The £2bn Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility is backed by several North-East councils and operator Viridor Council Loans For £2.4bn Pound Grangetown Incinerator Raising Fresh Transparency Questions... 5th May 2026 Five Tees Valley councils have reportedly borrowed more than £3.6 million pounds from the Tees Valley Combined Authority to support the controversial Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility, according to figures uncovered by local campaigner Joseph Layton. The project

The Old West Quay Hartlepool Popular Hartlepool Pub & Restaurant Set to Close Under Plans by its parent Company Whitbread 4th May 2026 Hartlepool looks set to lose yet another well known family pub after Premier Inn owner Whitbread confirmed plans to close its remaining Brewers Fayre and Beefeater restaurants as part of a major national shake-up. The Old West Quay Brewers Fayre, located on Maritime Avenue near Hartlepool’s historic quay, is now said to be among the sites caug

When Councils Cry ‘Misinformation’ to Silence Awkward Questions: How Independent Media Has Become the Target by 'Extremist' Councils. 4th May 2026 Over the Weekend, we witnessed yet another troubling chapter in how 'extremist' local councils appear to be manipulating the media narrative when they're desperate to cling on to their last remaining propaganda angle. Hartlepool Borough Council has become the latest to cry 'misinformation' on a story that exposed just where public

Durham Council is the latest council to have been found to have recieved significant sums from Hartlepool BC Council Defends SEND Payments After Almost £1.2m Sent To Other Authorities... 3rd May 2026 A further investigation into Hartlepool Borough Council’s spending records has found that, in addition to the near £800,000 payment made to Gateshead Council, the council with no public confidence transferred more than £402,000 to Durham County Council in February 2026. The lates

Setting the record straight on a local councils malicious claims 3rd May 2026 We are aware of a statement issued by Hartlepool Borough Council in relation to an article we published yesterday concerning payments made by the Council to Gateshead Council & would like to clarify a number of issued raised. The Teesside & Durham Post received a communication from Hartlepool Borough Council asserting that the article was “misleading”. However, no supporting evidence was provided to

Vehicle Crime Concerns as Teesside Stolen Car Recovery Rate Drops Fewer Than One in Three Stolen Cars Recovered on Teesside Last Year, Police Figures Show.. 3rd May 2026 New figures released under Freedom of Information laws show that hundreds of vehicles are being stolen across Teesside every year — many of them never recovered. The data, supplied by Cleveland Police, shows that between 2020 and 2025, a total of 5,871 cars were officially recorded as stolen under burglary, r

Former Hartlepool Labour Councillor Aaron Roy is facing calls to quit after being expelled from Reform UK just weeks after defecting from labour. Hartlepool Councillor Facing Calls to Quit, After St George’s Flag Row... 2nd May 2026 A Hartlepool Councillor is facing calls to quit after sensationally being ousted from Reform UK just weeks after defecting from the Labour Party. Cllr Aaron Roy is said to be facing growing calls to resign from Hartlepool Borough Council after bei

Why Did Hartlepool Council Send Nearly £800k To Gateshead For Children’s Services? Hartlepool Borough Council Under Pressure To Explain Huge £796k Payment to Gateshead Council for Children’s Services Payments... 2nd May 2026 A Teesside & Durham Post investigation has found that nearly £800,000 worth of public money has been paid by Hartlepool Borough Council to Gateshead Council for the provision of children’s services linked to special needs support, new spending information