The video posted online has gone viral through local social media groups 2nd August 2026 Disturbing footage understood to have been recorded following Saturday’s Open Jar Tribute Festival in Seaton Carew has prompted calls for an investigation into the conduct of people believed to have been working as the events security team. Video supplied exclusively to the Teesside & Durham Post shows an unnamed individual on the ground while several people wearing high-visibility clothi

Peterlee Regeneration Site Buried Beneath Mountains of Industrial Waste Pic Credit John Wolfe (Horden Have Your Say) Fresh Blow for Peterlee Regeneration Site, After Tonnes of Waste Dumped at Former Factory Site... 28th July 2026 An investigation has been launched after enormous quantities of suspected industrial waste has been dumped on the site of the former Dewhirst factory site in Peterlee—land said to be connected to wider plans for a major new housing development. Photo

Prevention or Prosecution? Funding Slashed for Hartlepool Youth Diversion Cash Cut for Hartlepool Scheme Designed to Stop Children Becoming Criminals.. 18th July 2026 A programme credited with keeping children out of Hartlepool’s criminal justice system has reportedly suffered a 50% funding cut by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, council papers have revealed…. Hartlepool Youth Justice Service says it was notified in March 2026 that its grant from the commissio

Former PC2522 Daniel Smythe... The Former Cleveland Police Constable is Accused of Resetting his Mobile Phone After Arrest... 22nd July 2026 A former Cleveland Police officer is due to face an accelerated misconduct hearing over allegations involving assaults against a witness and attempts to prevent officers from recovering information from his mobile phone. Former Police Constable 2522 Daniel Smythe, who has since resigned from the force, is scheduled to appear before the h

Police Inspector Convicted of Publishing Obscene Article to Face Misconduct Panel

Hartlepool ‘Bird Man’ Accused of Breaching Feeding Ban Again

Protests in Southampton Yesterday Evening Quickly Turned Violent Could the Violence Spread? Teesside Braced After Southampton Disorder 3rd June 2026 Communities across Teesside are watching developments elsewhere in the country with growing concern after a protest over the death of teenager Henry Nowak quickly descended into violent disorder on the streets of Southampton on Tuesday evening. Hartlepool seen some of the worst nights of violence in the 2024 Summer Unrest sparked

Jury Trial Ahead For Hartlepool ‘Bird Man’ After Not Guilty Plea

Bird Feeding Ban Row Returns To Court As Hartlepool Pensioner Faces Charge

Cleveland Police Forced Entry Into Wrong Address, Family Claims

The illegal Tobacco was seized from a shop in Murray Street Hartlepool (Pic Credit Google Maps) Hartlepool Shop Raided As Police Seize Thousands Of Suspected Illegal Cigarettes 20th May 2026 Nine kilos of loose tobacco and up to 9,000 cigarettes have reportedly been seized from a shop in Murray Street as part of a major police operation targeting crime and drug distribution across Hartlepool. Cleveland Police confirmed the seizure followed a series of early-morning strikes on

Brian Wilkins could be sent to Prison for allegedly breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order imposed by Hartlepool Borough Council back in 2025..

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

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

Vehicle Crime Concerns as Teesside Stolen Car Recovery Rate Drops Fewer Than One in Three Stolen Cars Recovered on Teesside Last Year, Police Figures Show.. 3rd May 2026 New figures released under Freedom of Information laws show that hundreds of vehicles are being stolen across Teesside every year — many of them never recovered. The data, supplied by Cleveland Police, shows that between 2020 and 2025, a total of 5,871 cars were officially recorded as stolen under burglary, r

Dozens Living in Teesside Told by Police: ‘Your Life Is at Risk’”, as the number of 'Osman Warnings' are revealed. Safer Streets or Hidden Danger? The Truth Behind Teesside’s ‘Threat to Life’ Warnings 26th April 2026 Fresh figures obtained from Cleveland Police have revealed how often officers are warning individuals living on Teesside that their lives could be at risk — with dozens of so-called “Osman warnings” issued in recent years. “Osman warnings” — formally known as thr

Police Officer in Sex Misconduct Row Heads to Hearing Four-Day Hearing Set for Officer Accused of Inappropriate Contact with Colleague... 16th April 2026 A Cleveland Police officer is set to face a gross misconduct hearing over allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour during a night out in Middlesbrough. The hearing, relating to an officer referred to only as “PC X” due to Cleveland Polices repeated failure to disclose officer identities , will take place at Scotswood H

Wooler Road Hartlepool Two Arrested After Police Pursuit Ends With a Crash at a Busy Hartlepool Roundabout. 6th April 2026 A dramatic police pursuit through Hartlepool ended in a crash late yesterday afternoon, with two people arrested at the scene. The incident, believed to have begun in the Owton Manor area of Hartlepool seen a Nissan Juke reportedly failed to stop for police. Officers initiated a pursuit, with the vehicle then seen to be travelling at speed through severa

Gross Misconduct Proven: Officer Retains Role Following Hearing (Cleveland Police Offices in Hartlepool) Misconduct Panel Lets Officer Stay Despite Gross Misconduct Finding... 4th April 2026 A Cleveland Police officer who admitted gross misconduct after crashing a police vehicle and injuring a colleague has kept his job—sparking fresh questions about accountability within the Teesside Police force with no public confidence.. PC Keir Jefferson was behind the wheel of a marked

Terror Killer Ahmed Alid Faces New Attempted Murder Charge Behind Bars Hartlepool Horror Returns: Killer of Terence Carney Charged Again With Attempted Murder... 26th March 2026 07:04am A multiple failed asylum seeker responsible for one of Hartlepool’s most brutal & senseless killings has now been charged with attempted murder — this time while behind bars. Alid was jailed for a minimum of 45 years in 2024 for the Killing of Hartlepool Man Terrence Carney & is currently hous