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

Misconduct Hearing to Probe Alleged Sexualised Behaviour by Former Durham Police Supervisor Former Durham Officer Accused of Inappropriate and Sexualised Behaviour Towards Colleagues 6th October 2026 A former Durham Constabulary officer is set to face a five-day misconduct hearing over allegations of inappropriate and sexualised behaviour towards two fellow officers while serving as an Acting Sergeant. According to a hearing notice, the former officer is alleged to have commi

The Owton Lodge is currently managed by the large pub chain Mitchells & Butlers under the Sizzling Pub Chain Brand 6th October 2026 Fresh details have emerged over the future of a popular Hartlepool Pub after it was placed on the commercial property market — with the listing revealing that the sprawling 1.35-acre site is being offered to a new pub operator rather than being being marketed for redevelopment. The future of the well-known Owton Lodge Pub in Hartlepool had become

Dispersal Orders Failing? Youth Disorder Moves Across Hartlepool Eggs Thrown at Police as 100-Strong Youth Gathering Sparks Fresh Hartlepool Concerns 4th October 2026 Concerns are being raised over whether Cleveland Police is beginning to lose control of the streets, after escalating youth disorder in Hartlepool led to around 100 young people reportedly descending on one of the town’s best-known parks — despite police already battling serious antisocial behaviour across sever

Hartlepool Youth Disorder Sparks Two 48-Hour Dispersal Orders Youth Disorder Spreads Across Hartlepool as Police Introduce Second Dispersal Order 3rd October 2026 Two separate dispersal orders have been imposed across Hartlepool after police reported escalating problems involving youth antisocial behaviour, criminal damage and fireworks being thrown towards homes and a care facility. Cleveland Police confirmed that the orders came into force from 3pm on Saturday 3rd October,

Council Papers Reveal Sharp Rise in Hartlepool Homelessness Since 2018, But Still Refuse to blame Controversial Choice Based lettings Scheme as its cause. 650 Hartlepool Residents Estimated to Have Homelessness Need as Rates More Than Double 2nd October 2026 Homelessness in Hartlepool has more than doubled since 2018/19, according to new figures contained in papers due to go before Hartlepool Borough Council’s Health and Wellbeing Board… Hartlepool Borough Council now estimat

The Person Exposed as Pushing the AI Button... Natalie Favell Exposed in Teesside & Durham Post Investigation into AI based housing application decisions. Durham Housing Scheme Drawn Into Fresh Fairness Row Over AI and 'Anonymous Decision Makers'.... 1st October 2026 Questions are being raised over the fairness and transparency of a County Durham Choice Based Lettings Scheme after an apparently anonymous Housing appeal decision was found to contain the name of a housing offic

Late-Night Battle: Lodge Bar Seeks 3.30am Opening on Church Street Church Street Bar Wants to Stay Open Until 3.30am Seven Days a Week 1st October 2026 A Hartlepool town centre bar is seeking permission to remain open until 3.30am seven days a week — but the plans have attracted formal objections from Cleveland Police and two council departments. The Lodge Bar, at 58 Church Street, will go before Hartlepool Borough Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee on Thursday 8 October after