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400 More New Homes Could Be on the Way as Hartlepool Borough Council Considers Summerhill Access Road Deal...
Summerhill Lane Hartlepool Hartlepool Borough Council Set to Consider Summerhill Land Deal Paving Way for Major 400-Home Development… 8th Sep 2026 04:24am Hartlepool Borough Council is set to consider an agreement which could pave the way for a major new housing development of around 400 homes near Summerhill Country Park despite concerns from local residents that the plans could cause traffic chaos… Members of the council’s Neighbourhoods and Regulatory Services Committee w
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Sudden Exit: Reform UK Graham Harrison Steps Down as Hartlepool Council Leader
Just Three Months into the Role as Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council & Graham Harrison has announced he's to stand down. Reform Council leader Departs Just Months Into Role, as Promised Savings Cannot Be Achieved… 7th September 2026 Hartlepool Borough Council has been rocked by an unexpected leadership change this week after Reform UK Councillor Graham Harrison announced that he’s standing down as Leader of the Council — little more than just three months after taking the
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More Than Just the Smell: Questions Growing Over Hartlepool Landfill Site...
Waste, Warnings and £6.1m Owed: What’s Really Going On at Seaton Meadows Landfill Site in Hartlepool? Something’s Beginning to ‘Stink’ Over Hartlepool Landfill as Firms Accounts Raise Fresh Questions… 8th September 2026 Fresh questions are being raised over the future of a Controversial Landfill Site in Hartlepool, after an examination of the operator’s latest accounts reveals more than £6 million pounds worth of liabilities falling due within a year — as its newest financial
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Company Linked to Controversial Hartlepool Landfill Site Moves Towards Liquidation...
Seaton Meadows Landfill Hartlepool Teesside & Durham Post EXCLUSIVE: Business Linked to Hartlepool Landfill Faces Liquidation 7th September 2026 A company with links to the controversial Seaton Meadows Landfill Site in Hartlepool is moving towards liquidation, according to a formal insolvency notice which has been seen by the Teesside & Durham Post. . SA Land Developments Ltd, company number 13831532, has begun a process which could see insolvency practitioner Andrew J Cordon
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Asylum Figures Are Falling Claims Labour MP— So Why Are Locals Living in Hartlepool Waiting Longer For Homes?
The Number of People being Disqualified from the Housing Register in Hartlepool is Growing, as newcomers are handed keys to homes locals seemingly cannot get access to. If Things Are Getting Better According to Hartlepool Labour MP Jonathan Brash — Why Is Hartlepool’s Housing Queue Growing? 7th September 2026 Hartlepool’s MP Jonathan Brash has highlighted what seems to be encouraging-looking statistics, claiming that asylum accommodation numbers are down 18% locally, hotel us
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Former Durham Police Officer Barred From Policing After Assault Findings..
Durham Police HQ Former Durham Police Officer Barred from Policing After Panel Finds Domestic Abuse Allegations Proven.. 4th September 2026 A former Durham Constabulary officer would have been dismissed from the force after a disciplinary panel concluded that he assaulted and subjected his former partner to domestic abuse. The misconduct hearing took place at Peterlee Police Station in August, with the officer referred to only as “Former Officer A” and his former partner as “
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Drive-Through Coffee Shop and Autocentre Planned for Former Hartlepool Dealership...
Former Hartlepool Citroën Dealership Could Create 27 New Jobs Former Hartlepool Citroën Dealership Could Create 27 New Jobs... 3rd September 2026 A long-vacant former car dealership in Hartlepool could be transformed into a drive-through coffee shop, autocentre and electric vehicle charging station under plans submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council. Kingscrown Land and Commercial Limited is seeking full planning permission to redevelop the former Citroën dealership at the ju
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Named and Shamed: Thirteen Teesside and County Durham Employers Failed to Pay Minimum Wage..
Local Employers Exposed in Government Minimum Wage Crackdown Thirteen Teesside and County Durham Employers Named for Failing to Pay Minimum Wage as Workers Short-Changed by More Than £53,000 3rd September 2026 Thirteen employers across Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and County Durham have been named by the Government for failing to pay workers the legal minimum wage — with hundreds of employees affected. The Government published its latest National Minimum Wage naming round
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