ONE DARLINGTON JANUARY 2021

News
in brief
Bin reminder
Did you know we can email to
remind you that your bin is due
to be collected and which bin to
put out? If there is a scheduled
change to your collection we
will remind you of your new
date too! Sign up at www.
darlington.gov.uk/bin-reminders
Boost for
town centre
parking offers
Winter
maintenance
Our winter maintenance teams
are on standby 24 hours a day
at this time of year, ready to
swing into action with gritters
and snow ploughs when the
bad weather hits. You can find
out more at www.darlington.
gov.uk/wintergritting Click on
priority routes for our new
interactive map of gritted
streets and routes as well as
grit bin locations.
What’s On
You may have noticed there’s
no What’s On pages in this
issue of One Darlington. That’s
because there are so few
events taking place at the
moment. We look forward to
bringing you details of events
confirmed for later in the year in
future editions. In the meantime,
visit www.enjoydarlington.com
for the latest updates.
Town centre visitors can enjoy two hours free parking for the
next two years, after the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA)
agreed to fund parking offers across the Tees Valley.
The funding boost means the council can continue to offer two hours
free parking in most council-owned car parks and on-street bays until
at least the end of December 2022. The offer will apply to the inner ring
road areas only. Car parks outside this area will revert to earlier parking
charges.
It is hoped this new arrangement will help encourage more shoppers to
use the town centre and support local businesses.
From mid-January there will also be changes to Sunday parking.
Council car parks within the inner ring road will offer two hours’ free
parking with a charge of £1 for the whole day, while other council-run
car parks will charge £1 to park all day.
East Street multi-storey car park is now open and is included in the two
hours free offer and gives an option of £2 for all-day parking.
Car park users must take a ticket from the machine and display it on
their windscreen even if they are not staying longer than two hours
pay an additional charge on top of the two hours free. You should
also check the information given on the machines carefully and follow
instructions to avoid a parking ticket.
For more details, visit www.darlington.gov.uk/parking
TEES VALLEY MAYOR
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