We can confirm that at the end of November there will be NO PARKING signs painted on road at the entrances to Scotts Terrace. This was at the request of residents.

Gill had a meeting with Darlington Building Society's chief executive, Peter Rowley, to discuss the future of a site to be developed by its subsidiary company Darlington Homes.
The site, at the former Harrowgate Hill School in Darlington, was bought by Darlington Homes from Darlington Borough Council after a competitive tender and planning permission was granted to develop 32 apartments.
Local councillors from the three main parties accepted Mr Rowley's invitation to brief him on the concerns local residents have expressed about the security of the site.
Following the meeting Peter Rowley said: "This was a very constructive meeting. The councillors told me about the way the site is being abused by local youths trespassing, using the site as a congregation point and creating a litter problem. I explained the problems we are having with theft, trespass and vandalism and the costly prevention measures we have implemented, including regular security patrols.
"The development is a victim of the current downturn in the economy and Darlington Homes intends to work with its architects to look again at how the site might be made more secure in the short term. We will also consult with planning authorities to consider how the scheme might be altered to accelerate the pace of development by providing homes that are more relevant in the new economic circumstances.
"All the councillors engaged positively with Darlington Homes and together we explored the many potential long term solutions. We will now reappraise our plans and work with the local authority to try and solve the problems which have concerned both our subsidiary company and local residents to mutual benefit."

We are pleased that residents of Harrowgate Farm are pleased with the new bus service and thanks for all the mails we have received. We will continue to fight to have a bus service restored to Mayfair Road/Laburnam Road and Glebe Road. The other good news is Town Halls will be able to take control of local bus services.

The Government has agreed councils can:

- Take on London-style powers to set routes and fares, rather than a Government appointed three-person panel;

- Control routes and fares where there is a clear public interest, rather than having to prove it is the "only practicable way" to improve bus services;

- Automatically become the "operator of last resort" if a bus company goes into liquidation ? or walks away from an area where the town hall is trying to take control.

So the coming weeks will demonstrate the effect this is going to have on Darlington bus services.
We will keep residents updated.