Good Intentions, Poor Communication? Council’s 13+ Condom Post Comes Under Scrutiny Teesside Council Under Fire Over Facebook Post Offering Free Condoms to Children as Young as 13... 22nd August 2026 A former Hartlepool councillor has questioned the way Hartlepool Borough Council has communicated a sexual health advice post to young people after a new seemngly deleted social media post by Hartlepool Borough Council reportedly promoted access to free condoms for residents aged

Councils Could Be Forced to Repay Tens Of Thousands of Pounds to Claimants Who’ve Had their Universal Credit Unlawfully Deducted... Judge finds DWP acted unlawfully after failing to provide evidence of council tax debt and failing to consult claimant before taking money directly from benefits 21st August 2026 A legal ruling handed down at Teesside Justice Centre earlier this month is set to have potentially significant consequences for the way councils and the Department for

Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station 36 Incidents Reported at Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station as Regulator Steps Up Scrutiny 21st August 2026 Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station has reported 36 site incidents to the UK’s nuclear regulator since the beginning of 2025, adding fresh scrutiny to a facility which has already been placed under the regulator’s highest level of enhanced attention. Recent figures reported show that EDF notified the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) of 36

Police Misconduct Hearing to Examine Serious Domestic Abuse Allegations Former Police Officer to Face Gross Misconduct Hearing Over Domestic Abuse Allegations 21st August 2026 A former Durham police officer is due to face an accelerated misconduct hearing next week over serious allegations that they assaulted and subjected a former partner to domestic abuse. The hearing is scheduled to take place over Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th August 2026, beginning at 10am at Peterlee

Fiona Jane Smith has been Struck off As a Solicitor & can never practice law again.. Hartlepool Solicitor Admits Dishonesty After Client Account Shortfall Leaves The Legal Profession Facing a £450,000 Bill… 20th August 2026 A Hartlepool solicitor has been struck off after admitting dishonest misconduct which contributed to a major deficit in her firm’s client account and ultimately left the legal profession shouldering around £450,000 in compensation costs. Fiona Jane Smith,

Who Gets What? Hartlepool Firm Oak Electrotechnical's £275,000 Creditor List Explained Hartlepool Business 'Oak Electrotechnical's' Collapse Leaves Creditors Facing £178,000 Shortfall as More Than £275,000 in Claims Revealed... 19th August 2026 New insolvency documents have revealed the scale of the debts left behind by a Hartlepool Company — suggesting ordinary suppliers could struggle to recover anything they're owed at all. Fresh documents filed following the collapse of H

“Completely Unacceptable”: MP Matt Vickers Takes Aim at Stockton Council Over Waste Centre Access Stockton West MP Demands Answers Over Haverton Hill Waste Facility… 18th August 2026 Stockton West MP Matt Vickers has demanded answers from Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council over what he describes as an “unacceptable disparity” between the service offered to Stockton residents and neighbouring Middlesbrough residents using the same Haverton Hill recycling centre. In a letter sent

Former Cleveland Police Officer Defied Orders and Sent Around 250 Messages to Vulnerable Woman.. Former Cleveland Police Officer Would Have Been Sacked Over Relationship With Vulnerable Domestic Abuse Victim 17th August 2026 A former Cleveland Police officer who previously appeared on Channel 5’s fly-on-the-wall documentary Inside the Force: 24/7 would have been dismissed without notice after a misconduct panel found he entered into an inappropriate sexual relationship with a