Hartlepool Reform Faces First Test Over Pride and Ukraine Flags Reform Councils Elsewhere Hauled Down the Flags — Why Has Hartlepool Stayed Silent? 6th June 2026 Nearly a month has passed since Reform UK swept the board in Hartlepool’s local elections, winning every seat contested and bringing Labour’s control of the council to an abrupt end. The party now leads Hartlepool Borough Council as a minority administration, with Councillor Graham Harrison appointed as council leade

Is Justice Becoming Too 'One-Sided' When Local Councils Go to Court? Prosecution of Persecution: The Birdman Trial Is About More Than Feeding Wildlife 31st May 2026 The continuing court case involving Hartlepool’s “Birdman” this week has opened up a much wider debate — one that goes far beyond the actions of a single pensioner accused of feeding wildlife. Without commenting on the evidence in an active criminal case, or attempting to influence the outcome of any future trial,

Jonathan Brash Says He Was 'Verbally Abused' In Tesco Incident As Political Questions Follow Jonathan Brash Says 'He Was Verbally Abused In Public' — But Is Hartlepool Politics Becoming A Stage?.. 24th May 2026 Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash this week accused a member of the public of verbally abusing him, with Mr Brash claiming he was verbally targeted by the unknown member of the public while leaving his local Tesco store after doing his family shopping. In the post published

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

Reform UK’s Hartlepool Gamble Turns Into a huge Own Goal Reform’s Hartlepool 'Lifeboat' Is Already Taking on Water... 2nd May 2026 There is an old saying in politics that defections tell you as much about the person jumping ship as they do about the party taking them in. In Hartlepool, Reform UK may now be learning that lesson the hard way. Just weeks ago, Cllr Aaron Roy’s move from Labour to Reform UK was presented as another sign of Labour’s weakening grip in the town. For

The Incident in Catcote Rd Hartlepool Yesterday has highlighted just how crime on Teesside has exploded into lawlessness. Image Credit teesdurham media. Out of Control: Cleveland Police Facing Public Confidence Crisis... 22nd April 2026 Cleveland Police is fast becoming the laughing stock of Teesside, as brazen thugs now openly taunt officers and expose just how out of control crime on Teesside has become. Yesterday’s incident in Hartlepool laid bare, in spectacular fashion,

Keyboard Politics: Labour’s Election Strategy Raising Eyebrows in Hartlepool Labour 'Feeling the Pressure', as Online Attacks Replace Local Campaigning 17th April 2026 Hartlepool Labour councillors and their candidates have been found “trolling” opposition groups on social media, telling you everything you need to know about just how low the bar has now been set in Hartlepool’s local elections. It’s often said that during local election season in Hartlepool, you can expect a

Questions Labour Must Answer Before Criticising Others on Women such as the Mike Hill Scandal Labour Talks Tough on Women’s Rights & Womens Role in local Politics—But Its Past Tells Another Story 16th April 2026 The Hartlepool Labour Group took to social media this week to ask whether Reform “has a problem with women.” Quite a bold question: But for many in Hartlepool, it also feels like a huge case of political amnesia for the left wing political group that in just weeks cou