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

Two More CBO Charges for Hartlepool ‘Bird Man’ Brian Wilkins More Court Trouble for Hartlepool ‘Bird Man’ as the CPS Brings Two New Charges... Hartlepool’s “Bird Man” Brian Wilkins has today appeared before Teesside Magistrates’ Court charged with two further counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order, as the long-running legal battle surrounding his feeding of wildlife continues. Wilkins appeared before Teesside Magistrates Court on Monday, 17th of August, in connection

Another One: Plans Emerge to Turn Hartlepool House Into Six-Bed HMO Yet Another Hartlepool Property Targeted for Conversion Into Six-Bed HMO As locals Claim The Town is Saturated with the Controversial Properties. 17th August 2026 Another residential property in Hartlepool could soon be converted into a controversial six-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), as the continuing expansion of this type of accommodation across the town remains a contentious issue for many re

Social Care, Housing and Funding: Hartlepool Leader Sends Message to Downing Street The Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council has written directly to the Prime Minister calling for urgent Government action on council funding, social care and housing. 14th August 2026 Reform UK Councillor Graham Harrison has set out what he describes as three key priorities which he believes are necessary to secure a stronger future for Hartlepool and other communities facing similar pressures

Charity Funds Stolen as Burglars Target Wynyard Road Shop Charity Shop Forced to Close After Thieves Steal Safe and Cause Thousands in Damage 13th August 2026 A charity shop in Hartlepool has been forced to close after thieves broke into the premises overnight, stealing a safe containing the previous day’s takings and causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. Alice House Hospice confirmed the break-in on Thursday Afternoon at its Wynyard Rd Store, saying those responsible