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Social housing landlord faces a bill of thousands of pounds to repair two homes damaged by fire.
Social Housing provider Thirteen faces a bill running into thousands of pounds following a caravan fire which damaged two Hartlepool...
Dec 31, 20222 min read

Flu spread leads to North East Ambulance declaring yet another “critical incident'
Nearly one hundred patients have been admitted with flu & thirty seven said to be in hospital with COVID-19 leading to NEAS declaring yet...
Dec 27, 20222 min read

We've worried them so much, they had to resort to harassing our members.....
Hartlepool Council found to have added volunteers of our page to their employee protection register, claiming persons affiliated with our...
Dec 22, 20223 min read

2023 will see swathes of local councils going bust its claimed....
One council in "bankruptcy or survival" mode, two others declare themselves bankrupt, one council looking for millions in savings &...
Dec 21, 20225 min read

Unprecedented demand results in North East Ambulance Service declaring a critical incident
Extreme Pressures said to be putting the service under unprecedented demand with patients asked only to call if the situation is "life...
Dec 20, 20222 min read

Cost of living crisis forcing some households to "shiver", as heating costs become “too expensive”
One household says they spent £85.00 in one week just in electricity at the height of last weeks cold snap, with Hartlepool now seeing as...
Dec 20, 20223 min read

Council ordered to pay "whistle blower" back pay following unfair dismissal....
Hartlepool Borough Council ordered to pay the a former council worker over £500.00 in unpaid wages. Tuesday 20th December 2022 08:14am...
Dec 20, 20222 min read

Another bad year it seems!
Another bad trading year for local house builder sparks debate over just how long the firm can now last racking up such significant...
Dec 20, 20223 min read

At last, they're listening !
Residents breathe a sigh of relief, as it appears councillors are now listening to the public over planning applications that effect...
Dec 14, 20222 min read


Councils plans to increase council tax even higher than originally planned sparks backlash
Council Leaders political career now said to be "under significant threat", as proposals for HBC to throw in the bin previous plans to...
Dec 14, 20226 min read

Labour seeking cross party unity for the expansion of services at a local hospital....
Motion set to go before the full council this week asks the council to ensure any future investment for a new hospital comes to...
Dec 12, 20225 min read

Town MP shuns requests to meet with the local council to "see for herself" the budget crisis….
Conservative MP Jill Mortimer has reportedly ignored numerous requests to attend council meetings to "see for herself" the extent of the...
Dec 11, 20223 min read

Hartlepool Businessman's alleged "racist" past overshadows his grand opening
Hartlepool Businessman Tom Cook was previously under investigation by the Labour Party back in 2019 for alleged "racism" towards other...
Dec 10, 20223 min read

Council "failing in its GDPR Duty", as a new IT system is found to be causing problems
Hartlepool Borough Council faces hefty GDPR fines if it fails to rectify a number of “issues” highlighted in a report that’s set to go...
Dec 9, 20222 min read

Efforts to repair an ageing war memorial "on hold" following issues over who owns the land....
Hartlepool Borough Council will attempt to claim adverse possession of the land home to the Seaton Carew war memorial so that works to...
Dec 8, 20222 min read

Locals set to be charged £41.50 a year for garden waste collections.....
Garden waste collection charges set to be introduced as part of the councils bid to plug a nine million pound budget deficit, despite the...
Dec 8, 20222 min read

Dont cut our pay......it will damage staff morale....
Managing Directors bold claims to persuade councillors not to look upwards for savings leaves the public howling, after she claims pay...
Dec 8, 20223 min read

Skills Academy expansion plans APPROVED.....
Skills Academy expansion plans approved by the local council following upsurge in student numbers..... Friday 8th December 2022 05:00am...
Dec 8, 20221 min read

Labour Councillors “dig” at Conservative MP’s travelling expenses backfires….
Labours dig at Hartlepool Conservative MP’s travel costs backfires spectacularly; with claims the groups increasingly desperate bid to...
Dec 6, 20224 min read

111 applicants placed into temporary accommodation, as the scale of towns housing crisis deepens...
Numbers of households approaching the council declaring themselves "homeless" is on the rise, as demand for affordable homes increases. ....
Dec 5, 20223 min read
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