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Bill Edgar | Local Democracy Reporter

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Care services prioritised over green projects

Council leaders have reiterated a pledge to prioritise care services over net zero projects. The comments came as the Reform UK-led Durham County Council responded...

Work starts on leisure centre

Work has started on a new leisure centre in Bishop Auckland. Built on the site of the former Woodhouse Close Library, the new community hub...

Framwellgate School in Durham will be rebuilt to replace the current outdated teaching facilities

The long-awaited redevelopment of a ‘tired’ school described as requiring significant improvements has been approved. Framwellgate School in Durham will be rebuilt to replace the...

Aldi will leave its existing store at Dragonville Retail Park

A supermarket’s relocation has been praised for improving a site described as “an absolute dump”. Aldi will leave its existing store at Dragonville Retail Park...

Number Forty in Skinnergate faces closure after supporting vulnerable people in the town centre for three years

The future of a Darlington welfare hub is in doubt due to a decline in visitors and concerns around funding. Number Forty in Skinnergate faces...

New rules aimed at making taxis in Darlington safer have been proposed

New rules aimed at making taxis in Darlington safer have been proposed. Under changes suggested by Darlington Borough Council, drivers would be required to install...

Former council leader branded climate change ambitions as “nonsense”

A former council leader branded a local authority’s climate change ambitions as “nonsense”. Darlington Borough Council’s latest climate change progress report details the plan to...

Council leaders face ‘growing backlash’ over support for “monster incinerator”

Council leaders face a growing backlash over their support for a new waste incinerator. The Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility (TVERF) is projected to burn...

Darlington’s MP’s sign removed after ‘administrative error’

A sign erected at the office of Darlington’s MP without planning permission has been removed. Workers at Lola McEvoy’s new office on Blackwellgate took down...

Community improvement fund scrapped by ‘out of touch’ Council

Darlington Borough Council has been accused of being “out of touch” after scrapping a fund to improve communities and support local initiatives. The Labour and...

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