The Hartlepool Post

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The Hartlepool Post

Format| Online newspaper
Editor| Steve Fleet
Founded| 2002 (High Tax Hartlepool)
Political alignment| Independent
Relaunched| 2012
Headquarters| Hartlepool
Circulation| 140,000 visitors per month[citation needed]
Website| www.hartlepoolpost.co.uk

The Hartlepool Post is an online newspaper and forum[1] serving Hartlepool and the surrounding area. It has an average of 50,000 monthly visitors to its site and 9 contributors.

The paper opposes the whipped system of party politics in local Government and support Independent Councillors. Most of its content therefore relates to local politics[2] and is often critical of the whipped parties.[3] New sister sites for East Durham and Teesside are expected in 2013.[4]

## Popularity

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Alexa Rank 2,937,116 (May 2013[update])
Alexa Rank 9,855,331 (Nov 2014[update]) [5]

## References

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* North East England portal
* Journalism portal

1. ^ The Hartlepool Post,
2. ^ Taxi drivers warned over free rides, Sunday World
3. ^ No Shame In This Council Chamber, Tales From The Town Hall, November 17, 2014
4. ^ About Us, www.hartlepoolpost.co.uk
5. ^ "Alexa.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

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