Residents Back Tough Dog Rules as Council Prepares to Renew PSPOs Hartlepool Dog Restrictions Set to Stay as Residents Demand Tougher Enforcement 10th September 2026 Hartlepool’s existing dog-control restrictions are set to remain in force for another three years after a public consultation revealed overwhelming support for many of the current rules — with residents repeatedly calling for stronger enforcement. Hartlepool Borough Council’s Neighbourhoods and Regulatory Service

Plans Have Been Lodged for a Two-Child Residential Care Home in Grantham Avenue Hartlepool Plans Submitted to Turn Hartlepool Family Home Into Children’s Care Home... 9th Sep 2026 Plans have been submitted to convert a four-bedroom semi-detached property in Hartlepool into a small children’s residential care home accommodating two young people. The proposal for 20 Grantham Avenue, Hartlepool, could see the properties use changed from a conventional dwelling to a children’s ca

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