163 Jobs Already Gone: Firefighters' Union Fights Plans for Further Cuts Across Cleveland Cleveland Fire Brigade Faces Further Cuts Despite Already Losing a Third of Its Workforce, Union Claims 12th October 2026 Cleveland Fire Brigade has lost 163 jobs, equivalent to a third of its workforce, according to the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), as fresh proposals to reduce costs across the emergency service move forward amid growing concerns over the future of local fire cover. The fi

Driving Ban, Dangerous Driving and Drug Allegations: Motorist Returns to Teesside Court Prolific Driving Offender Accused of Failing to Stop for Police... 12th October 2026 A motorist with a prolific history of appearances before Teesside Magistrates’ Court for serious driving offences is due back before the courts today (Monday, 12 October), facing another five further motoring charges, including driving without insurance, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence

PC Harter Working for Cleveland Police has become the subject of questions over whether he lawfully arrested a suspect as court proceedings continue... Questions Over The Lawfulness of Arrest Against a Hartlepool Woman Raised in Court... 12th October 2026 Questions surrounding the lawfulness of a woman's arrest by Scandal Ridden Cleveland Police have been raised in court, after a 38-year-old Hartlepool woman was accused of kicking a police officer when she was arrested on sus

Hartlepool Care Home Caught Up in Multi-Million-Pound Investment Scandal Private Jets, Luxury Yachts and £2.8m in Investments: High Court Exposes Collapse of Care Home Empire 11th October 2026 A failed luxury care home investment scheme involving a property in Hartlepool has become the subject of a major High Court ruling, after investors who collectively paid more than £2.8 million pounds successfully established liability against a property marketing company over investment

£16 Million Surplus, Zero Corporation Tax: Believe Housing's Latest Accounts Raise Questions Believe Housing, Based in Seaham County Durham Reports £16.24m Surplus While Treasury Receives No Corporation Tax.... 10th October 2026 One of County Durham's largest so called 'social housing landlords' has managed to dodge yet another significant Corporation Tax Bill reporting a £16.24 million pounds annual surplus while boasting no UK corporation tax being paid for the second conse

The historic boat could be scrapped unless a new owner is found. A Lifeboat That Saved 122 Lives Faces Destruction Unless a New Owner Comes Forward 10th October 2026 A historic Hartlepool lifeboat credited with saving 122 lives during decades of service could face being dismantled and disposed of unless a new owner can be found to save the vessel before the end of January 2027. The RNLB The Princess Royal, a 46ft Watson-class motor lifeboat which served Hartlepool for almost

Aldi Plans Bigger and Better Hartlepool Store in Major Dunston Road Redevelopment Aldi Reveals Plans for Major Hartlepool Store Expansion After Customer Demand Soars 9th October 2026 Supermarket giant Aldi has unveiled plans for a significant expansion of its popular Dunston Road store in Hartlepool, with newly submitted planning documents revealing the supermarket has been trading well above expected levels as demand from local shoppers continues to grow. The German discount

Shared Ownership Slump Sees Thirteen Sales Fall From 287 to Just 160 Teesside Based Thirteen Housing Group Sells 127 Fewer Shared Ownership Homes as Turnover Falls £7.8m 9th October 2026 Shared ownership sales at one of the North East’s largest private housing corporations fell sharply during the last financial year, with Thirteen Housing Group completing just 160 sales compared with 287 the year before. Thirteen’s latest annual accounts show that the sales of low-cost home o