Hartlepool Labour MP Jonathan Brash Among MPs Missing Crucial Vote on Jury Trial Changes 11th March 2026 H artlepool’s Labour MP Jonathan Brash yesterday failed to vote in Parliament on controversial proposals that could see jury trials scrapped for some criminal cases. The vote in the House of Commons concerned the Government’s new Courts and Tribunals Bill , which includes plans to remove juries from certain offences carrying sentences of up to three years. Ministers say th

Cllrs Paul & Katie Weston have called for the teesside landlord to freeze rents The Councillors Representing Billingham South have Challenged Teesside Housing Giants Thirteen Housing Group Over Rent Rises Despite £838m Reserves... 10th March 2026 C ouncillors in Billingham have called on one of the region’s largest housing providers to freeze rents for the coming year , arguing that continued increases are unfair while many residents face ongoing cost-of-living pressures. In

Council Services Face Huge Cuts as Hartlepool Battles Budget Gap 'Doomed' Council Tax Freeze Comes at a Cost, as Hartlepool Borough Council Now Hunts for £2.8m Pounds worth of Savings.. 6th March 2026 H artlepool Borough Council's being forced to make millions of pounds in savings across almost all of its services  as it attempts to balance its budget following what many claim is a 'doomed' decision to freeze council tax. A revised finance & forecast report presented seen by

Murton Turns on Reform After 100% Council Tax Support & Service Cuts See Reform UK lost the council seat to Labour Labour Takes Murton in Blow to Reform’s Grip on Durham County Council 6th March 2026 L abour has retaken a seat on Durham County Council after defeating Reform UK in the Murton by-election — a result that could signal the first cracks in Reform’s grip on power at County Hall. The vote saw Labour candidate Julie Ann Griffiths secure victory with 1,004 votes , comf

Freeze Now, Pay Later: Hartlepool’s Risky Budget Gamble Labour’s Last Minute Council Tax Freeze Sparks Questions Over Future Service Cuts 4th March 2026 H artlepool Borough Council yesterday evening controversially approved a council tax freeze for the coming financial year , despite clear warnings from finance officials that increasing the tax was the only robust way to protect the council’s long-term finances. The decision means Hartlepool Borough Council will forgo an esti

Budget cliff-edge: Hartlepool given two days to act amid tax freeze row Council Tax Freeze promise for Hartlepool 'in tatters', as Labour run council faces standards probe threat... 3rd March 2026 Hartlepool Borough Council has been left staring down the barrel of a financial crisis after a senior government minister refused to offer the town special treatment — and delivered what insiders describe as a blunt dressing down to the Labour leadership . 'Get Your House In order'

Council Tax Freeze Fantasy Is Over: Hartlepool Labour Faces Reckoning just months from the May Local Elections Council Tax Freeze Fantasy Is Over: Labour in Hartlepool Faces Budget Day of Reckoning, as Government Closes the Door on Further Funding. 2nd March 2026 F or nearly a year, The Labour Group running Hartlepool Borough Council has promised to shield residents from rising council tax bills, But events now unfolding suggests that Labours promise is rapidly running into c

The Labour Council Hartlepool Borough Council is now Under Pressure as Budget Deadline Nears Budget Brink: Council Faces Financial Flashpoint, as Budget Crisis escalates into Full Blown Crisis . 2nd March 2026 The Clocks Ticking: What Happens If the Labour-Run Hartlepool Borough Council Fails to Set a Budget by the 5th March 2026 W ith the legal deadline fast approaching on March 5th, the political temperature inside the Labour-run council is said to be rising — and fast. Beh