article_snippet.sent: the Mayor of Hartlepool has been sacked from Stephen Akers-Belcher job at Newcastle City Council after Stephen Akers-Belcher was given paid leave to attend a funeral - but visited a warship instead.
article_snippet.sent: Following a disciplinary hearing the Mayor of Hartlepool was dismissed from the Mayor of Hartlepool care manager role with Newcastle City Council for gross misconduct.
article_snippet.sent: Stephen Akers-Belcher was dismissed after Stephen Akers-Belcher took time off work to attend a funeral when in fact Stephen Akers-Belcher was attending an official function in Stephen Akers-Belcher capacity as Mayor of Hartlepool. '
highlights_snippet.sent: The mayor was dismissed for The mayor care manager role for gross misconduct .
  