Darlington Borough Council has reviewed its discretionary Additional Restrictions grant to widen the eligibility criteria. It means home-based and mobile businesses may now be able to access support, including dog walkers, mobile hairdressers and people working in live events and the wedding industry, like photographers and videographers Councillor Heather Scott, leader of Darlington Borough Council, said: “This is brilliant news for business owners who, for various reasons, did not qualify for the first rounds of grants and support on offer. In many cases, we have been directed by national guidelines as to who could qualify for the range of grants and support available.
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A SCHEME to transform a railway station into a transport hub for the Tees Valley fit for the 21st century is set to take another step forward with the submission of Compulsory Purchase Order plans for more than 40 sites surrounding the proposed development. Darlington Borough Council said it would shortly lodge proposals with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government to enable it to buy sites in the area surrounding Bank Top Station. The proposed orders range from 3,803sq metres of roads including Adelaide Street, St John’s Place, Neasham Road, Garbutt Square, Victoria Street, Princes Street and Albert Street and 5,601sq metres of Garbutt Square Car Park to a parcel of land measuring just one square metre by St John’s Church.
A SCHEME to transform a railway station into a transport hub for the Tees Valley fit for the 21st century is set to take another step forward with the submission of Compulsory Purchase Order plans for more than 40 sites surrounding the proposed development. Darlington Borough Council said it would shortly lodge proposals with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government to enable it to buy sites in the area surrounding Bank Top Station. The proposed orders range from 3,803sq metres of roads including Adelaide Street, St John’s Place, Neasham Road, Garbutt Square, Victoria Street, Princes Street and Albert Street and 5,601sq metres of Garbutt Square Car Park to a parcel of land measuring just one square metre by St John’s Church.
Ruth Lowbridge A NEW programme to support town centre traders in ‘bouncing back’ after lockdown has launched in Darlington. Centred around peer-to-peer training sessions, focusing on resilience and recovery for the high street, the initiative is supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Darlington Borough Council. Launched this week, the free training includes six face-to-face online sessions of peer-to-peer networking and learning with the opportunity to work with Ruth Lowbridge MBE, from SFEDI Group. Ms Lowbridge has extensive knowledge of working with independent and national businesses across the country with specialist expertise in skills and know-how development for small, medium and micro-businesses.