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The 2007 Town Centre Pedestrian Heart Project, an investment of £10 million, saw some of Darlington's town centre modernised; there was an emphasis on vehicles becoming less common in the centre and some roads pedestrianised completely. Other improvements were to cycling facilities and routes, linking the town to the national cycle route network.
Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, also visited the old town hall and waved to the crowds from the town hall steps on 27 October 1967. [10] [11] After Waterhouse's town hall also became inadequate, the council moved a new town hall in May 1970. [12] The old town hall was subsequently used as an integral part of the market ...
The Borough of Darlington is a unitary authority area with borough status in County Durham, England. Since 1997 Darlington Borough Council has been a unitary authority; it is independent from Durham County Council. It is named after its largest settlement, the town of Darlington, where the council is based. The borough also includes a rural ...
The town hall initially served as the headquarters of Darlington County Borough Council [11] and remained the local seat of government when the enlarged Darlington District Council was formed in 1974. [12] It went on to become the headquarters of the new unitary authority, Darlington Borough Council, in 1997. [13]
Hopetown Darlington is a 7.5 acre site encompassing the former Head of Steam (now renamed North Road Station Museum), an exhibition hall for blockbuster exhibitions, a 4D virtual reality time travel ride, an adventure playpark, a café, shop, and events field for festivals and events, as well as onsite partners including the A1 Steam Locomotive ...
As part of the scheme, Darlington Arena station would have received service to Darlington and Saltburn (1–2 to 4 trains per hour) and new rollingstock. [12] While never concrete or mentioned in any detailed plans, there was also mention of street-running trams to Darlington town centre, which may have also operated in the vicinity of the ...
Haughton-le-Skerne is a village in the borough of Darlington in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is situated in the north east of Darlington. The village lies to the west of the River Skerne. [1] At the centre of the village green, is the main road towards Darlington town centre going across the river, south of the church. There ...
Blackwell Meadows is a multi-purpose sports ground in Darlington, County Durham, England.It provides facilities for both rugby union and association football, which provides the homes of Darlington RFC and Darlington F.C., with a capacity of 3,281 including 588 seated.