Council leader under fire after her name is inscribed on covid victims memorial plaques
Coronavirus victim Brian Parkin, 73, worked in Eaglescliffe - his wife has called for an apology of memorial wording
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The widow of a Covid-19 victim has urged the leader of a local authority to apologise over the wording of nine memorial plaques to those who lost their lives to the virus.
Darlington Mayor tells how father was blinded in racist attack THE newly-elected Mayor of Darlington has pledged to strive to bring the borough’s residents back together and make the community more inclusive as town moves out of Covid-19 restrictions. Councillor Cyndi Hughes, who has served on Darlington Borough Council for 18 years, told how her father had been blinded in an indiscriminate racial attack as she revealed the theme for her Mayoral year would be to build a more inclusive and united community. Cllr Hughes was speaking during the annual mayor-making ceremony, a tradition that has continued since railway owner and peace campaigner Henry Pease became the role’s first incumbent when the town was granted a Royal Charter in 1867.
By Rachel Conner-Hill echorachelc Chief Reporter (Tees Valley & North Yorkshire)
Claire Bulman of Waterstones, Cllr Alan Marshall, Fran Wood and Salah Asserha, of Falafel Fella. FREE public Wi-Fi has been launched across a town centre in a bid to encourage people to spend more time there. Shoppers and visitors in Darlington can now access Wi-Fi as part of the town centre s ongoing development through the Towns Fund, which is funded by the Government. Councillor Heather Scott, leader of the council, said: “We hope that the installation of Wi-Fi will increase footfall and encourage people to spend more time here. The initiative reflects our commitment to enhancing Darlington through our Towns Fund which looks to invest in the town centre.”
A further takeaway proposal on North Road has split opinions RESIDENTS living along a stretch of road that features 29 fast food outlets are sharply divided over whether a plan to launch another takeaway there should be approved. Irshad Shafee, who hopes to convert estate agency offices into a takeaway on North Road in Darlington, said his mission was to serve “healthy and unprocessed grilled food”. The entrepreneur said the venture was founded on the understanding that there are growing issues with obesity due to unhealthy takeaways, but not many solutions to tackle it. He said: “In order to tackle these issues, we have to provide them with alternative solutions to overcome the obesity. That is where our vision comes in to make it easy for everyone to eat fresh and healthy food.”