Teesside Business Hit as Accountancy Group with Billingham Office Collapses According to High Court Documents Financial Firm with Teesside Office Enters Administration Amid ‘Going Concern’ Warning 8th April 2026 An accountancy and tax advisory firm with a presence in Teesside & County Durham has formally entered administration... SKS Bailey Group Limited, which operated from offices including Wynyard Business Park in Billingham, appointed joint administrators on the 24th of M

The Salaam Centre in Murray Street Hartlepool is set to see a payout as part of a £1.5m pot of public funding How Can This Be Justified? Charity Paid Directors £52k Now Set for Public Funding Boost 8th April 2026 A Hartlepool 'charity' which was previously criticised for paying tens of thousands of pounds to its own directors is now set to benefit from a share of £200,000 pounds worth of public funding—raising renewed concerns over how taxpayer money is being distributed. The

Trust Crisis: Labour Councillor Martin Scarborough's Role With Families Charity Questioned Amid Case Timeline Safeguarding Storm as Labour Councillor’s Court Cases Clash With Charity Role 8th April 2026 A Labour councillor, who also serves as the Deputy Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council is facing mounting pressure after a growing timeline of sex offender cases he's been involved in has raised serious safeguarding concerns—particularly given his role with a charity supporti

Stephen Vincent, (Pictured Left) Aged 60, was jailed for 28 months at Teesside Crown Court In August 2025 after breaching the terms of a suspended sentence. Hartlepool Labour Councillor Martin Scarborough (Right) was defending Vincent in his most recent case published by local media. “How Can This Be Allowed To Continue?” Fresh Pressure on Hartlepool Councillor After Sex Offender Case Brings His Role As Both A Councillor & Defence Solicitor Into Question. 7th April 2026 A Lab

The Hidden Cost of Poverty: Why Ending the Two-Child Cap May Not Help Two Child Benefit Cap Scrapped from Today— But a new ‘Poverty Tax’ Is Driving Families Deeper Into Crisis.... 6th April 2026 The long-awaited abolition of the two-child benefit cap is expected to deliver an income boost to tens of thousands of low-income families across the UK this week, with estimates suggesting around 1.5 million children in roughly 400,000 households could benefit from the change. Howev

Wooler Road Hartlepool Two Arrested After Police Pursuit Ends With a Crash at a Busy Hartlepool Roundabout. 6th April 2026 A dramatic police pursuit through Hartlepool ended in a crash late yesterday afternoon, with two people arrested at the scene. The incident, believed to have begun in the Owton Manor area of Hartlepool seen a Nissan Juke reportedly failed to stop for police. Officers initiated a pursuit, with the vehicle then seen to be travelling at speed through severa

Some public chargers are now offering rates cheaper than what it would cost to run a Diesel Car at today's fuel prices. EV Charging vs. Fuel: The "Tipping Point" Price You Need to Know 6th April 2026 If you’ve been watching the news, you’ve likely seen headlines about soaring energy costs. But for UK drivers, there’s a new reality on the road: even if you don't have a home charger, running an electric vehicle (EV) is now officially cheaper than filling up with petrol or dies

Low Throston Netherby Gate in Hartlepool From Garden to Battleground: Homeowner Loses High-Stakes Planning Fight With Local Council. 5th April 2026 A Hartlepool homeowner has failed in a bid to overturn a planning enforcement notice after the governments Planning Inspector dismissed the appeal, instead ruling in favour of the local council. The case centred on land at Low Throston House, Netherby Gate in Hartlepool, where homeowner Andrew Haygarth challenged action taken by H

Gross Misconduct Proven: Officer Retains Role Following Hearing (Cleveland Police Offices in Hartlepool) Misconduct Panel Lets Officer Stay Despite Gross Misconduct Finding... 4th April 2026 A Cleveland Police officer who admitted gross misconduct after crashing a police vehicle and injuring a colleague has kept his job—sparking fresh questions about accountability within the Teesside Police force with no public confidence.. PC Keir Jefferson was behind the wheel of a marked

Hundreds Caught Speeding on Hartlepool Roads – But What Happens Next Is Unclear Hartlepool Speeding Hotspots Exposed – But Police Refuse to Reveal Who Was Fined 1st April 2026 Motorists in Hartlepool are among the most frequently caught speeding in the region, new figures reveal—yet crucial details about how many were actually fined have been withheld by Cleveland Police. Freedom of Information data shows that 10,516 speeding offences were recorded across the force area bet

Pay Up or Pay More: Hartlepool Council’s New Fees To Hit Those Already Struggling The New Poverty Tax: Belligerent Teesside Council To Hit Struggling Families with Increased Court Fees for Falling Behind on Council Tax Payments. 1st April 2026 Residents living in Hartlepool who are already battling the rising cost of living are set to face another financial blow, after the council quietly approved a new round of court fees for council tax and business rate debts for the new

Brian Cowie formally stood as a conservative councillor from 2021-2024, he's now set to represent reform uk in Mays local elections. Councillor Comeback Widely Tipped to Unseat ‘Worst Attending’ Rival in Hart Ward... 30th March 2026 A former Conservative councillor in Hartlepool has been selected as a candidate for Reform UK in a move that could significantly reshape the political landscape in the town ahead of the upcoming local elections. Brian Cowie, who previously represe

Increase in Double Yellow Line Parking Sparks Review Calls for Blue Badge Charges Rise in Double Yellow Parking in Hartlepool's Town Centre Linked to Disabled Parking Charges.. 30th March 2026 Pressures said to be mounting on councillors to reconsider controversial parking charges imposed on disabled Blue Badge holders in Hartlepool, following a reported rise in vehicles parking on double yellow lines. Concerns have been raised that the introduction of fees for disabled motor

FOI Reveals Scale of Bailiff Use in Hartlepool Council Tax Debt Recovery Cost of Living Crisis Sees Thousands of Hartlepool Residents Facing Bailiffs for Unpaid Council Tax.... 29th March 2026 Newly released figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request have revealed that bailiffs have been instructed thousands of times to recover unpaid council tax debts from struggling households in Hartlepool. The data, provided by Hartlepool Borough Council, highlights the sca

The Labour Councillor representing Hartlepool's manor House Ward has failed to attend a single full council meeting. Hartlepool Labour Councillor Faces Calls to Resign Over 'Shameful' Meeting Attendance Record... 28th March 2026 A Hartlepool Labour councillor's facing growing calls to step down after it emerged he's attended only the bare minimum number of council meetings required to avoid losing his seat. Manor House ward councillor Ben Clayton has reportedly failed to att

Cllr Aaron Roy, who represents the Hart Ward area of Hartlepool. Hartlepool Political Shake-Up Begins, as Labour Councillor Joins Reform Ranks... 27th March 2026 A Hartlepool councillor who only days ago resigned from the Labour Party has now joined Reform UK, in a move that could have significant political ramifications for the borough ahead of upcoming local elections. Cllr Roy was seen at the Latest Reform UK Party Conference in Sunderland this week. Aaron Roy, who represe

Leisure Costs in Hartlepool Set to Rise Next Month Council Run Leisure Services to Get More Expensive From April 1 as new price increases set to be announced. 26th March 2026 Residents using leisure facilities managed by Hartlepool Borough Council are set to face higher costs from next month, after the councils leisure services provider 'Active Hartlepool' confirmed it will increase prices across a range of its services. The organisation, which operates gyms, swimming pools

Terror Killer Ahmed Alid Faces New Attempted Murder Charge Behind Bars Hartlepool Horror Returns: Killer of Terence Carney Charged Again With Attempted Murder... 26th March 2026 07:04am A multiple failed asylum seeker responsible for one of Hartlepool’s most brutal & senseless killings has now been charged with attempted murder — this time while behind bars. Alid was jailed for a minimum of 45 years in 2024 for the Killing of Hartlepool Man Terrence Carney & is currently hous

Arson Spike Sees Fires Rise Dramatically Across Teesside Thousands of Fires, as Incidents Jump 26% Across Region 25th March 2026 Teesside is said to have seen a sharp rise in fires and emergency incidents over the past year — with the area now ranking among the worst in the country for deliberate blazes. New figures reveal the total incidents attended by the fire service have now jumped by 26% compared to the five-year average , highlighting growing pressure on crews across t

Accounts Not Signed Off: Cleveland Fire Authority Hit by Damning Audit Outcome Serious Weaknesses Exposed After Collapse of Fire Service Company Last Year, with not one Single Director facing investigation over the firms Insolvency. 24th March 2026 Serious concerns have been raised over the governance at Cleveland Fire Authority after auditors were reportedly unable to sign off on its latest accounts following the collapse of a linked company last year. In a highly unusual mo