Bosses of TRC Skip Hire woke to find their vehicle was significantly damaged in a suspected arson attack Owners were left "having to call it a day", after their vehicle was significantly damaged in a suspected arson attack. 29th October 2025 A well-known local waste business has announced its closure following a devastating arson attack  that left its owners facing an impossible decision. Craig & Beth, of TRC Skip Hire – known locally as 'The Rubbish Couple' , became affecti

The number of covert surveillance operations being signed off by both the local council & Magistrates is increasing. 28th October 2025 Q uestions are being asked over a local councils use of what's claimed to be "Big Brother Powers" as its been revealed that the local council has monitored a sharp increase in the number of people becoming subject to what's known as 'direct surveillance' from the local council in the last year. Its been reported that in the first quarter of 2

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash  has spoken out against what he describes as a “disgraceful” practice by southern councils The move comes as its claimed families made homeless in the south of the country are being 'ferried' up to Hartlepool where accommodation is reportedly 'cheaper'. 27th October 2025 H artlepool MP Jonathan Brash  has spoken out against what he describes as the “disgraceful” practice by southern councils  allegedly sending vulnerable families hundreds of mile

It comes as a number of political parties begin their local election campaigns much earlier than planned in the run up to the May 2026 local council elections. 25th October 2025 R eform UK Hartlepool will be holding an Action Day, this weekend on Saturday 25th October , as part of the party’s nationwide campaign  to engage with voters ahead of the next general election, as well as the upcoming local council elections scheduled for May 2026. Cllr Amanda Napper, Reform Councill

Queens Meadow Business Park in Hartlepool A major new development has been proposed for Hartlepool’s Queens Meadow Business Park, which the applicants claim will bring jobs, modern facilities, and electric vehicle (EV) charging points to the area.... 24th October 2025 P lans for a major development on a busy town business park have been put forward in a move that the applicants claim will bring jobs, modern facilities & much needed EV charging points to the town. The proposal

CFA's head offices in Hartlepool Cleveland Fire Authority (CFA) is warning of a looming £2.97 million budget deficit over the next three years — a gap that could force difficult decisions on services and staffing unless government funding improves according to officials.... 24th October 2025 C leveland Fire Authority has been warned if faces some "difficult decisions" after the latest financial reports put before its full committee painted a bleak financial outlook for the em

Hartlepool Civic Centre The revelation will again fuel concerns that certain groups are "leapfrogging" applicants waiting years for housing, in the wake of the Hartlepool Homesearch Choice Based lettings Scandal.... 24th October 2025 A Freedom of Information request by a member of the public has once again blown open the debate as to whether some applicants applying to Hartlepool Borough Council for housing are "leapfrogging" those already waiting for years to be housed.. The

Site of the former Mayfair Sports Domes Seaton Carew The plans which were submitted just weeks ago have received a number of objections from the local community triggering the process for the plans to be put to a council committee for a final decision. 22nd October 2025 14:49pm P lans for the creation of a holiday lodge village on the outskirts of Hartlepool have been dealt a set back, after its claimed the number of objections to the plans means a council committee will lik

Natara Global, Based on the Tees Road Hartlepool The plans were approved, ten months after they were originally submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council albeit with some concerns raised by a local town councillor. 22nd October 2025 J ust over ten months after plans were first submitted, Hartlepool Borough Council  has now approved a Hartlepool Firms application to amend its hazardous substances use licence — a decision that drew concern from at least one town Ward councillor.

The payments were found as part of a Teesside & Durham Post Investigation into Payments made by Hartlepool Borough Council. 22nd October 2025 I n a revelation that has sparked widespread debate over local government spending, the Teesside & Durham Post recently uncovered a series of payments from Hartlepool Borough Council to Hampshire County Council, located almost 300 miles away from the town, raising questions about transparency, necessity, and the use of taxpayer funds. T

Thousands of pounds in council grants paid to charity tied to former Labour leader Brenda Harrison, who also serves as its director and trustee, sparking questions over alleged conflicts of interest... 22nd October 2025 C oncerns have emerged over possible conflicts of interest, involving former Hartlepool Borough Council leader Brenda Harrison , following revelations that substantial grant payments have been paid to a local charity that she's been directly linked to during h

The number represents a sharp increase in fines being dished out to parents, with Hartlepool Borough Council clocking up £108,720 in revenue from fines being handed out, sparking questions about whether the issuing of fines is merely a council money maker ? 21st October 2025 A Freedom of Information request submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council  has revealed 1,861 school attendance fines  have been issued during the 2024/2025 academic year , generating a staggering £108,720

Fears an increase on Gambling Tax will drive many betting shops to close, slashing thousands of jobs. Business insiders "fearing the worst for Teesside", as a tidal wave of business closures could be just around the corner. 21st October 2025 Following the abrupt closure of Pizza Hut's Hartlepool branch earlier this week—where staff were given just 30 minutes' notice that their jobs had effectively 'ended'—the UK business landscape is said to be bracing for potentially far wor

The prosecutions are deemed to be yet more examples of Teesside 'Kangaroo Court' System of Justice Yet more calls for the Controversial TV License to be scrapped, as its found almost all the cases brought before Teesside Court are women. 21st October 2025 T eesside’s magistrates court lists continue to expose a shocking and disproportionate trend, where women are being dragged before the bench in overwhelming numbers for the so-called crime of watching television without a li

Pizza Hut at the Lanyard Hartlepool Marina. The Hartlepool site is part of 68 sites across the country which have been closed with immediate effect, as insiders claim the start of the 'domino effect' of business closures has begun..... 20th October 2025 I n a major blow to local diners and employees alike, Pizza Hut's Hartlepool branch today announced its shut its doors with immediate effect, part of a broader wave of closures across the UK following the parent company's fall

St Hilds School in King Oswy Drive Hartlepool The report comes following an inspection of the schools progress following a previous inspection downgrading the school as "Requiring Improvement"... 20th October 2025 A Hartlepool School which had its Ofsted rating downgraded to "Requiring Improvement" has been told "significant progress needs to be taken", after inspectors were less than impressed with its performance . In the report published by the regulators, St Hild’s Churc

Hartlepool Civic Centre The revelation comes following the discovery that Hartlepool now has the highest number of housing applicants deemed "Non-Qualifying" on the towns Social Housing Register. 20th October 2025 H artlepool’s social housing system is once again coming under renewed calls to be shut down after new figures reveal 12.4% of applicants applying to Hartlepool Homesearch, Hartlepool Borough Councils dedicated Choice Based lettings Scheme are being disqualified  —

The police officer working for Cleveland Police will face a disciplinary panel after being convicted of assault. 20th October 2025 A Cleveland Police officer currently on suspension is facing the end of his career after being convicted of assaulting a woman during a violent incident last year. Philip Lamb, 47, of Quebec Grove in Billingham, grabbed the woman by the arms after a night out which turned aggressive on September 14, 2023 . The incident left her with bruising and

The Labour MP for Hartlepool Jonathan Brash has responded to the Teesside & Durham Post Housing Allocations Scheme scandal which blew open the systemic failings in a council operated housing scheme... 18th October 2025 T he Labour MP for Hartlepool, Jonathan Brash , has said he's taking the allegations surrounding Hartlepool Borough Council’s housing allocations scheme “ extremely seriously ” after a Teesside & Durham Post investigation  exposed serious failings within the c

Nearly 500 companies have been named & shamed by the Government for failing to pay employees the National Minimum Wage according to recently released figures.... 17th October 2025 T wo Hartlepool employers have been publicly named by the Government for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage , as part of a crackdown on businesses that underpaid staff across the UK. The new data, released this week by the Department for Business and Trade, exposes 491 employers across the cou