Page 1 of 2 A bizarre ruling that has resulted in sex offenders’ names being omitted from court lists in the north east has been overturned. Legal chiefs told the Hartlepool Mail that the ban was brought in to protect
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Mail banned from fully identifying defendant – again
A judge has again rejected a bid by the Hartlepool Mail to fully identify a man accused of sex offences. A 39-year-old man appeared at Teesside Crown Court on allegations he committed 11 sex attacks over a five-year period –
Mohican Dick in hair-raising stunt
The Hartlepool Mail’s deputy chief sub may not have many similarities with David Beckham – but they shared the same striking look for a moment. Brummie Dick Stainton followed in the England captain’s footsteps by having his hair cut in
New sex case court ban for Mail
Magistrates have again banned the Hartlepool Mail from fully identifying a suspected sex attacker. For the second time in six weeks, magistrates have agreed to a solicitor’s application to withhold a defendant’s address. Magistrates imposed a ruling under Section 11
Minister backs Mail on hooligan stance
The Home Office minister responsible for anti-social behaviour orders is backing the Hartlepool Mail’s stance on identifying young troublemakers. Twice the courts have banned the paper from naming youngsters who have been handed the orders. And twice the Mail has
Mail is gagged – again
Page 1 of 2 The Hartlepool Mail has again failed to get magistrates to lift reporting restrictions on naming young hooligans who are troubling the town. But this time the paper is taking a tougher stance – and has written
Investigation launched after sex case court ban
An investigation has been launched after the Hartlepool Mail was banned from fully identifying a suspected sex attacker. Magistrates imposed a ban on the publication of the defendant’s new address after hearing his home had been subjected to demonstrations by
Jocks -v- Hartlepudlians
A row has broken out between two papers over the relative merits of their local areas. Edinburgh-based The Scotsman dubbed Hartlepool strange, slammed the food as inedible, and compared town housing to a toilet block. Three times in a 1,000-word
Mail cleared on reporting restrictions claim
The Hartlepool Mail has been cleared of allegations it breached reporting restrictions when covering the case of two youngsters dubbed the “Brothers Grim”. A police probe was launched following a claim that the Mail had illegally identified the two boys
Have a Heart helps diabetics
An appeal to bring sophisticated laser equipment to Hartlepool has seen its total met with the help of the Hartlepool Mail’s own Have a Heart campaign. The Hartlepool and East Durham Diabetic Group set out to raise £23,000 to bring
Drugs line secures conviction
Two drug producers are facing a jail sentence after admitting cultivating a cannabis farm. Carl Leadbitter, (24), is due to be sentenced at Teesside Crown Court after admitting growing 41 cannabis plants with his co-accused Gary Davidson. The pair were
So who did beat Harry?
Regular readers of HoldTheFrontPage will know that Hartlepool Mail editor Harry Blackwood was a tad put out this week to find he was NOT the first journalist to finish the Great North Run. If you missed his column, you can
Heard it through the Grapevine
Grapevine is the name of a scheme set up jointly by the Hartlepool Mail and the Wesley nightclub to offer 11 to 17-year-olds a good, safe night out in an alcohol-free environment. The mail has been offering youngsters the chance
Profits up for Johnston
Johnston Press has revealed a 36 per cent jump in profits in its half-year results announcement. The figure is strengthened by rising advertising revenues, which are continuing strongly into the second half of the financial year. The group, which publishes
Mail's boomerang effect
Ever felt the boomerang effect at your ‘paper?It’s that strange ‘problem’ of staff who just keep coming back.Hartlepool Mail editor Harry Blackwood tries to explain the phenomenon in his column this week.What’s the boomerang count in your office? e-mail us
Mail readers solve photo mystery
Injured boys: Norman Edmundson and Ralph Watt Hartlepool Mail readers have come to the rescue of the BBC with vital information about a dramatic local war story. The BBC is making a programme, to be screened later in the year,