Lib Dems Call for Fresh Elections if Reform ‘Can’t Run the Council’ ‘Hartlepool Deserves Better’: Lib Dems Hit Out After Reform Leader Quits 9th September 2026 The Hartlepool Liberal Democrats have accused Reform UK of creating “chaos” at the council after its leader sensationally announced this week that he was stepping down from the role less than four months after taking charge. Councillor Graham Harrison, who became Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council following May’s loc

Reform UK Cllr Graham Harrison Enters The History Books as Hartlepool’s Shortest-Serving Council Leader Graham Harrison’s Brief Leadership ‘Shortest in Hartlepool’s History’, as Questions Emerge Over Who Will Replace Him… 8th September 2026 Reform UK’s Graham Harrison appears set to record the shortest ever council leadership tenure since Hartlepool became a unitary authority back in 1996, after announcing his departure as leader barely four months after taking office. Harris

Summerhill Lane Hartlepool Hartlepool Borough Council Set to Consider Summerhill Land Deal Paving Way for Major 400-Home Development… 8th Sep 2026 04:24am Hartlepool Borough Council is set to consider an agreement which could pave the way for a major new housing development of around 400 homes near Summerhill Country Park despite concerns from local residents that the plans could cause traffic chaos… Members of the council’s Neighbourhoods and Regulatory Services Committee w

Just Three Months into the Role as Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council & Graham Harrison has announced he's to stand down. Reform Council leader Departs Just Months Into Role, as Promised Savings Cannot Be Achieved… 7th September 2026 Hartlepool Borough Council has been rocked by an unexpected leadership change this week after Reform UK Councillor Graham Harrison announced that he’s standing down as Leader of the Council — little more than just three months after taking the

Waste, Warnings and £6.1m Owed: What’s Really Going On at Seaton Meadows Landfill Site in Hartlepool? Something’s Beginning to ‘Stink’ Over Hartlepool Landfill as Firms Accounts Raise Fresh Questions… 8th September 2026 Fresh questions are being raised over the future of a Controversial Landfill Site in Hartlepool, after an examination of the operator’s latest accounts reveals more than £6 million pounds worth of liabilities falling due within a year — as its newest financial

Seaton Meadows Landfill Hartlepool Teesside & Durham Post EXCLUSIVE: Business Linked to Hartlepool Landfill Faces Liquidation 7th September 2026 A company with links to the controversial Seaton Meadows Landfill Site in Hartlepool is moving towards liquidation, according to a formal insolvency notice which has been seen by the Teesside & Durham Post. . SA Land Developments Ltd, company number 13831532, has begun a process which could see insolvency practitioner Andrew J Cordon

The Number of People being Disqualified from the Housing Register in Hartlepool is Growing, as newcomers are handed keys to homes locals seemingly cannot get access to. If Things Are Getting Better According to Hartlepool Labour MP Jonathan Brash — Why Is Hartlepool’s Housing Queue Growing? 7th September 2026 Hartlepool’s MP Jonathan Brash has highlighted what seems to be encouraging-looking statistics, claiming that asylum accommodation numbers are down 18% locally, hotel us

Durham Police HQ Former Durham Police Officer Barred from Policing After Panel Finds Domestic Abuse Allegations Proven.. 4th September 2026 A former Durham Constabulary officer would have been dismissed from the force after a disciplinary panel concluded that he assaulted and subjected his former partner to domestic abuse. The misconduct hearing took place at Peterlee Police Station in August, with the officer referred to only as “Former Officer A” and his former partner as “