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23 May 2012 Last updated at 08:30 ET

Shops fire 'started deliberately'

Police say a fire which gutted a row of shops in Eaglescliffe was started on purpose.

Fire sweeps through row of shops

Town wins award for Tall Ships

Hartlepool Council wins gold in national tourism awards for the Tall Ships 2010 event.

Park reopens after £8.9m revamp

A historic Teesside park is officially reopened after an £8.9m restoration project.

Fosterer's 'hugs and love' reward
A woman who survived cancer becomes a full-time foster carer
Manufacturing heyday return call
Business Secretary Vince Cable says he wants the North East to return to its manufacturing "glory days"
NE&Cumbria: Political week in 60 seconds
A look back at the political week in the North East and Cumbria in 60 seconds

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A19 County Durham - A19 in Peterlee lane re-opened on entry slip road southbound at the B1320 Burnhope Way junction, because of an earlier broken down vehicle.

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