A 30-year-old man has pleaded guilty to violent disorder during a protest in Hartlepool.

Carl Holliday, of Tankerville Street in Hartlepool, admitted the offence when he appeared at Teesside Magistrates Court and was remanded in custody until sentencing at Teesside Crown Court on September 2.

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Tamsyn Cerr, 21, of Firby Close in Hartlepool, did not enter a plea to the same charge and was remanded in custody until her next appearance at crown court, also on September 2.