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British Heart Foundation Confirms Store Closures Across the North East..
Hartlepool is one of the areas set to see its British Heart Foundation Store being closed… 20th July 2026 Five British Heart Foundation branches across Teesside and County Durham are set to close as part of a major reduction in the charity’s national high-street network. The charity has today officially published the first list of 87 shops and Home Stores that will permanently shut, they include branches in Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham City, Newton Aycliffe and Conset
7 days ago3 min read


Jobs Concern as Hartlepool Electrical Contractor Moves Towards Liquidation...
Creditors Set to Decide Fate of the Debt Laden Hartlepool-Based Oak Electrotechnical... Oak Electrotechnical Calls Creditors’ Meeting Over Proposed Liquidation 22nd July 2026 A Hartlepool electrical contractor is facing the prospect of being placed into liquidation after its directors called a virtual meeting of its creditors to consider placing the company into insolvency. . Oak Electrotechnical Ltd, which trades from Unit 4 Moreland Street in Hartlepool, is due to hold the
7 days ago3 min read


Middlesbrough Night Club Enters Liquidation After Liabilities Rise to £175,000...
Club XS Middlesbrough
Jun 122 min read


Former Tyre Garage Set to Become New Gym and Wellness Centre in Hartlepool
New Gym with Ice Baths and Hot Tubs Given the Green Light in Hartlepool
Jun 62 min read


Creditors Face Huge Losses, as Scale of Hartlepool Hairdressing Firm’s Debts Is Revealed..
Poppy's Hairdressing in Hartlepool went bust last month.
Jun 13 min read


Collapsed Hartlepool-Based Developer Owed More Than £1.4m To Its Creditors...
Former Hartlepool Based Acland Homes Went Bust Owing Creditors Over £1.4 Million
May 292 min read


Popular Hartlepool Café Closes After Seven Years As Parking Charges Blamed For Falling Footfall
“Thank You And Goodbye”: The Lock Gates Café at Hartlepool's Navigation Point Closes Its Doors For The Final Time
May 253 min read


Hartlepool Hairdressing Business Wound Up With More Than £157,000 In Net Liabilities..
Poppys Hairdressing has become the latest Hartlepool Business to collapse into insolvency. Liquidators Appointed To Hartlepool Hairdressing Business After Nearly 20 Years 22nd May 2026 A Hartlepool hairdressing business which has operated for almost two decades has been placed into creditors’ voluntary liquidation with debts amounting to over £157,000 pounds being owed to its creditors. Poppys Hairdressing Hartlepool was incorporated in 2006 and traded in the hairdressing and
May 221 min read


Hartlepool Factory Placed On The Market After Jobs Blow...
Brigman IBC in Greatham Street Hartlepool
May 193 min read


Sadness As Well-Known Hartlepool Company Shuts Its Doors...
Foster Laws Hartlepool
May 191 min read


Morrisons Shoppers Warned Of Empty Shelves As HGV Drivers Vote On Strike Action..
Morrissons in Stockton On Tees could be one of the sites set to be effected. Stockton Depot Named In Morrisons Strike Ballot Dispute... 18th May 2026 Morrisons customers across the north of England could face disruption after nearly 500 HGV drivers who supply the supermarket chain began voting on whether to take strike action. The drivers, who are employed by logistics firm Eddie Stobart, work from Morrisons distribution depots in Wakefield, Stockton-on-Tees and Northwich in
May 182 min read


£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
May 122 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
May 113 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


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
May 54 min read


Popular Restaurant in Hartlepool Facing Closure in Major Shake-Up..
The Old West Quay Hartlepool Popular Hartlepool Pub & Restaurant Set to Close Under Plans by its parent Company Whitbread 4th May 2026 Hartlepool looks set to lose yet another well known family pub after Premier Inn owner Whitbread confirmed plans to close its remaining Brewers Fayre and Beefeater restaurants as part of a major national shake-up. The Old West Quay Brewers Fayre, located on Maritime Avenue near Hartlepool’s historic quay, is now said to be among the sites caug
May 42 min read


“Nail In The Coffin”: Anger Over Plans To End Free Sunday Parking In Hartlepool..
Hartlepool Borough Council plans to end free parking on sundays in a bid tackle its ballooning budget deficits. Hartlepool Residents Hit Out Over Plans To Scrap Free Sunday Parking and Free Parking after 3pm in Town Centre. 30th April 2026 Plans to end free Sunday parking in Hartlepool have sparked anger among residents and town centre visitors, with some warning the move could would be the final blow to a shopping centre already fighting for survival. The backlash comes amid
Apr 303 min read


Labour Council Leader’s Private Companies End Year In Stronger Financial Position...
Smiling all the way to the bank: Hartlepool Labour Council Leader Pamela Hargreaves Brash sees debts fall and assets rise in the two companies she owns.. Hartlepool Labour Council Leader’s Firms Worth More Than £730k On Paper as Companies Report Stronger Balance Sheets... 30th April 2026 Two businesses headed by a Hartlepool Labour Council leader now hold combined net assets said to be worth more than £730,000, newly filed company accounts show. The latest unaudited financial
Apr 303 min read


Hartlepool Cleaning Company Collapsed Owing Almost £269,000, Companies House Documents Reveal..
Collapsed Cleaning Firm Owed HMRC More Than £258,000 Hartlepool Cleaning Business Collapses Leaves Creditors Facing a £232,000 Shortfall 29th April 2026 A Hartlepool-linked cleaning company has collapsed owing almost £269,000 to creditors, newly filed Companies House documents show. Vulcan Hygiene Limited, entered liquidation last month, with documents revealing the business had total creditor claims of £268,910, the largest amount being owed to HM Revenue & Customs, listed a
Apr 291 min read


Collapsed Hartlepool Law Firm MSP Legal Services Faces High Court Winding-Up Bid
MSP Services LLP was closed in 2023 following an SRA regulatory investigation into alleged 'misuse' of client funds. Former Hartlepool Solicitors Firm Faces Insolvency Proceedings After Regulator Shutdown 28th April 2026 A former Hartlepool solicitors firm shut down by regulators is now facing a High Court winding-up petition, adding a further chapter to the collapse of the troubled company. . The Teesside & Durham Post understands that a petition has now been brought against
Apr 283 min read
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