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More Misery on the High Street: Peterlee Poundland Set to Close Amid National Restructuring Plan..
The closure of the store in Peterlee's Castle Dene Shopping Centre comes amidst a national restructuring plan in a bid to prevent the...
Jul 263 min read


River Island on the Brink: High Street Giant Could Collapse Within Days
River Island in Hartlepool's Middleton Grange Shopping Centre Retail Department Store Chain faces certain bankruptcy, if it fails to...
Jul 253 min read


Hundreds of Cleveland Police Officers and Staff Signed Off with Mental Health Issues....
The institution of no public confidence reveals it has hundreds of staff signed off work due to Mental Health.... 25th July 2025...
Jul 253 min read


No Questions Asked: Teesside Council Doesn’t Verify If Couples Seeking to Marry Are Related...
Revelation comes as part of a response to a freedom of Information Request to Hartlepool Borough Council .. 25th July 2025 A recent...
Jul 253 min read


Labour MP Splashes Out £12K on Office Refurbishment — Only to Stick his Constituents With the Bill....
The Labour MP for Hartlepool Jonathan Brash is facing criticism over decision to use Parliamentary Expenses to fund £12k office...
Jul 242 min read


Local Council Spends Over £23,000 on Translators, Amid Criticism Over Community Integration..
The freedom of information request reveals Hartlepool Borough Council spent over £23,000 on translation & interpretation services, as...
Jul 232 min read


Hartlepool Borough Council Launches 12-Month Consultation on Article 4 to Tackle HMO Surge
The consultation set to take 12 months would see permitted development rights for small HMO's banned under whats known as Article 4...
Jul 233 min read


Hartlepool Children's Home Plans Withdrawn at the 11th Hour, After Planning Officials Recommended they be Refused...
The plans were listed to go before Hartlepool Borough Councils Planning Committee this week, however its claimed they've now been...
Jul 222 min read


Shot in Cold Blood: Police Appeal for Information after Shooting of Pet Cats in Both Hartlepool & Stockton...
Incidents in both Hartlepool & Stockton on Tees possibly linked, as police appeal for information. 21st July 2025 Cleveland Police are...
Jul 212 min read


Water Regulation Overhaul will see New National Water Ombudsman Created...
Howdon Sewage Treatment Works (Pic Credit Northumbrian Water) Radical plan to fix England’s broken water system begins with the proposals...
Jul 213 min read


More Closures at Middleton Grange Raise Alarms Over Hartlepool’s Retail Future...
Both Clintons Cards & Holland & Barrett are set to depart Hartlepool's Middleton Grange Shopping Centre in yet another blow to the retail...
Jul 213 min read


Hartlepool Charity Under Fire Over Directors' Pay Amid Claims of a Funding Crisis..
Ian Cawley, Director of the Big League CIC One of the firms Directors recently took to a local newspaper to claim its having to review...
Jul 213 min read


Lollipop Patrols Are Safe – Labour Will Not Cut Them : Labour Responds to Fears Over School Crossing Cuts in Hartlepool...
The Labour group that controls Hartlepool Borough Council yesterday moved to reassure local residents that School Crossing Patrols in a...
Jul 212 min read


Drink Drive Arrest in Hartlepool After Collision Leaves Police Dog Fatally Injured...
Stockton Rd Hartlepool 33 Year Old Man Arrested following the incident which occurred in Hartlepool this week. 19th July 2025 A 33 year...
Jul 191 min read


Hartlepool Labour Council Demolishes Transparency Motion in Town Hall Showdown..
Labour Group at Hartlepool Borough Council, which is losing seats to Reform UK dismisses transparency motion put forward by opposition...
Jul 183 min read


Affordable Housing Project Proposed for County Durham Town...
Artists impression of the proposed homes The proposals for 22 new homes at Newton Hall, near Framwellgate Moor will be considered by...
Jul 172 min read


93 New Homes at Wynyard Recommended for Approval — Despite Local Opposition...
Another 93 homes could be built on what many claim is an already 'overdeveloped' area with councillors set to look over the plans at a...
Jul 173 min read


Senior Staff Shake-Up at Hartlepool Council : Departments Axed & Officials Told to Take on More Duties
Hartlepool Borough Council undertakes a partial management restructure, due to the departure of two council Directors in quick...
Jul 172 min read


Labour in Crisis: Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash Dodges Suspension as Labour Tears Itself Apart Over Welfare Cuts...
Sources told Durham & Teesside Today that Jonathan Brash, Labour MP for Hartlepool narrowly avoided losing the Labour Party Whip by...
Jul 163 min read


Illegal Tobacco and Vape Crackdown: Thousands of Counterfeit Products Seized Across Hartlepool...
HM Revenue & Customs raids a premesis in Hartlepool under 'Operation Rover'.... Seizing Thousands of pounds worth of Counterfeit Tobacco...
Jul 162 min read
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