town at this time was fishing, and Hartlepool in this period established itself as one of the primary ports upon England's Eastern coast. In 1306, Robert
1368-584: The Stockton and Darlington Railway had extended into the new port of Middlesbrough . The council agreed the formation of the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company (HD&RCo) to extend the existing port by developing new docks, and link to both local collieries and the developing railway network in the south. In 1833, it was agreed that Christopher Tennant of Yarm establish the HD&;RCo, having previously opened
1444-504: The 1930s and endured high unemployment. Second Unemployment decreased during the Second World War , with shipbuilding and steel-making industries enjoying a renaissance. Most of its output for the war effort were " Empire Ships ". German bombers raided the town 43 times, though, compared to the previous war, civilian losses were lighter with 26 deaths recorded by Hartlepool Municipal Borough and 49 by West Hartlepool Borough. During
1520-461: The 1990s when major investment projects and the redevelopment of the docks area into a marina saw a rise in the town's prospects. The town also has a seaside resort called Seaton Carew . The place name derives from Old English heort (" hart "), referring to stags seen, and pōl ( pool ), a pool of drinking water which they were known to use. Records of the place-name from early sources confirm this: A Northumbrian settlement developed in
1596-463: The 7th century around an abbey founded in 640 by Saint Aidan (an Irish Christian priest) upon a headland overlooking a natural harbour and the North Sea. The monastery became powerful under St Hilda , who served as its abbess from 649 to 657. The 8th-century Northumbrian chronicler Bede referred to the spot on which today's town is sited as "the place where deer come to drink", and in this period
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#17330850670391672-592: The BIC on the River Wear. In December 2020, it was announced that former Mirror Group chief executive David Montgomery's group National World had acquired the paper's owners JPI Media for £10.2m. On 12 March 2022, the paper printed its final daily edition. It was announced that the Mail was to become a weekly paper with a new copy being released every Thursday. As a result, its cover price increased from 90p to £1.30. On 14 July 2023,
1748-449: The Bruce was crowned King of Scotland , and became the last Lord of Hartness. Angered, King Edward I confiscated the title to Hartlepool, and began to improve the town's military defences in expectation of war. In 1315, before they were completed, a Scottish army under Sir James Douglas attacked, captured and looted the town. In the late 15th century, a pier was constructed to assist in
1824-537: The Clarence Railway (CR). Tennant's plan was that the HD&RCo would fund the creation of a new railway, the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway , which would take over the loss-making CR and extended it north to the new dock, thereby linking to the Durham coalfield. After Tennant died, in 1839, the running of the HD&RCo was taken over by Stockton-on-Tees solicitor, Ralph Ward Jackson . But Jackson became frustrated at
1900-606: The Hartlepool Military Heritage Memorial Society, portray men of that unit for educational and memorial purposes. Hartlepudlians voluntarily subscribed more money per head to the war effort than any other town in Britain. Between On 4 January 1922, a fire starting in a timber yard left 80 people homeless and caused over £1,000,000 of damage. Hartlepool suffered badly in the Great Depression of
1976-458: The Headland was named by the Angles as Heruteu ( Stag Island ). Archaeological evidence has been found below the current high tide mark that indicates that an ancient post- glacial forest by the sea existed in the area at the time. The Abbey fell into decline in the early 8th century, and it was probably destroyed during a sea raid by Vikings on the settlement in the 9th century. In March 2000,
2052-477: The Labour majority to just over 3,000 votes. Both the 2010 and 2015 general elections (in addition to several local elections) took place against the backdrop of concerns regarding the potential closure of Hartlepool and Stockton hospitals and their replacement with a new "super hospital" in out of town Wynyard . This precipitated the closure of several departments, and the removal of services from Hartlepool. The move
2128-575: The MP between 1992 and 2004, resigned to take up a role in the European Commission . On 13 October 2008, he was created Baron Mandelson of Foy and Hartlepool following his appointment as Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in the British Government. Hartlepool falls within the jurisdiction of Cleveland Fire Brigade and Cleveland Police . Before 1974, it was under
2204-450: The Monkey (real name Stuart Drummond ) was elected on a platform that included free bananas for schoolchildren. Mandelson resigned as MP for Hartlepool when he was appointed as a European Commissioner in the summer of 2004. This triggered a by-election that took place on 30 September. The Hartlepool by-election – the last held prior to the 2005 general election – saw Iain Wright retain
2280-556: The Second World War, RAF Greatham (also known as RAF West Hartlepool) was located on the South British Steel Corporation Works. In 1891, the two towns had a combined population of 64,000. By 1900, the two Hartlepools were, together, one of the three busiest ports in England. The modern town represents a joining of "Old Hartlepool", locally known as the "Headland", and West Hartlepool . As already mentioned, what
2356-537: The Wynyard proposals, although no guarantees were made regarding the future of Hartlepool hospital. This issue continued to dominate politics in Hartlepool at both general elections and local council elections, which dented support for Iain Wright and Labour, who had backed the Wynyard plans, whilst many independent candidates gained traction. At the 2010 general election, the Conservative Party approached Alan Wright,
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2432-464: The allegation was withdrawn, and he had the Labour whip restored. On 16 March 2021 Mike Hill resigned as the MP for Hartlepool, triggering a by-election . The election was won by Jill Mortimer of the Conservative Party. It is the first time the Conservatives have held the seat. The result was the biggest swing towards an incumbent governing party in a by-election in the post war era; the record
2508-569: The archaeological investigation television programme Time Team located the foundations of the lost monastery in the grounds of St Hilda's Church. In the early 11th century, the name had evolved into Herterpol . During the Norman Conquest, the De Brus family gained over-lordship of the land surrounding Hartlepool. William the Conqueror subsequently ordered the construction of Durham Castle , and
2584-502: The area making it perceived as a vulnerable seat for Labour, at the 2017 general election Labour's new candidate Mike Hill retained the seat, with UKIP's vote falling by 17 points and Labour's rising by 17 points. This gave Labour their biggest total vote and popular vote majority in Hartlepool since 2001 . Following an allegation of sexual assault made against him in September 2019, Hill sat as an Independent. However, three weeks later,
2660-618: The borough is now divided into 12 electoral wards, each of which elects three councillors who make up the 36 councillors of the borough council. Hartlepool is represented in the House of Commons by one Member of Parliament. The current MP for the Hartlepool constituency is Jonathan Brash of the Labour Party . He was elected at the 2024 general election with 46.2% of the vote. Members of Parliament for Hartlepool since 1945 have been: Mandelson,
2736-600: The borough was enlarged to take in eight neighbouring parishes, and was transferred to the new county of Cleveland . Cleveland was abolished in 1996 following the Banham Review , which gave unitary authority status to its four districts, including Hartlepool. The borough was restored to County Durham for ceremonial purposes under the Lieutenancies Act 1997 , but as a unitary authority it is independent from Durham County Council. After boundary changes introduced in 2019,
2812-463: The by-election the previous year), the Conservative Party in 2010 , and UKIP, going one better than its by-election showing, in 2015 . In May 2010, the Conservatives gained their largest percentage vote increase in the country in Hartlepool, reducing the Labour majority to just over 5,500, whilst in 2015, UKIP recorded their eleventh-highest vote share in the United Kingdom, taking 28% and reducing
2888-475: The closure of its Hartlepool steelworks with the loss of 1500 jobs. In the 1980s, the area was afflicted with extremely high levels of unemployment, at its peak consisting of 30 per cent of the town's working-age population, the highest in the United Kingdom. 630 jobs at British Steel were lost in 1983, and a total of 10,000 jobs were lost from the town in the economic de-industrialization of England's former Northern manufacturing heartlands. Between 1983 and 1999,
2964-473: The early 1960s and during the Second World War . At the 1992 general election , Edward Leadbitter stood down and was succeeded by the former Labour Director of Communications Peter Mandelson . Mandelson's pivotal role in the reshaping of the Labour Party into New Labour attracted much attention, and he became a prominent target. During the first term of the Labour government led by Tony Blair , Mandelson
3040-520: The early nineteenth century, Hartlepool was still a small town of around 900 people, with a declining port. In 1823, the council and Board of Trade decided that the town needed new industry, so the decision was made to propose a new railway to make Hartlepool a coal port, shipping out minerals from the Durham coalfield . It was in this endeavour that Isambard Kingdom Brunel visited the town in December 1831, and wrote: "A curiously isolated old fishing town –
3116-400: The event, Mandelson retained his seat, while Scargill polled only 912 votes. Mandelson shocked many with a triumphalist victory speech in which he declared "They underestimated Hartlepool, and they underestimated me, because I am a fighter and not a quitter!". The following year, the town's first direct Mayoral election generated surprise when the mascot of Hartlepool United F.C. , H'Angus
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3192-562: The harbour's workload. Hartlepool was once again militarily occupied by a Scottish incursion, this time in alliance with the Parliamentary Army during the English Civil War , which after 18 months was relieved by an English Parliamentarian garrison. In 1795, Hartlepool artillery emplacements and defences were constructed in the town as a defensive measure against the threat of French attack from seaborne Napoleonic forces. During
3268-519: The jurisdiction of the Durham Constabulary and Durham Fire Brigade . Hartlepool has two fire stations: a full-time station at Stranton and a retained station on the Headland. Nearby towns include: Seaham (17 mi or 27 km), Sedgefield (13 mi or 21 km), Billingham (8 mi or 13 km) and Peterlee (8 mi or 13 km). Beyond the far side of the Tees Bay , on
3344-460: The luck to live anywhere in the North East [of England]...I would live near Hartlepool. If I had the luck". There was a boost to the retail sector in 1970 when Middleton Grange Shopping Centre was opened by Princess Anne , with over 130 new shops including Marks & Spencer and Woolworths . Before the shopping centre was opened, the old town centre was located around Lynn Street, but most of
3420-498: The marginal seats of Stockton South and Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland , forcing candidates to campaign outside of their selected seats. The Green Party selected local member Michael Holt, who had been arrested the previous year for obstructing a police officer at a protest in London, although charges were subsequently dropped. Just days before the nomination deadline, the Liberal Democrats selected Darlington -based Hilary Allen as its candidate. On Valentines Day in 2015,
3496-477: The north-east, attracting significant party funding, visits from leader Nigel Farage , and the regional party conference. It selected Philip Broughton, a former Stockton Conservative Councillor and wrestling entrepreneur, as its candidate. The Conservative Party selected public affairs consultant and competitive swimmer, Richard Royal, as its candidate. The Conservative Party's national '40/40 strategy' meant that much of its regional resources were directed towards
3572-406: The old town and West Hartlepool was created in 1867 called The Hartlepools . The two towns were formally merged into a single borough called Hartlepool in 1967. Following the merger, the name of the constituency was changed from The Hartlepools to just Hartlepool in 1974. The modern town centre and main railway station are both at what was West Hartlepool; the old town is now generally known as
3648-417: The old town. The 8-acre (3.2-hectare) West Hartlepool Harbour and Dock opened on 1 June 1847. On 1 June 1852, the 14-acre (5.7-hectare) Jackson Dock opened on the same day that a railway opened connecting West Hartlepool to Leeds , Manchester and Liverpool . This allowed the shipping of coal and wool products eastwards, and the shipping of fresh fish and raw fleeces westwards, enabling another growth spurt in
3724-530: The only viable alternative to Iain Wright, with Broughton distributing leaflets claiming that the Hartlepool election was a 'two horse race', and Royal referring to the close 2010 result, with his slogan "Wright for your town? Wrong for your future. Turn Hartlepool Royal Blue". As a result, much of the anti Labour vote was split, with UKIP and the Conservatives gaining a combined 48.9% compared to Iain Wright's 35.6%, but neither taking enough votes individually to defeat Labour. At one point during election night itself,
3800-577: The other side of the River Tees , the distant monument on Eston Nab can be seen on clear days. Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency) Hartlepool / ˈ h ɑːr t l ɪ p uː l / HART -lih-pool is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Jonathan Brash of the Labour Party from 2024. The constituency covers the town of Hartlepool plus nearby settlements. Labour won every contest for
3876-620: The paper's editor revealed that the Mail had been banned from covering Hartlepool United home games for the foreseeable future. The club did not give the Mail any reason why they had been banned and the editor Gavin Ledwith described the decision as "unjust". The ban was overturned in February 2024. The newspaper was formerly distributed in the Peterlee area under the Peterlee Mail name. Following
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#17330850670393952-412: The planning restrictions placed on the old Hartlepool dock and surrounding area for access, so bought land which was mainly sand dunes to the south-west, and established West Hartlepool . Because Jackson was so successful at shipping coal from West Hartlepool through his West Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company and, as technology developed, ships grew in size and scale, the new town would eventually dwarf
4028-602: The reporting and sports staff moved to the headquarters of the Sunderland Echo . It was also decided later that year, that the printing plant in Sunderland would close with printing of the paper moving to Dinnington , near Sheffield as a result. In 2015, the newspaper offices moved to Houghton le Spring alongside the Sunderland Echo and Shields Gazette . In May 2019, the office then moved to its Sunderland address at
4104-529: The seat for Labour with a majority of 2,033 votes. That by-election marked the first time that the UK Independence Party had ever finished in third place at a by-election. The Labour Party has continued to hold the seat since the by-election, with a dwindling majority and falling share of the vote, and at the three most recent general elections, three parties have finished in second place: the Liberal Democrats in 2005 (following their strong performance at
4180-464: The seat since the first at the February 1974 election (and mostly won the predecessor constituency of The Hartlepools from the 1945 election onward) until Jill Mortimer won the 2021 by-election , becoming the first Conservative MP to represent Hartlepool since 1959 . However, she lost her seat back to Labour three years later, falling to third place. The County Borough of Hartlepool. Before 1974
4256-518: The seat was known as The Hartlepools (reflecting the representation of both old Hartlepool and West Hartlepool ). The name was changed following the merger in 1967 of the County Borough of West Hartlepool and the Municipal Borough of Hartlepool to form the County Borough of Hartlepool. The Borough of Hartlepool. As a result of major local government boundary changes in 1974 arising from
4332-654: The shops and the market had moved to a new shopping centre by 1974. Most of Lynn Street had by then been demolished to make way for a new housing estate. Only the north end of the street remains, now called Lynn Street North. This is where the Hartlepool Borough Council depot was based (alongside the Focus DIY store) until it moved to the marina in August 2006. In 1977, the British Steel Corporation announced
4408-515: The third lowest in regional newspaper daily sales in the UK. In December 2021, that figure dropped to 1,570 daily sales. When the paper first became a weekly edition, it's average circulation was 1,408 sales in December 2022. The newspaper has a strong online presence and, in 2012, their website averaged 121,000 unique users a month. The newspaper is where sports journalist and TV presenter Jeff Stelling began his career. In April 2022, Stelling began writing
4484-459: The town he had created. First The area became heavily industrialised with an ironworks (established in 1838) and shipyards in the docks (established in the 1870s). By 1913, no fewer than 43 ship-owning companies were located in the town, with the responsibility for 236 ships. This made it a key target for Germany in the First World War . One of the first German offensives against Britain
4560-483: The town in July 1765 to "take the waters", and wrote to his friend William Mason: I have been for two days to taste the water, and do assure you that nothing could be salter and bitterer and nastier and better for you... I am delighted with the place; there are the finest walks and rocks and caverns. A few weeks later, he wrote in greater detail to James Brown: The rocks, the sea and the weather there more than made up to me
4636-558: The town lacked a cinema and areas of it became afflicted with the societal hallmarks of endemic economic poverty: urban decay , high crime levels, drug and alcohol dependency being prevalent. Docks near the centre were redeveloped and reopened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993 as a marina. The accompanying National Museum of the Royal Navy opened in 1994, then known as the Hartlepool Historic Quay. A development corporation
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#17330850670394712-585: The town. This in turn resulted in the opening of the Swainson Dock on 3 June 1856, named after Ward Jackson's father-in-law. In 1878, the William Gray & Co shipyard in West Hartlepool achieved the distinction of launching the largest tonnage of any shipyard in the world, a feat to be repeated on a number of occasions. By 1881, old Hartlepool's population had grown from 993 to 12,361, but West Hartlepool had
4788-415: The unprecedented step of openly criticising Wright, and seemingly encouraging fans to support either Royal or Broughton, both of whom had met the club's leadership and shown support for its interests. The club had been under pressure, facing relegation and had an ongoing land dispute with the Labour council . Throughout the campaign, both Phillip Broughton and Richard Royal sought to portray themselves as
4864-400: The villages under their rule were mentioned in records in 1153 when Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale became Lord of Hartness . The town's first charter was received before 1185, for which it gained its first mayor, an annual two-week fair and a weekly market. The Norman Conquest affected the settlement's name to form the Middle English Hart-le-pool ("The Pool of the Stags"). By
4940-411: The voice of the hospital campaigners, although this was challenged by the last-minute candidacy of Sandra Allison, who stood under the banner of 'Your Vote Could Save Our Hospital'. John Hobbs, an 80 year old autism campaigner stood under the tagline 'Tell it like it is'. UKIP earmarked Hartlepool as a potential gain, and the seat became one of its top ten national targets as well as its main target in
5016-435: The vote looked so close that a recount was reported to be due, but this proved to be unnecessary after the inclusion of postal votes. Following the 2015 general election result, Hartlepool became the 35th most vulnerable Labour seat in the country. At the EU referendum in 2016 Hartlepool voted to 'Leave' by 69.5%, making it one of the highest Leave-voting Labour-held seats in the UK. Despite this intense Euroscepticism in
5092-466: The want of bread and the want of water, two capital defects, but of which I learned from the inhabitants not to be sensible. They live on the refuse of their own fish-market, with a few potatoes, and a reasonable quantity of Geneva [gin] six days in the week, and I have nowhere seen a taller, more robust or healthy race: every house full of ruddy broad-faced children. Nobody dies but of drowning or old-age: nobody poor but from drunkenness or mere laziness. By
5168-417: Was West Hartlepool became the larger town and both were formally unified in 1967. Today the term "West Hartlepool" is rarely heard outside the context of sport, but one of the town's Rugby Union teams still retains the name. The name of the town's professional football club reflected both boroughs; when it was formed in 1908, following the success of West Hartlepool in winning the FA Amateur Cup in 1905, it
5244-418: Was a raid and bombardment by the Imperial German Navy on the morning of 16 December 1914, Hartlepool was hit with a total of 1150 shells, killing 117 people. Two coastal defence batteries at Hartlepool returned fire, launching 143 shells, and damaging three German ships: SMS Seydlitz , SMS Moltke and SMS Blücher . The Hartlepool engagement lasted roughly 50 minutes, and the coastal artillery defence
5320-452: Was called "Hartlepools United" in the hope of attracting support from both towns. When the boroughs combined in 1967, the club renamed itself "Hartlepool" before re-renaming itself Hartlepool United in the 1970s. Many fans of the club still refer to the team as "Pools" After the war, industry went into a severe decline. Blanchland , the last ship to be constructed in Hartlepool, left the slips in 1961. In 1967, Betty James wrote how "if I had
5396-406: Was completed in 1889. An events venue and public hall on Raby Road called West Hartlepool Town Hall was subsequently completed in 1897. In 1902 West Hartlepool was elevated to become a county borough , making it independent from Durham County Council . The old Hartlepool Borough Council amalgamated with West Hartlepool Borough Council in 1967 to form a county borough called Hartlepool. In 1974
5472-568: Was founded in the 7th century, around the monastery of Hartlepool Abbey on a headland. As the village grew into a town in the Middle Ages, its harbour served as the County Palatine of Durham 's official port. The new town of West Hartlepool was created in 1835 after a new port was built and railway links from the South Durham coal fields (to the west) and from Stockton-on-Tees (to the south) were created. A parliamentary constituency covering both
5548-408: Was initially supported by Hartlepool MP Iain Wright, and opposed by Stockton South candidate James Wharton at the 2010 general election. A substantial protest group was formed opposing Wynyard, and calling on services to remain at Hartlepool, backed by a campaign by the Hartlepool Mail , a local newspaper. Following the recession of 2008 , the incoming coalition government announced it would scrap
5624-479: Was laid out on land outside Hartlepool's historic borough boundaries, in the neighbouring parish of Stranton . A body of improvement commissioners was established to administer the new town in 1854. The commissioners were superseded in 1887, when West Hartlepool was also incorporated as a municipal borough. The new borough council built itself a headquarters at the Municipal Buildings on Church Square, which
5700-477: Was supported by the Royal Navy in the form of four destroyers, two light cruisers and a submarine, none of which had any significant impact on the German attackers. Private Theophilus Jones of the 18th Battalion Durham Light Infantry , who fell as a result of this bombardment, is sometimes described as the first military casualty on British soil by enemy fire. This event (the death of the first soldiers on British soil)
5776-569: Was twice appointed to the Cabinet and twice forced to resign amid minor but controversial scandals. At the 2001 general election there was a notable contest when Arthur Scargill , former leader of the National Union of Mineworkers and the leader of the Socialist Labour Party , stood for election in the hope of exploiting uneasiness about New Labour in "traditional" Labour heartlands . In
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