Band D Households Across Teesside Set to See Fire Precept Rise by £5 in 2026/27 Council Tax Set to Rise as Fire Authority Faces Funding Shortfall... 11th Feb 2026 Households across Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton are being lined up for a £5 increase in the Band D element of their council tax to fund Cleveland Fire Authority, with documents suggesting this will be only the first of a series of rises over the next three years. Papers set to go befor

Developers Hit with Enforcement Notice at Seaton Carew Domes Site Council Slaps Developers with Enforcement Notice Over Alleged Unauthorised Storage at Former Sports Domes Site... 11th Feb 2026 H artlepool Borough Council has served an Enforcement Notice against the developers of the Controversial Sports Domes Site , marking a significant escalation in the long-running saga surrounding the site’s alleged unauthorised use. Council officers have confirmed that an Enforcement No

'Thrown the toys right out of the pram', critics claim its yet another blunder for Hartlepool borough Council, only this time, they're paying the price. Hartlepool Borough Council Officials claim "they will be writing to the Planning Inspectorate" after hefty costs order slapped against them. 11th Feb 2026 H artlepool Borough Council’s increasingly heavy-handed approach to its daily dealings has been laid bare once again, with recent documents set to go before the councils pl

The culture of silence and anonymity protecting Teesside’s ‘rogue’ extremist officers must end, says the Teesside & Durham Post.. 11th Feb 2026 T he Teesside & Durham Post has this week written to the chair of Cleveland Police’s misconduct panel seeking to lift the anonymity order granted to a former Cleveland Police officer facing a public disciplinary hearing next month, arguing the current reporting restrictions fail to meet the public interest test. The request comes ahea

Brash in Hot Water Again Over ‘Promotion’ of Wife’s May Election Bid Standards Questions Raised After Jonathan Brash Promotes Wife Ahead of May Polls 10th Feb 2026 J onathan Brash, the Labour MP for Hartlepool is facing fresh scrutiny following claims he's using his official parliamentary social media platform to promote his Council Leader wife Pamela Hargreaves Brash, who's both a Hartlepool councillor and the leader of the borough council, ahead of her re-election bid in M

Wates Construction Among Biggest Winners in Council’s Third Quarter Accounts Recently Published Millions of Pounds Paid Out in Just Three Months, as Hartlepool Borough Council Spending Returns Are Laid Bare.... 10th Feb 2026 H artlepool Borough Council’s Quarter Three 2025/26 spending returns have revealed a continued concentration of large payments to a narrow group of organisations, with tens of millions of pounds flowing out for contracts spanning construction, transport,

Starmer Under Pressure as Jonathan Brash’s Support Slowly Ebbs Away What the May Local Elections is Likely to Spell for both Keir Starmer and Jonathan Brash 10th Feb 2026 B ehind the scenes, sources close to the centre of Westminster suggest that Sir Keir Starmer’s government is, at best, struggling to maintain its footing and, at worst, teetering on the brink of serious internal disorder. Far from the image of stability Labour sought to project upon entering office, the Labo

Former Cleveland Police officer to face public misconduct Hearing next month Questions being asked about 'Extremist' Cleveland Police, as yet another former officer faces a gross misconduct panel... 10th Feb 2026 A public misconduct hearing is set to take place next month in relation to a former Cleveland Police officer accused of breaching professional standards... The proceedings, set to be heard over three days, will commence on the 4th of March through till Friday 6th of

Hartlepool’s Interests — or Labour’s? Reading Between Brash’s Lines As the Mandelson Scandal Deepens, Brash Reaches for a Local Distraction 8th Feb 2026 H artlepool’s Member of Parliament, Jonathan Brash, published his latest piece in a local newspaper urging the Hartlepool “must not lose out” amid proposed changes to local police structures — a call framed as standing up for Hartlepudlians in the face of sweeping regional policing reforms. On its face, Brash defending local

Large sections of Hartlepool's town centre could face demolition as Middleton Grange crisis deepens... 8th Feb 2026 L arge swathes of Hartlepool town centre may have to be demolished as part of radical plans to deal with whats claimed to be 'escalating problems' at Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, according to discussions revealed in official papers from The Hartlepool Development Corporation. Documents which are to go before the Development Corporation’s Audit and Governanc

Middleton Grange blamed for major delays in HDC’s audit How Middleton Grange Shopping Centre in Hartlepool has plunged The Hartlepool Development Corporations accounts into crisis... 7th Feb 2026 M iddleton Grange Shopping Centre's emerged as the single most problematic asset in The Hartlepool Development Corporation’s (HDC) portfolio according to recent reports– a struggling retail complex that's not only reportedly haemorrhaging tenants, but repeatedly undermining the credi

Had it not been for Peter Mandelson, Hartlepool would now be enjoying its second term with the Conservatives The 2009 Backroom Deal That Gave Hartlepool Its MP & How its Likely to Secure His Downfall. 6th Feb 2026 J onathan Brash could have been the breath of fresh air Hartlepool so desperately needed. Instead, his political rise now stands as a testament as to how easily ambition can become entangled with the very forces that have corroded trust in politics – and how those t

From Quiet Removal to Public Statement – Paul Thompson, the CEO of Families First north East is facing questions as to why it took so long to make a statement on Mandelson's involvement in the charity? Local Charity Families First North East Issues Statement After Year-Long Delay in Peter Mandelson Disassociation... 6th Feb 2026 T he Hartlepool Based Charity Families First North East has finally issued a public statement addressing its historic association with Peter Mandelso

Houchen Appoints his 'Fall Girl': From regeneration promise to audit scandal, Pamela Hargreaves-Brash inherits HDC’s crisis Hartlepool Development Corporation’s accounts 'in disarray' as new Labour chair inherits a financial mess... 6th Feb 2026 T he Hartlepool Development Corporation has reportedly once again failed to meet a statutory audit deadline, with external auditors Ernst & Young indicating that they'll issue a “disclaimed” audit opinion on the 2024/25 HDC accounts,

The property at Lancaster Road is now one of a growing number of large family homes in the are being converted into HMO's Hartlepool’s HMO Problem Deepens as Yet Another Is Granted Approval... 6th Feb 2026 H artlepool's seen yet another step in the steady spread of Houses in Multiple Occupation, after a Lawful Development Certificate has been granted for a property in the towns Lancaster Road, allowing the former family home to be carved up into into a six-bedroom House of Mu

Dunston Rd Hartlepool, (Location is Approximate) Care Companies Bid to Create Safe Home for Looked-After Children on Dunston Road Set to go Before Council officials for Consideration. 6th Feb 2026 P roposals have been submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council which could see a large detached house on Dunston Road Hartlepool converted into a small residential care home for vulnerable young people, a move the applicants say is urgently needed and fully in keeping with the charact

Former Raby Road Offices Could Become New Homes Under Plans Set to be Considered By Hartlepool Borough Council. Plans Submitted to Turn Raby Road Offices into Two Flats Set to Be Considered by Council Planning Officials. 6th Feb 2026 P lans have been submitted to convert the first and second floors of a former office building on Raby Road, Hartlepool, into two self-contained residential apartments, in a move the applicant claims reflects both national planning policy and grow

Brash on the Brink as the Level of the Connections between Brash, Mandelson & Epstein deepen Claims the Hartlepool MP who's facing growing questions over his links to the now disgraced Peter Mandelson will be in attendance at tonight full meeting of Hartlepool Borough Council where he's said to be facing growing calls to quit as MP... 5th Feb 2026 P ressures mounting on Hartlepool Labour MP Jonathan Brash amid growing calls for him to resign over concerns about what he knew

Calls for 'Pink Paper' Documents held by the council to be unearthed in light of the Peter Mandelson Jefferey Epstein Scandal. Brash’s 2009 Pink Paper Defence Re-examined After New Evidence Emerges He Was Tipped to Become the Future MP for Hartlepool Years before he was Ever Selected & One man Held the Key to his Success. 5th Feb 2026 I n 2009, as controversy first erupted over the decision to bestow the Freedom of the Borough of Hartlepool on Lord Peter Mandelson, a then–ris

40 Jobs Now Under Threat as Hartlepool Construction Company Buildroute Ltd Enters Liquidation Hartlepool Construction Firms Financial Troubles End in Liquidation, as Buildroute Ltd calls in the Liquidators. 5th Feb 2026 A Hartlepool construction company that was only weeks ago described as “on the brink of collapse” has now formally entered liquidation, bringing an abrupt end to its operations and leaving mounting debts to owed to its creditors and suppliers. BuildRoute Limi