The Price of Leadership: Believe Housing Advertised £207,753 Plus Pension for Next CEO of Troubled County Durham Housing Landlord Believe Housing’s £207,753 Recruitment Package Revealed Following Retirement Announcement... One of regions largest so called 'housing associations' has been revealed to have offered more than £207,000 a year in salary and a generous car allowance as it recruits a successor to outgoing chief executive Alan Smith. The vacancy, advertised through exe

Lido Enterprises Ltd went into Liquidation this month after HMRC forced it into voluntary liquidation Motor Repair Firm Collapses Owing £113,000 — With No Assets Listed to Repay Creditors... 12th November 2026 A vehicle repair company on the outskirts of Hartlepool has gone into liquidation owing more than £113,000 to its creditors, with financial documents revealing no assets are expected to generate money to repay its creditors. Lido Enterprises Limited’s (Trading as Lido G

Hartlepool’s Council Tax Burden Put to Rayner in Commons Showdown Hartlepool Labour MP Jonathan Brash Challenges Council Tax Gap — But Rayner Has No Overhaul Planned... 12th November 2026 The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Givernment Angela Rayner has said she is not working on an overhaul of council tax, after Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash openly challenged the fairness of the system. Appearing before the Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government

The Swan Pub in Billingham, Teesside has been closed whilst investigations continue. Two Arrests in Separate Sexual Offence Investigations as Billingham Pub Closes 11th November 2026 A Billingham pub has temporarily closed after two separate reports of sexual offences, with one man charged with rape and a second arrested on suspicion of sexual assault. The Swan, on Wolviston Road, remains temporarily closed while Cleveland Police investigate the reported incidents and enquiri

Could Hartlepool’s Former Labour Offices Become Flats, or a HMO ? Former Labour Party Campaign Office which was the base for both former MP's Iain Wright & Peter Mandelson sold at auction. 11th November 2026 A former Labour campaign office in Hartlepool, once the base for two former Members of Parliament has been sold at auction after going on the market with a guide price of £75,000. The former Labour Party Campaign Offices in South Rd Hartlepool was recently marketed for sa

Ex-Durham Cop Faces Gross Misconduct Hearing After Car Park Conviction Ex-Durham Police Officer Jailed Over Car Park Sex Act Faces Misconduct Hearing... 10th November 2026 A former Durham Constabulary officer is due to face an accelerated misconduct hearing at Peterlee Police Station at 10am on Thursday 12th November 2026, after pleading guilty to outraging public decency and improperly exercising police powers. Ryan Adams, 28, was jailed for 15 months in October 2026 after t

Mike Young, reform councillor for Hartlepool is listed as one of the Charities Trustees Financial Accounts for a Hartlepool Housing Charity Headed by a Reform Town Councillor Leaves Key Accounting Questions Unanswered.... 10th November 2026 The Charity Commission’s register has marked the first set of financial accounts for a Hartlepool housing charity as qualified, meaning the auditor or independent examiner has expressed reservations or concerns about parts of the financia

Police Watchdog Inquiry Finished — But Stephen Stead’s Inquest Process Continues Time for Answers: Coroner’s Review Finally Set for Hartlepool Man Stephen Stead Who Died in Police Custody More than Three Years Ago. 8th November 2026 A coroner’s hearing into the death of Hartlepool man who died in Police Custody under the botched Operation Artemis Scheme has been listed for this Tuesday, more than three years after he died... The official Teesside inquest schedule seen by the