£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

Council Shake-Up Raises Questions Over Who Will Scrutinise Hartlepool's New Cabinet Hartlepool Borough Council Plans Early Cabinet Switch Despite Having Until June 2027 8th October 2026 Hartlepool Borough Council is preparing for one of the biggest changes to its political leadership structure in more than a decade, with plans to scrap its existing committee-based system in favour of a Leader and Cabinet model — without giving residents an opportunity to vote on the change. A

Anger as Housing Association Boss Is Paid £228,197 as Thirteen Reports £38.8m Surplus… Thirteen Chief Executive Gets Pay Rise as Tenants Face Higher Rents... 7th October 2026 The chief executive of one of the North East’s largest Tax Dodging social landlords saw his remuneration rise to more than £228,000 last year, while payments to the landlords non-executive board members increased by almost 30%, newly published accounts reveal. Thirteen Housing Group’s annual report and f

Breach of Trust: Officer Faces Hearing Over Confidentiality & Integrity Cleveland Police Officer Accused of Leaking Confidential Info.. 7th October 2026 A Cleveland Police officer is set to face a three-day gross misconduct hearing next week over allegations he shared confidential policing information linked to an ongoing investigation to a 3rd Party. PC 3259 Henry will appear before a hearing panel at Scotswood House, Thornaby Place, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6SB, starting at 1

E Bike which was seized by Cleveland Police in a recent operation, but concerns are now being raised by a neighbouring police force as to them selling them on at public auction. Durham Police Crack Down on E-Bikes — Only Then To Sell Dozens of Them At Auction... 6th October 2026 Durham Constabulary has been found to have sold 40 e-bikes and e-scooters which had come into police possession between 2023 and 2025, newly published Freedom of Information figures have revealed. The