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    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Highlight Active Wellbeing Hub prepares to open its doors</title>
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      <description>Excitement is building as Highlight, Hartlepool’s new multi-million pound Active Wellbeing Hub, prepares to open its doors on Monday 22 June.</description>
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      <title>World Cup fans urged to use only licensed taxis</title>
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      <description>Football fans venturing out to watch the World Cup are being urged to travel only in licensed vehicles when taking taxis.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Book lovers delight as Crossing The Tees returns</title>
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      <description>There’s a fantastic treat in store for book lovers in Hartlepool with the return of the Crossing The Tees Book Festival.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 22:36:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Hartlepool’s new Ceremonial Mayor is formally installed</title>
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      <description>Councillor Sue Little was formally invested as Hartlepool’s new Ceremonial Mayor in a special ceremony in Civic Centre last night.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 14:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>An important opportunity for young people in Hartlepool to explore routes into the videogames industry at major careers event </title>
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      <description>A major games careers event is coming to Hartlepool next week, giving young people the chance to discover what a career in one of the UK's most exciting creative industries could look like for them.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:32:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Meet the new Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council</title>
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      <description>Councillor Graham Harrison is the new Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>New appointments agreed at Hartlepool Borough Council Annual Council</title>
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      <description>A number of key appointments have been agreed at Hartlepool Borough Council’s Annual Council meeting as the council sets its leadership and governance arrangements for the year ahead.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Appeal to dog owners to help protect beach and the nesting little terns</title>
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      <description>Hartlepool Borough Council and Tees Valley Wildlife Trust are asking dog owners to take extra care to help protect visitors using Seaton Carew beach and also the little terns nesting there. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Businesses invited to shape Hartlepool’s economic future</title>
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      <description>Businesses across Hartlepool are being invited to have their say on key issues affecting them by taking part in an annual survey.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Villages to get weekly food waste collections</title>
      <link>https://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/news/article/268/villages-to-get-weekly-food-waste-collections</link>
      <description>The roll-out of weekly food waste collections in Hartlepool is continuing, with the service being expanded to homes in the villages of Hart, Elwick and Dalton Piercy.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Powering Hartlepool’s creative future!</title>
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      <description>Hartlepool is set to come alive with ideas, inspiration and opportunity thanks to a month-long programme of events to help creative businesses, freelancers and practitioners grow, connect and thrive.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Seaton Carew earns top quality award</title>
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      <description>Hartlepool seaside resort Seaton Carew has once again been recognised for its outstanding quality, earning a top award from environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Changes to town centre parking arrangements</title>
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      <description>Changes to the way Hartlepool Borough Council-managed car parks in Hartlepool town centre operate are set to come into force from 1 June 2026.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Explore resilience in new Hartlepool Art Gallery exhibition – and help choose an artist for a future solo show</title>
      <link>https://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/news/article/264/explore-resilience-in-new-hartlepool-art-gallery-exhibition-and-help-choose-an-artist-for-a-future-solo-show</link>
      <description>A new exhibition celebrating resilience in all its forms has opened in Hartlepool Art Gallery - and visitors are being invited to help choose an artist to stage their own solo show at the venue.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:22:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Closure Order secured on house in major win for community safety</title>
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      <description>Community safety chiefs have secured a Closure Order on a privately-rented property in Hartlepool as part of an ongoing clampdown on crime and anti-social behaviour.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Local elections 2026 </title>
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      <description>The Hartlepool Borough Council local elections took place on Thursday 7 May. Twelve seats - one in each ward - were up for election. The full list of results is as follows.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>They’re back! The little terns arrive at Seaton Carew as the nesting season begins</title>
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      <description>The first little terns of the season have been spotted at Seaton Carew, marking the start of another exciting chapter for one of the UK’s most important seabird colonies.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Museum of Hartlepool gains £218,000 investment for new exhibition gallery and storage</title>
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      <description>Hartlepool Borough Council has secured a £218,419 grant to create a brand new gallery for temporary exhibitions at the Museum of Hartlepool and for major upgrades to its museum storage facilities.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Unauthorised tree works result in landmark prosecution</title>
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      <description>Hartlepool Borough Council has secured a criminal prosecution for unauthorised works to a tree in a conservation area, marking the first successful case of its kind by a Tees Valley authority.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Big turnout for Production Village procurement event</title>
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      <description>An event to inform local businesses of the opportunities to be created by a multi-million pound state-of-the-art film, TV and  digital production village in Hartlepool has been hailed a huge success.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
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