Accounts published to Companies House shows a turnaround in Teesside Airports financial circumstances... After Years of Losses, Teesside Airport Is Back in the Black.... But at what cost ? 23rd December 2025 T eesside International Airport has today, for the first time in several years, reported a headline profit  in its latest annual accounts. But a close reading of the financial statements shows that while the airport’s position has improved, the claim that it is now “in pr

Companies House Introduced the new Identity Checks recently & its having a profound effect on the number of businesses being dissolved Businesses on the Companies House Register begin to Disappear, as Director Identity Verification Comes Into Force... 23rd December 2025 A significant increase in the number of businesses being struck off the Companies House register  has been recorded in recent months, with growing evidence that many businesses being dissolved are being carri

Albion Terrace on Hartlepool's Headland Rules for One, Reality for Another: Planning Appeal Dismissed Despite Existing uPVC Windows being seen by Planning inspectors on the same street. 23rd December 2025 A Homeowner has lost their bid to overturn a council planning decision, despite the Inspector explicitly acknowledging that several neighbouring properties already had uPVC windows installed. The planning appeal concerned retrospective listed building consent for replacemen

The Site at Brenda Road in Hartlepool Outline Permission Granted for new Homes to be built on a former Industrial Site Near Brenda Road in Hartlepool. 22nd December 2025 H artlepool Borough Council has this week approved outline planning permission for a new residential development on land west of Brenda Road in Hartlepool, marking a significant change for a long-standing derelict industrial site on the southern edge of town. The approval reportedly clears the way for the dem

Matt Storey Labour PCC for Teesside Police Commissioner Warns Funding Deal Falls Short of What’s Needed, as a 'Bottom-Tier' Police Force, receives 'Bottom-Tier' Funding... 20th December 2025 A scandal ridden police force has recieved one of the lowest funding proposals from the Government sparking concerns over the future of the force many perceive to be operating with almost no public confidence. Labours Police and Crime Commissioner for Teesside, Matt Storey , has issued

What a near 500% Rise in Police Officers on Teesside taking on Second Jobs Tells Us About the State of Policing in the region... 20th December 2025 C leveland Police is facing further criticism following the revelation that a huge number of its officers are now working second jobs, raising questions as to whether their priorities are now towards their day job funded by the Tax Payer. A recent response to a Freedom of Information request has revealed a significant and accelera

Hartlepool Civic Centre New Government Settlement Set to Favour Deprived Councils Like Hartlepool, But the Government Still Expects Councils to Raise Council Tax Bills, Souring the Labour Run Councils Plans to Freeze them... 19th December 2025 The government has announced what it describes as a “radical overhaul” of local government funding, with almost £78 billion to be made available to councils in England next year. On the surface, this is likely to represent 'good news'

Jonathan Brash, Labour MP for Hartlepool. The Labour MP for Hartlepool is one of 36 other MP's who have all signed a letter to the Government urging it to 'look again' at Scrapping Jury Trials in the UK... 18th December 2025 H artlepool Labour MP Jonathan Brash has stated today that he is proud to stand with 37 fellow MPs opposing controversial reforms that would effectively dismantle the centuries-old institution of trial by jury — a cornerstone of British justice and civil

Former PC William Douglas was banned from ever re-joining any police force in the country Warned for Violence against a person in Custody, Then Accused of Domestic Abuse: Serious Questions for Cleveland Police, as an Insider tells the Teesside & Durham Post former PC Douglas is one of a number of 'Predators' who are walking the beat on Teesside. 18th December 2025 F resh concerns have been raised about a Local 'Extremist Groups' disciplinary procedures, after it emerged a now

William Douglas featured on a Channel 5 Police Documentary last year. The former Police Constable who featured on the Channel 5 TV Show "Inside the force" has been banned from ever re-applying to be an officer again following a Domestic Dispute which ended his career... 18th December 2025 A former Cleveland Police constable who once appeared on Channel 5’s television series Inside the Force purporting to showcase frontline policing on Teesside, has been told he would have b

Labour MP Jonathan Brash Points to Whitehall for Cleveland Fire Brigades Financial Problems — When in Reality, its Financial Issues are entirely 'Self Inflicted'... 18th December 2025 L abour MP Jonathan Brash's recent letter to the Home Secretary on behalf of Cleveland Fire Brigade follows the now-familiar political script of workforce reductions being framed as the inevitable consequence of a flawed national funding model, compounded by deprivation and a low council tax bas

Easington Road Roundabout Hartlepool, before it was supposedly 'improved' with a Traffic Light System (Pic Source Google Maps) 'Roundabout Madness' on A Hartlepool Road, as many motorists claim they simply do not understand the new road layout of a supposedly "improved" roundabout causing huge delays at peak times. 17th December 2025 A growing number of motorists are calling on Hartlepool Borough Council to reverse recent changes to roundabout, following widespread frustrati

Middlesbrough Town Centre Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen Accuses Cleveland Police of Blocking £1.3m Crime Crackdown in Middlesbrough... 16th December 2025 T ees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has launched a blistering attack on Cleveland Police after the force’s Chief Constable reportedly refused to meet with him over plans to introduce Town Guards in Middlesbrough town centre — a scheme designed to tackle rising crime and antisocial behaviour. In a public statement made online, May

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen Pictured at the Launch of Tees Flex back in 2020 Tees Flex Shutdown Confirmed Following High-Cost Extension..as councillors claim the service is "Too Costly to Run".... 16th December 2025 A Teesside bus service funded by the Tees Valley Combined Authority considered a 'lifeline' to many of the areas outlying rural villages will be scrapped, after officials decided not to extend its contract past March 2026 It's been confirmed that Tees Flex , the

Switching Banks almost always means claimant's have to attend their local Jobcentre in person to prove they are who they say they are Department for Work & Pensions facing criticism, as Universal Credit Claimants Face Bank-Switching Obstacles Effecting Thousands of Claimants living in Hartlepool. 15th December 2025 T housands of people in Hartlepool who rely on Universal Credit  could be being unfairly blocked from switching bank accounts and accessing better financial deals,

Jonathan Brash, Labour MP For Hartlepool claimed back £23,578.96 in Accommodation Expenses to the Public Purse last year A Labour MP has claimed back Nearly Four Times more in Rent that his Constituents could ever receive while Housing Support in his own town Lags Behind... 14th December 2025 A t a time when ordinary people living in Hartlepool are being priced out of their own town, the revelations around a Labour MPs’ accommodation expenses exposes a stark and deeply uncomf

The Plans put forward by 'Gridserve' Which have been granted approval by the planning inspectorate Hartlepool Councillors Found to have Ignored Their Own Experts – As the Governments Planning Inspector Steps In... & APPROVES the plans..... 13th December 2025 A Government Planning Inspector has overturned Hartlepool Borough Council’s decision to refuse permission for the construction of a major solar energy development at Whelly Hill Farm, instead, granting full planning perm

The Land at Amberwood Close Hartlepool Set to Be Sold at Auction (Pic Source Google Maps) Questions Over The Future Use of a Stretch of Green Space On the Outskirts of the Town have been raised, as The Plot of Land Heads to Auction in the New Year.... 13th December 2025 A stretch of land on the outskirts of Hartlepool has been placed on the market via online auction, prompting local residents to question what its future use could be. The plot of land, located at Amberwood Cl

Fast-Tracked for Council Debt Collection, But Delayed for Justice: How A Two-Tier Court System on Teesside Has been Allowed to Flourish... 13th December 2025 T eesside’s Court system is facing growing criticism, with increasing numbers of residents now openly referring to it as a “Kangaroo Court.”   This is not a label applied lightly. It reflects deepening concerns about corruption, fairness, and whether justice on Teesside is still being administered in the public interest

130 Oxford Rd, Hartlepool Vacant Oxford Road Shop Could Reopen as Restaurant and Takeaway as Plans are Submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council.... 12th December 2025 P lans have been submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council to bring a long-vacant shop back into use as a restaurant with a takeaway element . The unit, situated in the towns Oxford Road, has reportedly been empty since the summer. According to the planning statement, several retail businesses have previously occup