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

Locals unable to book an appointment at the tip, as council website goes down. Website Outage Leaves Hartlepool Residents Unable To Book Tip Appointments.. 2nd May 2026 Locals living in Hartlepool have been left unable to book appointments online for the town’s tip after Hartlepool Borough Council’s online forms were hit by an apparent website outage. The issue's reportedly affected the council’s official online booking system for the Household Waste Recycling Centre at Burn

Reform UK’s Hartlepool Gamble Turns Into a huge Own Goal Reform’s Hartlepool 'Lifeboat' Is Already Taking on Water... 2nd May 2026 There is an old saying in politics that defections tell you as much about the person jumping ship as they do about the party taking them in. In Hartlepool, Reform UK may now be learning that lesson the hard way. Just weeks ago, Cllr Aaron Roy’s move from Labour to Reform UK was presented as another sign of Labour’s weakening grip in the town. For

Aaron Roy Hartlepool has reportedly been expelled from the Reform UK Party weeks after he defected from Labour Reform UK Sacks Hartlepool Defector Over St George’s Cross Comments... 1st May 2026 A Former Hartlepool Labour councillor who only recently defected to Reform UK has now reportedly been expelled from his new party following a row over comments reportedly made online about the St George’s Cross. Cllr Aaron Roy, who left Labour last month to join Nigel Farage’s Reform

Former West End Social Club in Murray Street could become a HMO under plans submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council. Former West End Social Club in Hartlepool Could Become Shops And Shared Housing Under New Plans... 30th April 2026 Plans have been submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council to transform a former Hartlepool social club into three ground-floor commercial units and an eight-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation — a proposal which is likely to prove controversial beca

Mill House Leisure Centre is open for the final time today before being closed for good . Last Swim, Last Workout, Last Goodbye, as Hartlepool's Mill House Leisure Centre Closes Today... 30th April 2026 Today marks the end of an era for Hartlepool, as The Mill House Leisure Centre opens its doors to the public for the final time today after more than five decades at the heart of the town’s sporting and leisure life. The Hartlepool leisure centre, which first opened on the 4th

Hartlepool Borough Council plans to end free parking on sundays in a bid tackle its ballooning budget deficits. Hartlepool Residents Hit Out Over Plans To Scrap Free Sunday Parking and Free Parking after 3pm in Town Centre. 30th April 2026 Plans to end free Sunday parking in Hartlepool have sparked anger among residents and town centre visitors, with some warning the move could would be the final blow to a shopping centre already fighting for survival. The backlash comes amid