The Hartlepool Post Explained

The Hartlepool Post
Format:	Online newspaper
Editor:	Steve Fleet
Foundation:	2002 (High Tax Hartlepool)
Political:	Independent
Relaunched:	2012
Headquarters:	Hartlepool
Circulation:	140,000 visitors per month
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

Alexa Rank 2,937,116
Alexa Rank 9,855,331 ^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://jamescampbell78.wordpress.com/2014/05/12/the-hartlepool-post/ The Hartlepool Post
2. http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stories/news/taxi-drivers-warned-over-free-rides Taxi drivers warned over free rides
3. http://www.talesfromthetownhall.co.uk/no-shame-in-this-council-chamber.html No Shame In This Council Chamber
4. http://www.hartlepoolpost.co.uk/static_about%20us.htm About Us
5. Web site: Alexa.com Site Info . Alexa Internet . 4 August 2013 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305025418/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hartlepoolpost.co.uk . dead .