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Hart Reservoirs Housing Plan – Council Prepares to Decide Its Future..
The site just of Hart Lane Hartlepool (Location is Approximate) (Source Google) Councillors set to decide on plans for 70 new homes at...
Aug 182 min read


A Total Failure of Governance Financial Management, and Accountability : Liquidators report lays bare the scale of Cleveland Fire Authorities Side Company Collapse.
Liquidators report lays bare the financial scale of the collapse of a public institutions community Interest Firm thats likely to leave...
Aug 165 min read


Opinion: We can now all agree, the UK's Courts are riddled in 'corruption' & political bias...
The UK once again seen 'Two Tier Justice' enacted once more, as a former Labour Councillor walks away scot free, whilst a similar...
Aug 156 min read


New Business Unit Plans for Park View Industrial Estate Rejected by Hartlepool Council...
Applicant claims the move would have created employment opportunities, however the proposals were firmly rejected by council planning...
Aug 152 min read


Hartlepool Borough Council "Acting like Loan Sharks" Over Unpaid Council Tax....
The local council which in 2023 was branded a local council with no public confidence faces yet more criticism over the court costs being...
Aug 143 min read


Senior Officer Shake-Up: Managing Director Role to be Scrapped as Council Restructures Leadership...
Denise McGuckin Managing Director of Hartlepool Borough Council Several roles to be scrapped & new positions created after the...
Aug 142 min read


Reform UK Presses on With May 2026 Local Election Plans Despite Turmoil & Lack of Engagement With Members...
Amanda Napper Chairman of Reform UK Hartlepool Reform UK's Hartlepool group presses ahead with May 2026 local election plans despite...
Aug 142 min read


CIC linked to Cleveland Fire Authority & Saddled with £1.2 Million Pounds Worth of Debt Officially Placed into Liquidation...
Company linked to Cleveland Fire Authority which was laden with debt has now been placed into Liquidation, but who will foot the bill for...
Aug 142 min read


Another Store set to Leave Hartlepool, as the Exodus of Shop Closures Continue....
The Entertainer, a Toy Store in Hartlepool's Middleton Grange is set to close its doors in just weeks, after claims the business chose...
Aug 132 min read


Hartlepool Councillors in Line for 3% Allowance Increase – Special Responsibility Payments Could Return
Payments to councillors which was originally frozen could now be increased by 3%, with Special Responsibility Allowances potentially set...
Aug 132 min read


Labour Pushes for Tougher Powers to Shut Down Illegal Tobacco and Vape Sellers...
The move comes as shops being made subject to closure orders are re-opening their businesses just meters away from where the court...
Aug 132 min read


Tenant to Receive Almost £3k Compensation After Ombudsman Rules Maladministration by Thirteen Housing Group
Its said to be one of the highest payouts this year, as the Teesside Based Landlord comes under scrutiny over repairs. 13th August 2025...
Aug 133 min read


Hartlepool Take Away Slapped with One Star Food Hygiene Rating
The Takeaway located in Hartlepool's York Rd received the lowest rating of all those who were reviewed in the town after a visit by...
Aug 121 min read


Anglian Water’s Bill Hike Begins to Bite As Locals Feel the Impact of Rising Prices...
Locals living in Hartlepool see their Water Bills creep ever higher, as 'greedy' water firms pile on the pressure on struggling...
Aug 115 min read


Cleveland Police Ranked One of the Worst for Unsolved Crimes...
Cleveland Police once again claims the accolade as having some of the worst unsolved crime rates in the region according to the latest...
Aug 112 min read


Broken Promises: Choice Based lettings in Hartlepool Exposed as a ‘Cruel, Broken, and Corrupt’ Housing Scheme
Our full investigation exposes Hartlepool Borough Council’s Choice-Based Lettings scheme as anything but giving applicants choice —...
Aug 105 min read


Cleveland Fire Authority Agrees to Liquidate Its Own Company and Write Off £71,000 Debt, After £1.2m Tax Collapse...
The case had been due to go back before the High Court later this month, however, its now claimed bosses have voluntarily agreed to...
Aug 95 min read


How the Labour Government Could Address Its Budget Deficit by Finally Taxing 'Greedy' Social Housing Providers...
Labour faces a monumental budget shortfall which is likely to see huge tax rises in Autumn, however a quick & easy solution to the...
Aug 85 min read


D-Day for High Street Fashion Chain, as it fights for survival...
River Island In Hartlepool is poised to close in January 2026, however this could be accelerated in the wake of a high court ruling today...
Aug 82 min read


More Controversy for Newest Reform UK Councillor Amid Questions Over His Charitable Ventures and Business Ties...
Serial failed businessman & Hartlepool Councillor Mike Young defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives this week, but his business...
Aug 75 min read
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