Nic Marko Local Democracy Reporter
  • Hartlepool
  • National World

Nic Marko is a local democracy reporter. He covers Sunderland City Council, South Tyneside Council and Hartlepool Borough Council.

Published In

Hartlepool Mail, Chronicle Live

Focus Areas

  • Sunderland City Council
  • South Tyneside Council
  • Hartlepool Borough Council

260 Articles
5 months ago
hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Extraordinary Hartlepool Borough Council meeting approves £700,000 plans for new children's homes

Councillors have unanimously backed £700,000 plans to increase the local authority's children's home capacity by deve...

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5 months ago
hartlepoolmail.co.uk

'A perfect site' - Plans unveiled to turned former Hartlepool beauty academy into fish and chip shop

Plans have been lodged for a new fish and chip shop in Hartlepool at the site of a vacant beauty academy.

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5 months ago
hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Bid to transform derelict former Hartlepool pet shop into a pharmacy

Plans have been lodged for a new pharmacy in Hartlepool at a property which has been left vacant for around 10 years ...

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5 months ago
hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Hundreds of owners of empty Hartlepool homes are set to pay extra council tax

Owners of long term empty homes in Hartlepool will have to pay an increased premium on their council tax as part of n...

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5 months ago
hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Anger over plans to axe daytime monitoring of Hartlepool security cameras

Council chiefs have defended proposals to reduce the hours public space CCTV cameras in Hartlepool will be monitored ...

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5 months ago
hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Hartlepool Borough Council's council tax support scheme to be 'simplified'

Changes are to be implemented to Hartlepool's Local Council Tax Support scheme which leaders say will increase the ov...

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5 months ago
hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Proposal to change the way Hartlepool Borough Council decides Ceremonial Mayor role is scrapped a...

Proposed changes which would have ensured long serving councillors were selected as Hartlepool's ceremonial mayor and...

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5 months ago
hartlepoolmail.co.uk

'The financial position is grim' - Hartlepool Borough Council warning ahead of 'difficult decisio...

Finance bosses have warned of the "grim" economic position their local authority faces ahead of "difficult" decisions...

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5 months ago
hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Hartlepool health boss says people are 'pulling out their own teeth' because they cannot get dent...

Concerns have been raised around access to dental services in Hartlepool amid worries some people are left "pulling o...

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5 months ago
hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Free car parking to end for thousands of blue badge holders across Hartlepool

Parking charges for blue badge holders in council car parks in Hartlepool are to be reinstated in the new year.

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6 months ago
hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Hartlepool Borough Council to consider offer for plot of land where former day centre stood

A bid has been lodged to buy vacant land previously home to a day centre and bring it back into use.

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6 months ago
hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Independent report reveals how many people attended Hartlepool Tall Ships Races and how many mill...

Independent figures have revealed how many people attended the Hartlepool Tall Ships Races and how much the four-day ...

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