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Council Legal Shambles: Tribunal Threatens to impose 'Costs Orders' against Hartlepool Borough Council Over “Utterly Contemptuous” Conduct...
HHJ David Dixon HHJ David Dixon this month slammed Hartlepool Borough Council over its alleged 'Contempt of Proceedings', as cost orders...
Jun 73 min read


Second Hartlepool Resident Defeats Council Bin Fine in Court as Tribunal Bans HBC From the Proceedings...
Second Hartlepool Resident wins bid to overturn a fine issued by Hartlepool Borough Council after Judge slams behaviour of the failing...
Jun 63 min read


New Life for Historic Former Hartlepool Hotel as Buyer Steps In....
Former Staincliffe Hotel in Seaton Carew, Hartlepool Its claimed a buyer has now been found for the former Hotel, saving it from...
Jun 52 min read


Tribunal Slaps Down Hartlepool Borough Council Over Bin Fine Blunder – As Local Resident Wins Appeal...
Local Resident defeats council in FPN appeal, amid growing concern over Hartlepool Borough Council’s failure to follow enforcement rules....
Jun 52 min read


Local Council Facing Questions over Political Neutrality following Social Media Post....
Local Council which in 2023 was declared an authority of no public confidence under fire from even its own councillors over an apparent...
Jun 43 min read


Buried by the Borough: How Hartlepool Council Tried to Hide a former Labour Councillors Resignation
Hartlepool Borough Councils being accused again of political bias, after its claimed they deliberately held back on a press release...
Jun 43 min read


Labour’s 2026 Council Tax Freeze Branded a ‘Gimmick’ as Reform Threatens Another By-Election Upset in Hartlepool..
Its been branded as the last ditch effort from a failing political party, after efforts to stem the flow of support from Labour to Reform...
Jun 32 min read


Brash’s Hartlepool Triumphs? A Labour Spin on Tory Foundations....
Hartlepool Headland Hartlepool Labour MP Jonathan rash has this week tried to put a positive spin on Hartlepool's Progress, however the...
Jun 15 min read


From Keys to Chaos: Lettings Agent Linked to property subject to latest closure order by authorities.....
Jonathan Copeland, Director of Jackson & Copeland Lettings Agents Jackson & Copeland Ltd, operating from Hartlepool's Murray Street...
Jun 14 min read


The Rise and Fall of Steve Wallace: Labour’s Hartlepool Nightmare...
Cllr Steve Wallace resigned as a councillor for Hartlepool Borough Council on Friday 30th May, just months after being convicted of...
May 316 min read


Hartlepool Drug Den Closed by Court Order
Duke St, Hartlepool The court today ordered the boarding up of yet another property, this time in Hartlepool's Duke Street, as the war on...
May 302 min read


Hartlepool Councillor RESIGNS, Months After Assault Conviction – Throston Ward Faces Second By-Election
The former Labour Councillor for Throston who was forced to stand for the remainder of his term as an Independent was facing mounting...
May 302 min read


Hartlepool Drug Den Shut Down by Court Order Amid Safety Fears...
The property at 27 Lowthian Rd was close dby a court order this week The closure order marks yet another problem property in Hartlepool...
May 292 min read


Storage Unit Plans on Small Commercial Site Approved by Planning Officers Despite Objections Being Raised....
The Owners of Stranton House in West View Road Hartlepool have had their application to build two storage units approved by Hartlepool...
May 282 min read


“Diversity Without the Job Titles”: Hartlepool Council’s EDI Practices Revealed
Its been revealed the total cost of external providers for EDI-related training at Hartlepool Borough Council cost the local tax payer...
May 273 min read


Local Council Accused of Monitoring Social Media Accounts of Critics...
Hartlepool Borough Council is being accused of engaging in "Big Brother Tactics" following claims from a whistle-blower that a number of...
May 264 min read


RML 497 to Remain in Storage, as Council Approves Extension....
The storage shed where RML 497 now lays in Hartlepool's NMRN on Hartlepool Marina Plans for the future of the Motor launch Vessel,...
May 252 min read


Row Erupts at Hartlepool Borough Council As Claims Emerge Deputy Mayor Was Chosen “For Diversity Reasons"...
Quewone (Que) Bailey-Fleet (left) & Carole Thompson (Right) A row is said to have broken out regarding the Hartlepool Labour Groups...
May 244 min read


From Safety to Vanity: How £25K Was Quietly Diverted from School Pool Repairs
Labour Councillor Pamela Hargreaves, the wife of Labour MP Jonathan Brash Questions raised as Hartlepool Borough Council bypasses...
May 212 min read


Hospital Parking Charges on Teesside & County Durham Set to Rise....
University Hospital of Hartlepool, one of the sites which will see parking charges increased More misery for those having to visit their...
May 212 min read
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