Before Hartlepool ... to allow sea coalers’ vehicles on to beaches, subject to the introduction of a local licensing scheme. Gary Jackson, 26, a representative of the local sea coal trade ...

Tony Reed is one such 'sea-coaler' - someone who makes their living by collecting and selling coal washed up on the beaches of Hartlepool in County Durham. The 51-year-old has to plan his work ...

Sea-coaling' has taken place in Hartlepool, County Durham, for centuries Workmen painstakingly harvest tonnes of coal from Seaton Carew beach They use a modified Land Rover to transport their ...

New concrete block facing and rock armour will be installed along the existing sea wall A £9.6m, five-year building project to strengthen Hartlepool Headland's sea defences against erosion has begun.