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Just Who's Doing the Checks?: Rogue Landlord Concerns Grow After Yet Another Hartlepool Property Closure...
12 Elliott Street Hartlepool is linked to a well known town lettings agent Closure Order Sparks Fresh Questions Over Hartlepool’s Private Rented Sector After Second Property Linked to a Town Lettings Firm is Closed Down. 14th May 2026 Calls are growing for tougher action to be taken against rogue landlords and lettings agents in a North East Town, after community safety chiefs secured a closure order on a privately-rented Hartlepool property linked to crime, drugs and persis
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Labour MP for Hartlepool Could Face Commons Standards Probe Over Campaign Donor’s Office Manager Job..
Jonathan Brash Could Face Standards Scrutiny After Political Donor Lands Office Manager Role Jonathan Brash Faces Questions Over Office Job For Political Donor Who Gave £3,000 To His Election Campaign.. 12th May 2026 Hartlepool Labour MP Jonathan Brash could be set to face questions from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards after a formal complaint is said to have been submitted over the appointment of a political donor to a senior role inside his parliamentary office
1 day ago4 min read


Councillors Raise Strong Objections Over Proposed Hazardous Waste Incinerator In Hartlepool..
Hartlepool Civic Centre. Hartlepool Waste Facility Plan Sparks Concerns Over Homes, School And Pollution.. 13th May 2026 Councillors in Hartlepool have raised serious concerns over a proposed £65 million hazardous waste energy recovery facility planned for land on the outskirts of Hartlepool after claiming local representatives were not properly consulted before residents were notified of the scheme. The Teesside & Durham Post Exclusively broke the story Yesterday over plans
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Closure Order Granted on Hartlepool Property Following Months of Anti Social Behaviour...
Elliott Street Hartlepool Hartlepool Property Issued Closure Order Following Anti-Social Behaviour Concerns 12th May 2026 A Property in Hartlepool has been closed by magistrates after concerns were raised over alleged criminal and anti-social behaviour linked to the address. The Closure Order for 12 Elliott Street Hartlepool was issued this week after magistrates agreed that legal action was necessary to prevent further disruption to nearby residents and to the wider communit
2 days ago2 min read


Drive-Thru And Petrol Station Plan for Hartlepool Business Site Recommended For Approval..
Queens Meadow Business Park in Hartlepool Officials Representing the Hartlepool Development Corporation Say Queens Meadow Plan Should Be Approved Despite Local Plan Conflict... 12th May 2026 Plans for a new petrol station, drive-thru restaurant and electric vehicle charging points at the entrance to Queens Meadow Business Park are set to be decided by the Hartlepool Development Corporation Planning Board... The application, submitted by EG On The Move Ltd, relates to land at
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£65m Energy Recovery Facility Proposed For Hartlepool Industrial Site..
Tofts Road West, Hartlepool, where the proposed new facility could be built Plans For Hazardous Waste Energy Facility In Hartlepool Go Out To Public Consultation 12th May 2026 Residents in Hartlepool are being invited to give their views on plans for a new hazardous waste energy recovery facility proposed for land off Tofts Road West. Qualitech Environmental Services Ltd is proposing to construct and operate the Tofts Road Energy Recovery Facility in Hartlepool. The company s
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Cleveland Police Constable To Face Accelerated Misconduct Hearing Over Evidence Handling Claims..
Police Officer Accused Of Failing To Log Unknown Tablets In Cleveland Misconduct Case Officer Facing Gross Misconduct Allegations Over Unknown Tablets And Working Hours 12th May 2026 A Cleveland Police officer is due to appear before an accelerated misconduct hearing later this week following allegations relating to evidence handling, honesty and working hours. According to a public notice issued by Cleveland Police, the hearing concerning PC 3099 Kalum Ghafoor will take plac
2 days ago2 min read


Former Teesside Airport Security Contractor Plunges Into Administration...
From Airport Contract To Administration: Teesside Security Firm’s Fall Security Firm Once Celebrated By Tees Valley Leaders Now In Administration.. 11th May 2026 A Teesside private security firm which once provided security services linked to Teesside International Airport has formally entered administration the Teesside & Durham Post Understands. . Close Protection Security Ltd, based in Middlesbrough, was formally placed into administration on the 28th of April 2026, accord
3 days ago3 min read


Ten Cleveland Police Officers Faced Dismissal-Level Action Over Sexual Misconduct, FOI Reveals...
Sexual Misconduct In Policing: FOI Reveals Ten Dismissal-Level Cases FOI Data Shows Ten Police Officers Linked To Dismissal-Level Sexual Misconduct Findings 11th May 2026 A Freedom of Information response has revealed that seven police officers working for Cleveland Police were either dismissed or assessed as people who “would have been dismissed” for sexual misconduct over a four-year period. The figures were released following a Freedom of Information request by a member of
3 days ago3 min read


Plans Revealed For New Care Home And Retirement Apartments On the Outskirts of Hartlepool..
The New 90-Bed Care Home Could Be Built On Wynyard Countryside Land Developers Seek Approval For Major Care And Assisted Living Scheme At Wynyard 10th May 2026 A Brand New purpose built 90 Bedroomed Care Home could be on the way in Wynyard on the outskirts of Hartlepool, under proposals submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council. The planning statement, prepared by Hartlepool-based Origin Planning Services, sets out plans for the construction of a purpose-built 90-bedroom care
4 days ago2 min read


Could Jonathan Brash Be Forced to Sit as an Independent After Starmer Rebuke?
Brash Breaks Ranks: Hartlepool MP Calls for Starmer to Quit Could Brash Be Ousted After Turning on Labour Leader Keir Starmer? 9th May 2026 Hartlepool Labour MP Jonathan Brash could now be facing one of the most difficult political decisions of his elected career, after publicly calling for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to set out a timetable for his resignation... Labour failed to win a single seat in Hartlepool, seeing all its defending candidates defeated to Reform UK Th
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Opinion: Deflection, Denial, and Defeat: The Brash Legacy in Hartlepool
Voters Snap: Hartlepool Sends Labour Packing After Cronyism Scandal Brash Family Under Fire as Hartlepool Rejects Old Labour Tricks... 10th May 2026 Reeling from a humiliating defeat to Reform UK this week, Labour turned to its local affiliated newspaper in an attempt to shift the responsibility for its losses onto members of the public..True to form, the party insisted the fault lay elsewhere, with the focus quickly shifting to claims of alleged misogynistic abuse faced by t
5 days ago2 min read


Reform UK Reported to Police Over Election Banner After Hartlepool Election Landslide...
Election Imprint Row Follows Reform UK’s Hartlepool Council Sweep Police Log Complaint Over Reform UK Election Banner in Hartlepool with police giving the Political Group "Detailed Guidance"... 8th May 2026 Just hours after Reform UK secured a landslide victory in Hartlepool’s local elections, its claimed the party’s local campaign was said to have been reported to police over an election banner said to have been missing legally required campaign information. The Teesside & D
6 days ago2 min read


Labour Group Leaders Defeat to Reform UK Leaves Local Party in Turmoil..
Labour Council Leader Pamela Hargreaves lost her seat to Reform UK in a crushing defeat Hartlepool Labour Faces Leadership Crisis After Losing Seat to Reform Candidate... 8th May 2026 The Hartlepool Labour Group is today facing the daunting task of appointing a new leader after Councillor Pamela Hargreaves, the wife of Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash, suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Reform UK. The result came during a devastating night for Labour in Hartlepool, with R
6 days ago3 min read


Political Earthquake As Labour Crashes Out Of Power at Hartlepool Borough Council...
Reform UK Sweeps in, as Labour Suffers Humiliating Defeat in Hartlepool Election Shockwave As Reform UK win Landslide Victory in Hartlepool/ 8th May 2026 Labour sensationally crashed out of control of Hartlepool Borough Council in the early hours of this morning, following a dramatic local election result which saw Reform UK sweep through every contested ward in the town. In what's likely to be viewed as one of Labour’s most damaging local defeats in Hartlepool for years, Ref
7 days ago3 min read


Twenty Jobs At Risk As Hartlepool Metal Fabrication Company Placed Into Liquidation..
Hartlepool Fabrication Firm Enters Insolvency Process Creditors’ Liquidation Confirmed for Hartlepool Fabrication Company as its claimed up to 20 Jobs could be at risk... 7th May 2026 A Hartlepool-based metal fabrication company has been placed into creditors’ voluntary liquidation, according to a formal notice of appointment seen by the Teesside & Durham Post. Unitised Fabrications Limited, specialising in the fabrication of metal for the construction industry, reportedly ap
May 71 min read


Labour Donor Who Gave Hartlepool MP £3,000 Went On To Land Office Manager Job...
Labour Staffer Donated Thousands To Brash Before Being Hired By MP Brash Office Manager Anth Frain Donated £3,000 To Hartlepool Labour MP Jonathan Brash Before Landing Parliamentary Role... 6th May 2026 Fresh questions are emerging over the appointment of a Labour MP's office manager after it emerged that Labour staffer had previously donated thousands of pounds to the Hartlepool MP’s election campaign before later securing a high paid role in his parliamentary office... Acco
May 63 min read


Hartlepool Labour MP's Office Manager Caught Up In Mandelson Controversy After Leaked Message
Anth Frain was reportedly 'presented' with the gift after becoming Jonathan Brash's office Manager Peter Mandelson Portrait ‘Welcome Gift’ to Labour MP staffer Sparks Fresh Questions about the towns Labour Group In Hartlepool... 6th May 2026 A Labour Party staffer working for Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash has been dragged into the growing Peter Mandelson controversy, after a leaked WhatsApp image began circulating online. The leaked whatsapp message has sucked Jonathan Brash r
May 63 min read


Teesside Council 'Served Legal Notice' Over “Misinformation” Claims Against Local Publisher..
Hartlepool Borough Council faces a possible defamation case against a local online newspaper if it fails to respond to the claims in 14 days.. Teesside Council Faces Defamation Claim After 'Misinformation' Allegations Were Made Against a Local News Outlet... 5th May 2026 A local council on Teesside could be set to face a costly day in court, after malicious claims were reportedly made against a local media publishing outlet. Hartlepool Borough Council has been served with for
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