Seaton Carew
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| Weather | 4°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 86% Humidity |
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| Hotels | View hotels |
| Population | 6,018 (2001) |
| Local time | Monday 05:44 |
| Dialling code | 01429 |
| Postcode district | TS25 |
| Police | Cleveland |
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| ID | 2399645 |
About Seaton Carew
Seaton Carew is a small seaside resort in the Borough of Hartlepool, a unitary authority in North East England, with a population of 6,018. It is situated on the North Sea coast on the edge of Hartlepool and the mouth of the River Tees.
Probe into more dead crabs and lobsters along North East coast
... Tens of thousands of the crustaceans first washed up on shores from Seaton Carew down to Whitby in October...
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... No sensitivity or understanding The father of Zac Newton was promised help by the force but he says nothing has happened Peter Newton said Cleveland Police told him officers would respond to a report about his 10-year-old son Zac being attacked by a gang of youths in Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool...
Probe into more dead crabs and lobsters along North East coast
The government is investigating after new reports of dead crabs and lobsters along the North East Coast .
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is to " undertake additional sampling" after fishermen reported further deaths.
Tens of thousands of the crustaceans first washed up on shores from Seaton Carew down to Whitby in October.
Defra previously said it had " completed a thorough investigation" which.
That finding, which Whitby and Scarborough's Conservative MP and former fisheries minister Robert Goodwill said he was " inclined To Believe , having seen the evidence" has been disputed by many fishermen,
Chemical pollution and dredging have been repeatedly ruled out by Defra as likely causes.
It said it had now received reports of " further dead or dying lobsters and crabs found in a small number of pots along the North East Coast " and That it would be taking samples in the area to investigate.
Adrian Noble , a Whitby fisherman of More Than 40 Years , said he believed there was " not a chance in the world" the deaths were caused by a naturally-occurring algae, adding the industry has been " decimated".
" The Way things are at The Moment , we don't know if we can Go On for much longer, " He Said .
" There's a few fishermen having to go to food Banks now. I'm just surviving off my savings. "
Stockton North Labour MP Alex Cunningham is calling for financial aid for fishermen across the region.
" Fishermen using food Banks - That shouldn't be happening in 21St Century Britain, " He Said .
" I hope others will get behind The Fight to get the compensation they need to keep their businesses afloat.
" I've had fishermen In Touch with me and I think it's important That we work right across the Tees Valley where livelihoods are in danger. "
Mr Cunningham said he believed the Environment Agency had " got it right" but continuous testing was vital in case it had " got it a little wrong".
" If it's natural, or unnatural, the government should be paying out to make sure fishermen aren't accessing food Banks , " He Said .
Source of news: bbc.com
