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ECONOMIC REGENERATION AND TRANSPORT
ECONOMIC REGENERATION AND TRANSPORT
Billingham
developments continue
<strong>Stockton</strong> Council is
continuing to make
improvements to
the town centre and
is providing first
class facilities with
a new Customer
Services Centre.
The new £2.7 million Customer Services
Centre will be built on the former Billingham
Art Gallery and Council offices. The one-stopshop
style facility will offer a public library
and customer services for both <strong>Stockton</strong>
Council and Tristar Homes. Billingham Town
Council will also have office space there.
The Centre should be ready to open
within two years.
Meanwhile work is under way, in
partnership with owners of the town
centre Stockland, on high quality paving
and the provision of new seating, feature
lighting and a canopy for the bandstand.
This, together with the demolition of the
old toilets, results in a further £2.3m of
investment by owners of the town centre.
Other works include new windows to
the upper floors of Queensway and the
town square, stairway repairs and
lighting improvements as well as a
new CCTV system.
Repairs have also been carried out on the
closed walkways to Kingsway car park,
brickwork and handrails throughout the
town centre.
In the coming months the West Precinct
will see Wetherspoons open a new pub.
Other major regeneration projects
include a proposal from NHS <strong>Stockton</strong>
to significantly redevelop the Billingham
Health Centre, Queensway, to create
an Integrated Health Centre providing
improved access to health facilities.
And, thanks to Sport England, John
Whitehead Park will receive a boost of
£130,000 and a further £41,000 from
SITA, who run the waste and household
recycling plant at Haverton Hill, for a
£260,000 scheme to create a new skate
and BMX area, four improved tennis
courts and a multi-use games area.
To find out more about investment in
Billingham Town Centre visit
www.stockton.gov.uk/billingham
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