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Children's Home Plans Recommended for Refusal by Council Officials..
The Property in Elm Grove Hartlepool was set to be converted into supported living accommodation for up to 5 children, however the plans...
Jul 162 min read


Hartlepool Locals Told to Wait Up to a Year for HMO Restrictions Despite Calls for an Immediate Ban
Both Durham & Darlington Councils are set to introduce what's known as 'article 4' regulations to curb the surge in family homes being...
Jul 162 min read


Council to Undergo Rebrand as Public Confidence Reaches All Time Low...
Hartlepool Council’s Year-Long Rebrand Begins Amid Calls for Dissolution and Crisis of Public Trust... 15th July 2025 Hartlepool Borough...
Jul 153 min read


Council Faces £10 Million Pound High Court Battle over Household Waste Incinerator Contract...
Local Taxpayers could be on the hook of a £10 million pound court battle as waste company sues Hartlepool Borough Council alleging breach...
Jul 153 min read


Labour Runner Up thanks locals for their support in yesterdays by-election...& gives hit that he may stand again in any future elections...
Mark Hanson, Labour Candidate who lost to Reform UK's Ed Doyle Yesterday Evening The Labour Candidate standing in yesterdays Throston...
Jul 112 min read


“Explain Yourselves”: Labour Finance Chair & Council Officials Called to Justify Sudden Turnaround in Council’s Finances...
Hartlepool Civic Centre Motion set to go before the full council next week seeks answers over just how the council financial position...
Jul 113 min read


Reform UK gains another council seat in Throston By-Election as a Labour defeat in Hartlepool in 2026 looks almost certain...
Ed Doyle Reform Candidate for Throston Reform UK Gained its third Councillor for Hartlepool yesterday evening in a By-election which seen...
Jul 114 min read


Council Tax Shake-Up At Durham County Council Could See 100% Council Tax Support Scheme Scrapped...
Anger as the only Local Council in the region reveals plans to scrap 100% Council Tax Support under its new Reform UK led council. 10th...
Jul 103 min read


Re-Development Plans Submitted for Proposed Bar and HMO in Church Street..
7,7a Church Street Hartlepool The property, which has reportedly been vacant for some time could be brought back into use as a Hybrid...
Jul 92 min read


From Foodbank to Fine Wine: Tower Street Property Could Become Hartlepool’s Newest Nightspot...
10-10a Tower Street, Hartlepool Plans Submitted to the Hartlepool Development Corporation could see the building re-developed on the...
Jul 93 min read


Bungalows Approved on Land at Dumfries Road – Despite Land Ownership Row and Resident Objections...
L:and at Dumfries Rd, Hartlepool The plans have now been formally approved almost a year later than expected after numerous issues...
Jul 93 min read


Petition Launched to Protect Public Open Space from Private Re-Development...
Dodds Field Just off Swainby Rd in Seaton Carew The piece of land could soon be set to be re-developed into a privately managed sports...
Jul 73 min read


Environment Agency Considers Mobile Air Quality Units Amid Landfill Concerns at Seaton Carew Hartlepool..
Seaton Meadows Landfill site in Seaton Carew The site is said to be the subject of numerous complaints from local residents living near...
Jul 73 min read


Darlington Moves Ahead with Crackdown on HMOs As Hartlepool Local's Are Left Waiting Despite Resident Demands
Darlington Council Roadsign Darlington Council are getting set to bring in Article 4 Regulations to limit the number of controversial...
Jul 73 min read


Easington MP’s Defiant Vote Against Proscribing Palestine Action Sparks Calls for MP to be Suspended...
Graeme Morris Labour MP for Easington County Durham The Labour MP's decision to defy the government over proposals to declare the protest...
Jul 57 min read


Teesside Landlord Thirteen Housing Group Sees a 40% INCREASE in Tenant Complaints....
Head Office of Thirteen Housing Group The Teesside based Private Housing Provider who claims to provide 'social housing' and has failed...
Jul 53 min read


'Words of Advice' to Cleveland Police Officer Who Dismissed Serious Fraud Tip-Off....
The civilian member of staff who openly accused a member of the public of criminal activity in an email regarding a fraud allegation told...
Jul 43 min read


Council Blames Hot Weather for deaths of Fish at Rossmere Park
The pond at Rossmere Park where the dead fish were discovered Both Hartlepool Borough Council & The Environment Agency are investigating...
Jul 41 min read


Legal Action Looms Over Derelict Admiral Court Nursing Home in Hartlepool
The former Admiral Court Nursing Home in Hartlepool's Greenland Road The former Nursing Home which has stood derelict for over a decade...
Jul 33 min read


Hartlepool Car Dealership Boss Due in Court Over Driver Information Offence...
York Rd Motors Hartlepool The used car dealership is set to appear before Teesside Magistrates Court today charged with failing to...
Jul 32 min read
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