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Darlington residents back crackdown on anti-social behaviour and off-road bikes
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (319+ words) Residents have backed a council's plan to prioritise tackling the scourge of anti-social behaviour and off-road motorcycles in Darlington." Council officials have developed a new community safety partnership plan for the borough based on four key priorities, following conversations with…...
Darlington businesses urged to support historic church restoration project
3+ week, 1+ day ago (677+ words) Darlington businesses are being urged to take part in the final phase a landmark restoration project that will see a new stone floor laid in the town's oldest church. The scheme forms part of the Opening Doors project at St…...
Cancer survivor vows 'never to return' to Darlington shop over toilet refusal
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (701+ words) A cancer survivor has vowed to "never return" to a Darlington shop after claiming he was refused access to a toilet, leaving him so distressed he later wet himself in public. Robert Metcalfe, from Great Smeaton near Northallerton, says the…...
Major redevelopment of Darlington school 'will benefit the whole town"
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (389+ words) The redevelopment of a Darlington school will benefit the whole town, a headteacher has emphatically claimed." Plans to demolish and refurbish parts of Polam Hall School, on Grange Road, were approved by a planning committee this week." Councillors were told…...
Teesside University appoints new vice-chancellor and chief executive
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (398+ words) Teesside University has appointed Professor Mark Simpson as its next vice-chancellor and chief executive, it has been announced. Professor Simpson, who currently serves as deputy vice-chancellor, will take on the role following the retirement of Professor Paul Croney OBE in…...
Judgment expected in nurses" transgender changing room case
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (242+ words) Judgment is expected on Friday in the legal challenge brought by nurses over a transgender colleague's use of the female changing-rooms at work. Eight members of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against Durham and…...
Darlington to get 'world-class' STEM centre offering courses in AI and more
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (565+ words) A 'world-class' STEM centre will provide the "missing piece, a visible and strategic focal point, as hi-tech industry grows its roots in the Tees Valley, according to the man behind the vision. The Darlington STEM Centre of Excellence will provide…...