Burning Cars and Brazen Disorder: Teesside & County Durham’s Lawlessness Problem Has Been Years in the Making OPINION: The Police have simply Lost Control! Burning Cars, Gang Violence and a Dangerous Culture Cleveland Has Seen This Before… 28th August 2026 The sight of vehicles burning in a County Durham field as part of an apparent tribute to one of the men killed in the A66 tragedy should trouble anybody who cares about law and order across the region and comes just days af

Site could be cleared by Christmas, according to plans submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council. Plans Formally Submitted to Demolish Hartlepool’s Mill House Leisure Centre 25th August 2026 One of Hartlepool’s best-known leisure buildings could disappear from the town’s landscape before the end of the year after formal plans were submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council. An application has formally been submitted by the Hartlepool Development Corporation seeking prior approval

The former Durham Police Officer has been placed on the Police Barred List Former police officer would have been dismissed over “predatory” pursuit of vulnerable witness.. 25th August 2026 A former police officer would have been dismissed from Durham Police had he not resigned after a misconduct hearing found that he’d used his position to pursue an emotional and sexual relationship with a vulnerable witness during an ongoing investigation. The officer, identified only as for

Countryside Enforcement Case Leaves Hartlepool Firm and Director With Criminal Convictions Criminal Convictions for Hartlepool Company and Director After Wheatley Hill Planning Breach 24th August 2026 A Hartlepool company and its director have been left with criminal convictions and a combined court bill of more than £17,000 after admitting failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice relating to unauthorised works in the County Durham countryside. N&T Civils Limited,

30 jobs could be at risk at Peterlee manufacturing Firm Philadelphia Structures Ltd Peterlee Manufacturing Company Falls Into Administration After Nearly 30 Years… 24th August 2026 A long-established County Durham manufacturing company has formally gone into administration, raising questions over the future of the business and its workforce less than two years after its published accounts showed net assets had surged to £1.5 Million Pounds.. Philadelphia Structures Ltd, based

Good Intentions, Poor Communication? Council’s 13+ Condom Post Comes Under Scrutiny Teesside Council Under Fire Over Facebook Post Offering Free Condoms to Children as Young as 13... 22nd August 2026 A former Hartlepool councillor has questioned the way Hartlepool Borough Council has communicated a sexual health advice post to young people after a new seemngly deleted social media post by Hartlepool Borough Council reportedly promoted access to free condoms for residents aged

Councils Could Be Forced to Repay Tens Of Thousands of Pounds to Claimants Who’ve Had their Universal Credit Unlawfully Deducted... Judge finds DWP acted unlawfully after failing to provide evidence of council tax debt and failing to consult claimant before taking money directly from benefits 21st August 2026 A legal ruling handed down at Teesside Justice Centre earlier this month is set to have potentially significant consequences for the way councils and the Department for

Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station 36 Incidents Reported at Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station as Regulator Steps Up Scrutiny 21st August 2026 Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station has reported 36 site incidents to the UK’s nuclear regulator since the beginning of 2025, adding fresh scrutiny to a facility which has already been placed under the regulator’s highest level of enhanced attention. Recent figures reported show that EDF notified the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) of 36