Ex-Hartlepool councillor Tom Cassidy censured over misleading leaflet bids for Rural West comeback Standards row councillor selected as Conservative candidate for Hartlepool's Rural West Ward in May Local Elections... 16th Feb 2026 A former Hartlepool councillor who was formally found to have breached the councils Code of Conduct over a misleading council tax election leaflet has announced his political return after putting himself forward as the Conservative candidate for t

The Brass Neck of Cleveland Police’s Victim Narrative The Graves of the Victims of Cleveland Police's Brutality Tell a Different Story: Cleveland Police Cannot Claim Victimhood While Its Own Record Is a One Shrouded in Cover-Up's.. 16th Feb 2026 T eesside most Dangerous Extremist Group 'Cleveland Police' this week moved to highlight the jailing of three people for what they described as “completely unacceptable assaults on police officers,” presenting the cases as further evi

Recent Audit Disclaimer Leaves the Tees Valley Combined Authority Facing prolonged Government intervention. Taxpayer Backed Projects Supported by the Combined Authority Facing Further Scrutiny as Auditors Formally Reject the TVCA's Latest Accounts 16th Feb 2026 T he Tees Valley Combined Authority’s hopes of escaping its Government Issued best Value Notice has suffered yet another significant blow, after its claimed external auditors are expected to issue yet another disclaime

Rent Increase Confirmed for Thirteen Tenants Across Teesside and Hartlepool Rent Up, Profits Up, Surplus Cash Up, Tenants Fed Up: Thirteen Housing Group Tenants Hit with 4.8% Rise After Income Surge... 15th Feb 2026 T housands of housing tenants across Teesside and Hartlepool are being told to brace for another eyewatering rent increase from April after Teesside Housing Giant Thirteen Group confirmed that most rents are set to rise by 4.8 per cent. The Middlesbrough-based bus

Short-term saving, long-term reality — what Hartlepool Borough Councils Incoming CEO will really cost New council boss set to replace the Outgoing Denise McGuckin will cost less today — but pay gap with predecessor ‘wiped out by inflation’ in less than six years... 15th Feb 2026 H artlepool Borough Council’s decision to appoint Matt Wilton as its new Chief Executive has been accompanied by the headline-friendly claim that the move will save local taxpayers around £20,000 a ye

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash Faces Rising Public Hostility Which has now reportedly spilled out onto the Streets of the Constituency he represents. Labour MP for Hartlepool Jonathan Brash Reportedly Confronted on Hartlepool Street, as Abuse Toward MPs Surges... 14th Feb 2026 H artlepool Labour MP, Jonathan Brash, has publicly revealed this week that he was confronted and verbally abused by a member of the public in the street while walking home in his own constituency. In a s

Volunteer Shortage Forces Closure of Rift House Youth Project Lease Surrender Approved as Hartlepool Volunteer-Led Youth Scheme Winds Up 13th Feb 2026 H artlepool’s long-running Rifty Youth Project is to close its doors permanently after almost two decades of community work, with Hartlepool Borough Council said to have formally agreed to an early surrender of its lease at Rift House Community Centre where the community group was based. An Officer Decision Record seen by the T

Hartlepool Watches to See which Councillors next to jump the stalls & defect to Reform It seems Political Musical Chairs Has Come to Hartlepool, Which Councillor Do You Think will be Next to Join Reform...? 13th Feb 2026 Right then – purely for a bit of political mischief and a laugh over a pint – we’re opening the book on who might be the next Hartlepool councillor to swap their rosette for a shade of turquoise. No money changing hands, no inside information, just tongue fi