An Unelected board heavily tied to the developers favour set to decide fate of disputed Marina housing scheme Jomast housing revamp faces mass opposition at Hartlepool Development Corporation 20th Feb 2026 A controversial redesign of a flagship Hartlepool marina housing scheme has triggered a wave of public opposition, with dozens of residents warning that the new plans could fundamentally alter the character of the area and open the door to future high-intensity accommodati

Children’s home plan for Granville Avenue set for council decision Bid to convert large dwelling into children’s home cites national shortage 20th Feb 2026 A substantial detached property in one of Hartlepool’s established residential areas could soon be converted into a children’s residential care home if council officials approve a change-of-use application... The proposal relates to 2 Granville Avenue, a large three-storey property currently classed as a family home. The a

BUDGET DAY SHOWDOWN ENDS IN DEFERRAL AS LABOUR 'CHICKENS OUT' & PLAYS FOR TIME Council Tax Call 'Kicked into the Long Grass', as Billing Deadline Looms. 20th Feb 2026 Hartlepool Borough Council was plunged ever deeper into financial and political uncertainty yesterday evening, after Labour councillors opted to defer a decisive vote on council tax, a move critics say risks administrative turmoil and prolongs the councils ever increasing budget crisis. Supporters of the Labour

130 jobs at risk as Mandelson-linked lobbying giant implodes Ex Hartlepool Labour MP Peter Mandelson's firm which he originally founded collapses after clients flee in Epstein scandal fallout... 19th Feb 2026 The lobbying and strategic advisory firm originally founded by former Hartlepool MP Peter Mandelson is on the brink of collapse, after a dramatic loss of major corporate clients in the wake of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Global Counsel , which employs about 130 staff ac

The Road to Section 114: How Hartlepool’s Finances Are Running Out of Time Ticking Time Bomb: The £6m Overspend That Could Break Hartlepool Borough Council 19th Feb 2026 Hartlepool Borough Council's staring into a financial abyss as a spiraling children’s social care bill threatens to consume the councils already fragile budget and force some of the deepest cuts to frontline local services since 2013. Town hall leaders are now said to be grappling with an overspend of around

Labours Council Tax Freeze Fantasy ends in Poised maximum Council Tax Increase for locals. Labours hold on Hartlepool Borough Council expected to collapse within days, after Treasury rejects bailout for Hartlepool Borough Council. 18th Feb 2026 H artlepool Borough Council’s failed bid for a Government bailout to cover its £6 million children’s services overspend has been further overshadowed by claims that ministers immediately rejected the cap in hand bid by Hartlepool Borou

Council Tax Rise Looms as Children’s Care Costs Push Hartlepool to the Edge Town Hall Meltdown: As Twenty One Hartlepool Labour Councillors All Threaten to Quit the Labour Party, as a poised Council Tax Freeze cannot be delivered to local's... 17th Feb 2026 TEESSIDE & DURHAM POST EXCLUSIVE A political earthquake's unfolding inside Hartlepool Borough Council, after the councils Labour leadership warned it's getting ready to 'walk away' from the party in protest at what it's br

The former Admiral Court Nursing Home in Cleveland Rd Hartlepool Future of Fire-Damaged Admiral Court Site in Doubt After Council Pulls Demolition Proposal 17th Feb 2026 P lans to demolish a long-derelict nursing home in Hartlepool's West View have been quietly withdrawn, raising fresh questions over the future of one of town's most blighted sites. Hartlepool Borough Council submitted proposals in October last year seeking permission to bring down the former care facility, wh

NHS Strategy Confirms Centralised Emergency Care Will Stay Away From Hartlepool NHS Strategy Confirms Centralised Emergency Care Will Stay Away From Hartlepool 17th Feb 2026 H opes for the restoration of a full Accident and Emergency department to Hartlepool have been dealt a major blow after NHS chiefs confirmed there are no plans for a new emergency unit in the town, telling councillors the financial and clinical case for such a move “does not reflect the need”. The stark

Labour Run Hartlepool Borough Council left in a quandary as to how it intends to fund its poised Council Tax freeze for locals Labour at War With Itself as Council Tax Freeze Plans Unravel and Funding Row Explodes 17th Feb 2026 A bitter internal dispute has erupted within Hartlepool’s Labour group after the political groups much-trailed council tax freeze descended into chaos, exposing the town to the prospect of sharp financial pain in the years ahead, triggering an extraor

Ex-Hartlepool councillor Tom Cassidy censured over misleading leaflet bids for Rural West comeback Standards row councillor selected as Conservative candidate for Hartlepool's Rural West Ward in May Local Elections... 16th Feb 2026 A former Hartlepool councillor who was formally found to have breached the councils Code of Conduct over a misleading council tax election leaflet has announced his political return after putting himself forward as the Conservative candidate for t

The Brass Neck of Cleveland Police’s Victim Narrative The Graves of the Victims of Cleveland Police's Brutality Tell a Different Story: Cleveland Police Cannot Claim Victimhood While Its Own Record Is a One Shrouded in Cover-Up's.. 16th Feb 2026 T eesside most Dangerous Extremist Group 'Cleveland Police' this week moved to highlight the jailing of three people for what they described as “completely unacceptable assaults on police officers,” presenting the cases as further evi

Recent Audit Disclaimer Leaves the Tees Valley Combined Authority Facing prolonged Government intervention. Taxpayer Backed Projects Supported by the Combined Authority Facing Further Scrutiny as Auditors Formally Reject the TVCA's Latest Accounts 16th Feb 2026 T he Tees Valley Combined Authority’s hopes of escaping its Government Issued best Value Notice has suffered yet another significant blow, after its claimed external auditors are expected to issue yet another disclaime

Rent Increase Confirmed for Thirteen Tenants Across Teesside and Hartlepool Rent Up, Profits Up, Surplus Cash Up, Tenants Fed Up: Thirteen Housing Group Tenants Hit with 4.8% Rise After Income Surge... 15th Feb 2026 T housands of housing tenants across Teesside and Hartlepool are being told to brace for another eyewatering rent increase from April after Teesside Housing Giant Thirteen Group confirmed that most rents are set to rise by 4.8 per cent. The Middlesbrough-based bus

Short-term saving, long-term reality — what Hartlepool Borough Councils Incoming CEO will really cost New council boss set to replace the Outgoing Denise McGuckin will cost less today — but pay gap with predecessor ‘wiped out by inflation’ in less than six years... 15th Feb 2026 H artlepool Borough Council’s decision to appoint Matt Wilton as its new Chief Executive has been accompanied by the headline-friendly claim that the move will save local taxpayers around £20,000 a ye

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash Faces Rising Public Hostility Which has now reportedly spilled out onto the Streets of the Constituency he represents. Labour MP for Hartlepool Jonathan Brash Reportedly Confronted on Hartlepool Street, as Abuse Toward MPs Surges... 14th Feb 2026 H artlepool Labour MP, Jonathan Brash, has publicly revealed this week that he was confronted and verbally abused by a member of the public in the street while walking home in his own constituency. In a s

Volunteer Shortage Forces Closure of Rift House Youth Project Lease Surrender Approved as Hartlepool Volunteer-Led Youth Scheme Winds Up 13th Feb 2026 H artlepool’s long-running Rifty Youth Project is to close its doors permanently after almost two decades of community work, with Hartlepool Borough Council said to have formally agreed to an early surrender of its lease at Rift House Community Centre where the community group was based. An Officer Decision Record seen by the T

Hartlepool Watches to See which Councillors next to jump the stalls & defect to Reform It seems Political Musical Chairs Has Come to Hartlepool, Which Councillor Do You Think will be Next to Join Reform...? 13th Feb 2026 Right then – purely for a bit of political mischief and a laugh over a pint – we’re opening the book on who might be the next Hartlepool councillor to swap their rosette for a shade of turquoise. No money changing hands, no inside information, just tongue fi

Focus Said to be Extending to Mandelson’s Inner Circle, as Police Investigation could be set to see one of his former Closest Allies Questioned. Former Hartlepool MP Peter Mandelson's former aide & once closest ally could be thrust into the spotlight, as the Peter Mandelson Police Investigation Inches Ever Closer to his former Parliamentary Constituency. 12th Feb 2026 I n the wake of the unfolding scandal surrounding Peter Mandelson , attention is once again turning to his l

Oakesway Scheme Could Create Dozens of New Jobs Proposed New Development on Oakesway Industrial Estate Promises Boost for Hartlepool’s Economy... 12th Feb 2026 P lans have been put before the Hartlepool Development Corporation which could bring back into use a long-vacant brownfield site on Hartlepool's Oakesway Industrial Estate bringing with it new employment opportunities to the area. The proposal, submitted in December 2025 on behalf of applicant Steve Alday of SRA Produc