Planning Permission Required: Hartlepool Moves Towards Tighter HMO Controls New Planning Controls for Hartlepool's HMOs Set for December—But Council Warns of Enforcement Pressure 30th October 2026 New planning controls on houses in multiple occupation could take effect across much of Hartlepool from December 2026—but council officers have reportedly warned that enforcing the new regulations would place additional pressure on an already stretched service. Hartlepool Borough Co

A&E to get £1m - But Replacement Hospital Could Cost £2 BILLION HOSPITAL IN NEED OF MAJOR SURGERY! £2BN Price Tag Looms Over North Tees 28th October 2026 A major redevelopment of the University Hospital of North Tees could cost as much as £2 billion pounds, with NHS chiefs acknowledging that the ageing hospital estate faces mounting maintenance problems, financial pressures and an uncertain future. Documents contained within Hartlepool Borough Council's forthcoming Audit and

MISSING SCHOOL? SEE YOU IN COURT! Redcar Council Targets Ten Parents BACK TO SCHOOL OR OFF TO COURT? Redcar Council Gets Tough on Parents 27th October 2026 Ten people are listed to face court proceedings today (Tuesday 27th October 2026), as Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council pursues parents accused of failing to ensure their children attend school regularly. Court listings examined by The Teesside & Durham Post reveal that the Troubled Teesside Council has brought ten sepa

No Silent Night for Seaton Meadows landfill as Christmas Deadline Looms.... A Rubbish Ending: Seaton Meadows Landfill Site in Hartlepool Faces the Axe as Companies House launches Strike off Bid.... 27 October 2026 | The Teesside & Durham Post | Exclusive Follow-Up The future of Hartlepool's controversial Seaton Meadows landfill has been thrown into yet nmore uncertainty, after Companies House this week issued a fresh compulsory strike-off notice against the company responsibl

Banned from multiple areas of Hartlepool's Town Centre: Aggressive Beggar given five year ban from Hartlepool Town Centre... 'Aggressive Beggar' Banned from Hartlepool Town Area for Five Years.... 27th October 2026 A prolific Hartlepool beggar who'd spent months repeatedly intimidating shoppers, elderly residents and shop workers has been slapped with a five-year civil injunction after a lengthy campaign of so called 'aggressive begging' across the town. Glen Moore reportredl

Just 17 Months After Takeover, Durham Fabrication Firm Durata fabrication Goes Bust County Durham Fabrication Business Goes Bust With Almost Half a Million Pounds in Short-Term Debts 26th October 2026 A County Durham Fabrication Company has collapsed Into Liquidation as its financial Accounts Reveal Nearly Half a Million Pounds of Short-Term Debts are Outstanding... Durata Fabrication Ltd, formerly known as Tolley Fabrications Ltd, has appointed two insolvency practitioners t

Councillor in the Dark? Labour Councillor Phillip Holbrook Claims He Was Kept Out of Parking Plans Parking Row Erupts in Hartlepool Street as Labour Councillor Questions Decisions Made Behind His Back... 26th October 2026 A Hartlepool Labour councillor has questioned plans to introduce new parking restrictions on a Hartlepool street, claiming the proposals have emerged without his knowledge and could adversely affect local residents. Councillor Philip Holbrook, who represents

SICK AS A PARROT! – Middlesbrough Council's Sickness Rate Soars by a Staggering 133% TOWN HALL SICKNESS CRISIS: Middlesbrough Council Loses More Than 65,000 Working Days as Staff Absences Soar by 133% 26th October 2026 Middlesbrough Council is facing serious questions over its soaring staff sickness levels after newly disclosed figures revealed that the number of working days lost through staff sickness has more than doubled in just twelve months.... Figures released under th