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Hartlepool Borough Council to Hand £70K of Taxpayers’ Money to a Charity for ‘Community Cohesion’ Study After 2024 Riots...
Hartlepool was the focal point for some of the worst violence seen in the town for decades in the Summer of 2024 Decision to hand a...
Feb 13 min read


Local Council’s 'Shameful Neglect of a Resident’s Funeral Arrangements'....
Hartlepool Borough Council comes under fire for its apparent 'cold & heartless' approach to a vulnerable local resident in their decision...
Jan 314 min read


Plans for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at Fens Shops Car Park to be considered by council....
Fens Shops Hartlepool.. Plans have been submitted which could see a number of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations being built in a...
Jan 312 min read


Former Farm Could Be Transformed Into 46 New Homes – But Will Residents Object?
North Farm, on the outskirts of Hartlepool could become housing under new proposals submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council... Plans have...
Jan 312 min read


Demolition Plans for Fire Stricken Building
The plans, if approved, would finally see an end to the vandal ridden building which has been a blot on the towns landscape for years.......
Jan 301 min read


The worst kind of Cover Up- Cleveland Police Officers Cleared Over the Death of a man in Custody,
Two police officers who were under investigation by the IOPC over the death of a Hartlepool Man in custody have been told they will face...
Jan 304 min read


Hartlepool and Stockton on Tees: The UK's Insolvency Hotspots
Whilst Hartlepool may seem a popular destination for many seeking to escape the cost of living crisis, national statistics reveal sky...
Jan 303 min read


Hartlepool Councillor Facing Calls to Stand Down, Following Assault Conviction.....
Town Councillor, who formally represented the Hartlpeool Labour Party is facing calls to quit over his criminal conviction for assault....
Jan 293 min read


Local Council Accuses Urban Explorers of Trespass of an 'Insecure' Building left Empty for Over a Decade....
Hartlepool Borough Council made the claims recently on social media in response to the local social media groups exploration of a...
Jan 292 min read


What a Near 5% Council Tax Rise Will Look Like in April 2025..
Proposals for a near 5% Council Tax increase set to be approved in just weeks, but at what cost to those already struggling ? 27th Jan...
Jan 273 min read


Hartlepool Borough Council Confirms Nearly 5% Council Tax Hike for April...
Proposals likely to see unprecedented levels of public backlash against the 'troubled' local council amidst claims they recieved millions...
Jan 263 min read


A Council Rogues' Gallery: Hartlepool Borough Council's Embarrassing Record of Councillors having Criminal Convictions...
The number of Councillors elected to Hartlepool Borough Council casts an embarrassing dark cloud over local government, amidst claims the...
Jan 245 min read


Disgraced Hartlepool Councillor Faces Being Banned from Council Meetings After Assault Conviction....
Former Hartlepool Labour Councillor Steve Wallace is facing calls to resign, after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of Assault by...
Jan 243 min read


Controversial HMO Development Planned for Historic Church Street Building
The Hartlepool Development Corporation will consider the plans submitted recently by a local property developer, however questions are...
Jan 222 min read


Labour run Hartlepool Borough Council ADMITS Council Tax will be increased 'to protect services'......
Revelation comes as its claimed the vast majority of additional government grant funding given to Hartlepool Borough Council was...
Jan 213 min read


Local Councils Could be Set to Receive Greater Powers to Discipline Elected Councillors who misbehave..
Local Councils across the country could be set to gain even more powers to suspend & even disqualify a councillor from their role under...
Jan 213 min read


Retail Crime Rates in Hartlepool Soar as figures paint 'a bleak picture' of Crime levels on Teesside...
Cleveland Police coming under fire, after reports set to go before Hartlepool Borough Council's Audit & Governance Committee reveal...
Jan 213 min read


Former Health Centre to Become Offices Under Plans Submitted to Local Council
The former Health Centre in Victoria Rd Hartlepool which is seeking a proposed change of use The former health centre, which has been...
Jan 202 min read


Teesside Judge Facing Questions Over Alleged 'Lenient Sentences' being Handed Out....
Teesside District Judge Chris Smith is facing calls to to be stripped of his role as a Judge after questions are said to have emerged...
Jan 203 min read


Micro Brewery Plans Given Approval by Local Council.....
Proposals were granted approval by Hartlepool Borough Council with no objections from the local community... 17th Jan 2025 P lans to...
Jan 172 min read
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