Hartlepool Mail

3 days ago | hartlepoolmail.co.uk | Nic Marko

Ambitious plans to expand an established business park to include new housing and employment space have received a boost. North-East property development company Hellens Group previously lodged two planning applications as part of its proposals for the Queens Meadow Business Park, off the A689, in Hartlepool. The first of these sought to secure outline approval to build up to 210 properties, comprising a mix of two, three and four-bedroomed homes, on land to the east of the site.

3 days ago | hartlepoolmail.co.uk | Nic Marko

Labour chiefs in Hartlepool have announced that council tax is to be frozen next year to help ease financial pressures on families in the borough. The planned freeze for 2026-27 comes after close collaboration between town MP Jonathan Brash, Hartlepool Borough Council leader Councillor Brenda Harrison and government ministers.

5 days ago | hartlepoolmail.co.uk | Nic Marko

The region's anti-crime chief has outlined his plans to probe the police's record on some of their most critical areas over the next year. The work is being carried out by Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Matt Storey as part of his monthly scrutiny programme. He will ask questions on how Cleveland Police handles certain types of crime – and what they are doing to improve their performance.

6 days ago | hartlepoolmail.co.uk | Nic Marko

Plans to allow a bar to operate in Hartlepool town centre have been given the go-ahead on appeal. Coffee bar and live music venue The Intro opened at 117 York Road last October, despite planning permission not being in place, after previously being located on Hartlepool Marina until last June. An application from Ashley Johns at Team Tilly Leisure for retrospective permission to operate a bar from the building was rejected by Hartlepool Borough Council’s planning committee in November 2024.

1 week ago | hartlepoolmail.co.uk | Richard Mennear

The latest Hartlepool United news. Hartlepool United player/goalkeeper coach Adam Smith has won praise from Pools defender Tom Parkes. Smith, who is under contract for the 2025-26 campaign along with Parkes, won praise from the experienced centre back for his ‘brilliant’ contribution last season, which proved a fairly turbulent one on and off the pitch.