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Durham Police Left Red-Faced After Seizing Uninsured Car.....with An Uninsured Police Bike...
Durham Police seized a vehicle with no insurance this week, ironically with a vehicle that was being used without a valid MOT....thus...
Jan 173 min read


Industrial Units Proposed for Vacant Land on a Hartlepool Industrial Estate....
Plans have gone in for the proposed construction of new industrial units on currently vacant land in the towns Park View Industrial...
Jan 162 min read


Teesside Housing Provider Opens New Customer Access Point in Hartlepool
The largely teesside focused private housing provider is seeking to address issued raised by a number of its tenants regarding a lack of...
Jan 162 min read


Regeneration Plans for Vandal-Plagued Buildings Stall After Repossession Notice...
'Advanced RS Developments', the business which promised a £25m pound redevelopment of a decaying site has been plunged into insolvency,...
Jan 153 min read


Bar Refused Planning Permission by Local Council Takes Its Fight to the Planning Inspectorate
117 York Rd, where the appeal is set to be heard by the planning Inspectorate (Source: Google Maps) Its claimed Councillors last year...
Jan 142 min read


Cleveland Police Amasses over £316,909 from auctioned items
Vehicle Seizures, & Unclaimed lost items nets Cleveland Police a near £317k when sold at auction... 14th Jan 2025 A recent Freedom of...
Jan 143 min read


Is The Hartlepool Labour Group Set to Break Its Major Local Election Promise?
Speculations mounting over whether the Hartlepool Labour Group in charge of Hartlepool Borough Council could be getting set to break its...
Jan 133 min read


£507,095, The Cost to Local Tax Payers for Children Housed in Unregulated Accommodation...
Hartlepool Borough Council reportedly spent over half a million pounds last year on housing as many as five children in unregulated...
Jan 133 min read


Demolition Plans for Former Social Club and Car Wash, a year After They Were Purchased by 'Cash Strapped' Council.....
The former Clippy Club in the towns Whitby Street could be set for demolition in the coming months... Plans have gone in for the proposed...
Jan 122 min read


Local Council Pays Settlement of Over £20,000 to Mystery Employee in Latest Decision—What Does This Mean for Local Taxpayers?
Hartlepool Civic Centre The payment was unearthed through an officer decision record signed off by the councils Managing Director. 11th...
Jan 113 min read


Teesside Housing Provider Thirteen Group Secures £30M for Green Upgrades
The new funding set to deliver upon a major programme of improvement & retrofitting works to a number of its homes. 11th Jan 2025 T...
Jan 112 min read


Iconic Former Seaton Carew Hotel Goes Back On The Open Market Once More for an Almost One Million Pound Price tag.......
The former Staincliffe Hotel has been placed back on the market by Developers (Picture Source, Rightmove) The now empty former...
Jan 112 min read


Another Iconic Store to Close as Hartlepool’s Middleton Grange Faces Uncertain Future
Super News has been serving the local community for decades from its shop in Hartlepool's Middleton Grange Shopping Centre The Popular...
Jan 102 min read


Ombudsman Rejects 30-Year-Old Abuse Complaint Against Hartlepool Borough Council...
The Complainant had hoped to get answers about alleged abuse which were said to have occurred whilst they were in council care some 30...
Jan 93 min read


Plans for Nine New Build Bungalows Finally Approved After Two-Year Wait....
Land at the junction of Miers Avenue Hartlepool, where the plans have been given approval. ... The plans were granted approval this week...
Jan 92 min read


Hartlepool Councillors 'scathing attack' on Labour government over election petition....
Former Hartlepool Conservative Council Leader Mike Young Former Conservative council leaders 'scathing' attack on Labour, as they bid to...
Jan 84 min read


Gas Generator Plans on the Outskirts of Hartlepool Approved Despite Fierce Local Opposition
The gas powered generator is set to be situated on land next to a currently sited electricity substation.. The plans are said to have...
Jan 83 min read


Former Caretaker’s Bungalow to Become a Children's Nursery Despite Parking Concerns
The former caretakers bungalow at Stranton Primary School The plans were approved this week despite concerns from a local business about...
Jan 71 min read


Councillor Attendance Under the Spotlight once more, Amidst claims the figures are ‘Unimpressive’...
A concerning number of town councillors elected to Hartlepool Borough Council have chalked up less than impressive attendance figures,...
Jan 63 min read


Hartlepool Labour MP Reflects on His First Six Months, Amid Mixed Public Reactions.....
Labour's Jonathan Brash may have fought off Reform UK to become Hartlepool's elected Member of Parliament back in 2024, but his first six...
Jan 54 min read
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