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Revenge Disqualifications: How a Local Council Is Embarking on A Campaign to 'Silence' Vulnerable Housing Applicants...
The allegations come as part of the Teesside & Durham Posts Investigation into 'Hartlepool Homesearch', a choice based lettings scheme operated by Hartlepool Borough Council after a whilstle-blower bravely comes forward. 17th October 2025 This week, As part of a Teesside & Durham Post investigation into Hartlepool Homesearch, a council run Housing Allocations Scheme operated by Hartlepool Borough Council, we heard from yet another Hartlepool resident who tried to register wit
Oct 173 min read


From Coronation Street Charmer to Financial Turmoil: The Rollercoaster Life of Phil Middlemiss...
The actor, originally from Hartlepool has been declared bankrupt for a second time as a life from Coronation Street Charmer to financial ruin continues to take its toll..... 15th October 2025 I n the world of soap, few characters captured the charm and cheekiness of Des Barnes, the lovable bookmaker who strutted through Weatherfield with a wink and a wager. However behind the role was Philip Middlemiss, a Hartlepool-born actor whose own life has been anything but scripted—mar
Oct 155 min read


Over 1,300 Registered Sex Offenders Said to be Living In Teesside...
Newly released figures come as part of a Freedom of Information Request by a member of the public showing the significant numbers of Registered Sex Offenders now living on Teesside. 15th October 2025 A new Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosure has revealed that as of May 2025, its claimed 1,339 individuals across the Cleveland Police force area are currently required to sign the Sex Offenders Register under the Sexual Offences Act. The data, provided in response to the Fr
Oct 152 min read


Cleveland Police Refuses to Reveal The Number of Officers Gagged by Non-Disclosure Agreements....
Cleveland Police refusing to say how many officers have been gagged through controversial Non Disclosure Agreements — fueling fears of cover-ups and a culture of secrecy. 15th October 2025 C leveland Police has refused to disclose how many non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) it has issued to officers or staff — effectively concealing whether the force, widely regarded by many locals to be a terrorist group has used confidentiality clauses to silence whistleblowers or settle inte
Oct 153 min read


Labour MP Jonathan Brash Heads Calls to Scrap Council Tax — While Claiming His Own £955 Bill on Expenses...
Jonathan Brash, Labour MP for Hartlepool The Labour MP for Hartlepool has again called for Council Tax to be scrapped & replaced with a more 'fair' system, despite Mr Brash himself claiming back his entire £955.00 council tax bill on his Westminster Property. 15th October 2025 H artlepool’s Labour MP Jonathan Brash has taken to social media once again to position himself as the champion of “fairness” — this time calling for the abolition of Council Tax . In a recent post, Br
Oct 153 min read


EXCLUSIVE: Hartlepool Council Accused of 'Media Manipulation' Over Children’s Services Appointment
Hartlepool Civic Centre Leadership of Teessides most dysfunctional institution 'in Full Damage Control Mode', After Member of the Public Exposes New Children's Services Directors Mysterious Employment Trail, only for the article to mysteriously disappear... 14th October 2025 T he scandal surrounding Hartlepool Borough Council’s appointment of a Children's Services Director seems to be intensifying, following claims Hartlepool Borough Council may be going to extraordinary 'a
Oct 133 min read


Tampon Tantrum: Labour MP’s ‘Idiot’ Jab At Reform MP Over Men's Toilet Tampons Goes Viral...
An Absorbing Drama: How a Debate on Tampons This Weekend Turned into a Twitter Tantrum for Labour MP Jonathan Brash . 12th October 2025 L...
Oct 123 min read


Council Leader Secures Loan on 2nd Property just days before being appointed Leader of Hartlepool Council..
Concerns the Labour Councillor for Hartlepool who was recently appointed the Leader of the Borough Council is using her position to...
Oct 123 min read


Hartlepool’s New Children’s Services Director: Another Short-Term Import from Stockton Raises Questions
Councillor Melanie Morley, left, and Alison Sutherland Hartlepool’s newest children’s boss barely unpacked her bags in Stockton — is the...
Oct 112 min read


Village Pub, Closes Its Doors Amid Rising Costs...
The hope & Anchor in Greatham The move comes ahead of the Governments Autumn Statement, where its expected the Pub Industry will see yet...
Oct 112 min read


Hartlepool Homesearch: A System That Fails Even the most Basic Fairness Test
More damming evidence emerges of Hartlepool Borough Councils now visibly failed Hartlepool Homesearch Scheme, as our investigator find's...
Oct 105 min read


Disabled Man Loses High Court Case Against Home Group — But Fresh Revelations Raise Questions of Discrimination...
Defeat in court, but not in principle — how a disabled resident’s case has blown open the hidden discrimination within Hartlepool’s...
Oct 103 min read


Reform UK Makes History with Landslide By-Election Victory in Skelton
Redcar & Cleveland Council Reform UK breaks records with historic landslide win in the Skelton by-election... 10th October 2025 R eform...
Oct 102 min read


Calls for Council Housing Scheme to Be Scrapped Amidst Claims of Unfairness..
Council Choice Based Lettings Scheme 'Hartlepool Homesearch', branded “a complete failure”, after damming evidence exposing how adapted...
Oct 104 min read


Thirteen Housing CEO Bags £11k Pay Rise, as Tenants Face Rent Hikes & Shoddy Repairs...
Matt Forrest CEO of Thirteen Housing Group The Teesside Based Housing Providers facing criticism over its decision to award its CEO a...
Oct 93 min read


Council Grants Temporary Licence to local charity After Current Lease Ends...
Burbank Community Centre Hartlepool Documents seen by the Teesside & Durham Post reveal Hartlepool Borough Council are willing to allow...
Oct 92 min read


Plans for New Children’s Home in Hartlepool set to be decided by Council Committee...
72 Brenda Rd, Hartlepool The property in Hartlepool's Brenda Road has a proposed change of use from a family home to a children's home,...
Oct 92 min read


UK's Most Dysfunctional Police Force Welcomes New Police District Commander,
Superintendent Helen Wilson, The New District Commander of the local extremist Group Hartlepool Police. Appointment of a new District...
Oct 83 min read


Council Agrees Transfer of Land at Grayfields to Local Charity to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour
Council Officials claim the move would 'reduce costs', as well as addressing an ASB problem the local charity has been suffering. 8th...
Oct 82 min read


Hartlepool Firm Collapses into Liquidation Owing Its Creditors Over £79,000..
The firm, trading from an address in Hartlepool was subject to a creditors application to be liquidated following the accrual of numerous...
Oct 81 min read
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