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- Launch of One Darlington : Perfectly Placed
 At the launch of One Darlington : Perfectly Placed on Thursday 17 July, Alan Milburn was presented with a copy of the new Sustainable Community Strategy by Alasdair MacConachie, Chairman...
- Pierremont Ward with Councillors Steve Harker and Marion Swift
 On Saturday 12 July, Alan and Councillors Steve Harker and Marian Swift spent time talking with the residents of Pierremont Ward in Darlington....
- Sunbed Safety
15- year-old Darlington girl Katie Turner was hospitalised with severe burns after a 21-minute session at a solarium. This should not happen. Currently Government guidelines advise that no one under...
- Legends past and present at Darlington FC
 I think it's fantastic Elton John played in Darlington this weekend. The live concert was held at the 25,000-seater Darlington Arena and was the first pop concert to be held...
- Congratulations to Councillor John Williams
 Congratulations to Darlington Council Leader John Williams who received his MBE from the Queen this week. John has been leader for the past 16 years and was first elected as...
- Happy Veterans Day
 Friday is a very special day to honour those who gave so much to this country. I have helped hundreds of veterans to get their badges of honour from the...
- Restaurant opening in Clark's Yard
 Good luck and best wishes to Mr and Mrs Miah, who have just opened their new business venture Café Spice in Clark's Yard in Darlington. I was very pleased to...
- Debate with students from Darlington Education Village
 I took part in a Question and Answer Session with Citizenship Students from Darlington's Education Village. The students had prepared some tough questions about global democracy and lowering the voting...
- Campaign update: meeting with the Minister for Road Safety
 Mark and Jan Williams travelled down to Parliament for a meeting with the Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick to discuss safety laws surrounding seatbelts in HGVs after their son Peter was...
- Alan welcomes the Student Loans Company to Darlington
I was pleased to welcome the Students Loans Company to the new Memphis Building at Lingfield Point in Darlington, just around the corner from my office. This is great news...
- A fair deal for agency workers
 I know that working through an agency can be a convenient route into work for many people, but I have been concerned that some people are exploited by unscrupulous agencies....
- Surgery update
At my surgery this week discussions ranged from council accommodation to climate change and wind farms. I try to see as many people as possible when I am in the...
- Visit to Eastbourne Academy
I visited the Eastbourne Church of England Academy to meet with headteacher Alison Appleyard. The school is moving from strength to strength and staff and pupils are looking forward to...
- Post Office closures
 Following a 6 week public consultation period, the Post Office has announced it will be closing 10 of the 23 Post Offices in Darlington. The Post Office said that...
- Alan visits Darlington's Sikh Temple and Mosque
I visited the Darlington Mosque on North Lodge Terrace. It was a privilege to be invited into the Mosque to meet so many people. My thanks to Dr Mohammed Quader...
- Street surgery
A busy morning campaigning in the Albert Hill area of town with Councillor Isobel Hartley and others. We held one of our regular street surgeries to try to identify any...
- Lunch to honour Alisdair McConachie
It was great to have so many people together to say thank you to 'Mr Darlington', Alisdair McConachie. Alasdair is one of the best known businessmen and community leaders in...
- Abbey School's new sports hall
 Alan Milburn attended the opening of Abbey Infant and Junior School's new £600,000 sports hall....
- Meeting with Citizens Advice Bureau
I met with the Manager of the Citizens Advice Bureau Mike Hill and treasurer John Flook. We had a very interesting discussion about the CAB and in particular its core...
- Petition to get seatbelts fitted in all HGVs
 Alan was out on High Row on Saturday with the Williams family and Mayor and Mayoress Ian and Lynne Haszeldine (pictured) collecting signatures for the petition to get all HGVs...
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