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Hartlepool's increasingly difficult financial position, and how much residents will pay after council tax row Council tax bills were frozen - Officers recommended a rise, while the opposition criticised removal of one key element 12:00, 1 FEB 2021 Council leader Shane Moore recommended Hartlepool Council freeze tax bills Get the latest Hartlepool news direct to your inbox with our free email newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recomme...

Councillor Shane Moore on Waterfront site PLANS for a multi-million pound leisure centre in Hartlepool have taken a major step forward with the appointment of architects to design the flagship development. With 25 years’ experience specialising in the delivery of award-winning wet and dry leisure facilities, GT3 Architects’ project team boasts some of the UK’s leading experts in sport and leisure design. The new development on The Waterfront, adjacent to the town’s marina, will replace the town’s existing Mill House Leisure Centre and will feature a range of facilities, incl...

EXCLUSIVE: Council Tax Tracker uncovers reluctance to make maximum rise A significant proportion of councils are likely to opt against imposing the maximum possible council tax rise on residents this year, LGC research suggests, despite the government’s expectations they should do so. The first results of LGC’s 2021 Council Tax Tracker found almost half (47%) were not currently proposing a maximum increase. While the majority of these were stopping just short of the maximum increases allowed without holding a referendum – 4.99% for upper tier councils and whichever is the greater of 1.9...

Senior Hartlepool BC councillors have ignored their chief finance officer’s advice and unanimously voted to push ahead with a council tax freeze for 2021-22. In a paper before yesterday’s finance and policy committee, Chris Little, council director of resources and development, advised councillors that the most "sustainable option" would be to increase council tax bills by the maximum 4.99% allowed without having to holding a referendum.  He warned that any proposals to increase council tax by less than 3% “would not in my professional opinion be robust” and could lead to budget cuts...

'It's time to truly level up': Teesside's leaders' unified call to bring Treasury to our area Every senior local politician has urged the Government to bring Treasury North to Teesside 06:00, 22 JAN 2021 Updated Latest Teesside headlines straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can ...