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Public Access to Grit Supplies

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Three weeks ago the snow came to Darlington and it did not stop for a week. Streetscene did a fantastic job clearing the main roads and the bus routes, we know this because we live on a main road and frequently saw the gritters whizzing past. They should be commended for a job well done. [...]

Worm the dog – FOUND!

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UPDATE: 12/12/2010 – Worm the Beagle has finally been located and returned home. Thanks to everyone that helped, we couldn’t have done it without you all. We have just had a report of a lost dog in the Harrowgate Hill area. Her name is Worm and she is a tan & white Beagle. She was [...]

Winter Maintenance Service

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We have had reports and seen for ourselves the significant impact the snow and ice is having on the housing estates not just in Harrowgate Hill, but across the town. The freezing conditions have resulted in frozen compacted snow in places, often covering entire estates. We consider this poses a significant risk to both motorists [...]

The Work of PACT

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Every month in Harrowgate Hill Club we have a partners and Police meeting, where members of the public can come along and tell us about local problems they are having in their neighbourhood. We then agree and set three priorities for the coming month. We work with the Police on agreed actions to deal with [...]

Response to Petition

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The official response from the Council can read below:- Petition concerning the retention of Service 6a/b in the Glebe Road area I refer to the petition received by the Council on 8 November 2010 concerning maintaining the operation of service 6a/b along Glebe Road, Laburnum Road and Mayfair Road. This section of route is currently provided by Arriva under [...]

Meeting the Environment Agency

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One of the positive outcomes from last nights meeting with the Environment was following a suggestion from myself the Council would take the lead in arranging a quarterly multi-agency meeting to include the Council, the Environment Agency, the Police, the HSE, the HPA and elected members.

Speedwatch – Burtree Lane & Harrowgate Farm

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We have been receiving complaints again from residents on Burtree Lane and Harrowgate Farm about speeding traffic and it was agreed at last months PACT meeting that this would be made one of the three PACT priorities. Burtree Lane has been previously identified as a speeding “hotspot” following speed surveys conducted by Darlington Borough Council [...]

Welcome to my new Blog!

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Welcome to my new blog! As Mike said in an earlier posting, we have decided to embrace all of the new fangled social media technology such as Facebook and Twitter, hence the need for a more up to date website. This website interacts directly with Facebook and Twitter making it even easier for you to [...]