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Darlington (UK Parliament constituency)

Darlington (UK Parliament constituency)

Darlington is an economically depressed market town in County Durham in the North East of England and regarded as a safe Labour seat currently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jenny Chapman of the Labour Party.HistoryThe constituency was created for the 1868 election and covers the large market town of Darlington in County Durham. The seat has been held by all three major parties in its long existence, but has been a marginal constituency between the Labour and Conservative parties in the years since the Second World War. Labour have held the seat since 1992 with their candidate Jenny Chapman winning the seat in 2010 with a 3,388 majority down from 10,404 in the previous election.BoundariesThe seat has electoral wards:Bank Top, Central, Cockerton East, Cockerton West, College, Eastbourne, Faverdale, Harrowgate Hill, Haughton East, Haughton North, Haughton West, Hummersknott, Lascelles, Lingfield, Mowden, Northgate, North Road, Park East, Park West and Pierremont ''in the
Darlington College

Darlington College

Darlington College is a further education college in Darlington, County Durham, England. The college campus is located at Central Park, Haughton Road. With support from Darlington Borough Council and Tees Valley Regeneration the college was built by "Shepard Construction", starting in 2004. It was opened in September 2006 and officially opened by the then-Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on 22 December 2006.
Durham Tees Valley Airport

Durham Tees Valley Airport

Durham Tees Valley Airport is an international airport in north east England, located 4.7 NM (8.7 km; 5.4 mi) southeast of Darlington, about 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Middlesbrough and 24 mi (39 km) south of Durham. The airport serves County Durham, Teesside and parts of North Yorkshire, and is situated close to the village of Middleton St George in the borough of Darlington. The airport is still widely recognised by its previous name, Teesside International Airport. By rail, it is barely served by Teesside Airport station, on the Tees Valley line between Darlington and Middlesbrough.Durham Tees Valley Airport is one of the United Kingdom's smaller airports, but offers links to several domestic and European destinations. The airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (number P518) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flying instruction. Originally an RAF Station, the airfield became Teesside International Airport in the 1960s and was renamed Durham Tees Valley Airport in 2004. The majority shareholder in the airport is Peel Investments (DTVA) Ltd which owns 75%, while the remaining 25% is owned by a consortium of local authorities, consisting of County Durham, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Councils.
Star Radio North East

Star Radio North East

Star Radio North East is a Darlington based radio station serving County Durham in the North East of England.HistoryFollowing UKRD take over of the Local Radio Company, Star Radio North East was launched on 2 November 2009 formed when the new owners merged Alpha 103.2, Minster Northallerton and Durham FM into one station. Originally, the Alpha name was to be used making the stations Alpha Northallerton and Alpha Durham.ShowsWeekdays0000 - 0700 Non Stop Star0700 - 1000 Robin Banks1000 - 1400 Craig Andrews1400 - 1800 Tom Davies1800 - 2000 The 3 Legends Football Phone In2000 - 2200 Chris Kaye2200 - 0000 Non Stop StarFriday Variants2200 - 0000: The Alternative Disco Bunny with Carl BurnsSaturday0000 - 0800 Non Stop Star0800 - 1200 Michelle Mary Mustard1200 - 1800 Tom Davies1800 - 2200 Non Stop Star2200 - 0000 The Alternative Disco Bunny with Carl BurnsSunday0000 - 0800 Non Stop Star0800 - 1200 Michelle Mary Mustard1200 - 1800 Craig Andrews1800 - 0000 Non Stop StarNews staffLouise FewsterKate WathallExternal linksStar North East
The Darlington Arena

The Darlington Arena

The Darlington Arena is a stadium in Darlington, County Durham, that hosted Darlington Football Club's home fixtures between 2003 and 2012. In December 2012, it was bought by Darlington Mowden Park Rugby Football Club.
Whessoe

Whessoe

Whessoe is a company based in Darlington and on Teesside in North East England. It was formerly a supplier of chemical, oil and nuclear plant and instrumentation, and today is a manufacturer of low temperature storage.HistoryBackground - W. and A. KitchingThe Whessoe Company traces its origins back to an iron foundry shop founded in 1790. The family business was inherited by William Kitching (d. 1850) and Alfred Kitchin (1808-1882), both Quakers, who established the Hope Town Foundry in Darlington in 1832.Both William and Alfred Kitching were on the board of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, as well as being shareholders or its subsidiaries. and the company built several locomotives for the company, including subcontracted manufacturing and repair work from Timothy Hackworth. 0-6-0 Hackworth designed "Tory" class locomotive "Derwent", built 1845 is preserved as part of the National collection.In 1860 the 'Hope Town Foundry' site was sold to the Stockton and Darlington Railway allowing the S&DR to extend its own site (see Hopetown Carriage Works), the works and equipment was moved to another site (later known as the Whessoe Foundry) also in Darlington. In 1861 A. Kitching was recorded as employing 45 people.The business passed from the Kitchings to their cousin Charles I'anson. The term 'Whessoe Foundry' was first applied to Charles Ianson & Company in the 1860s, the name Whessoe being a locality name applied to the foundry.
Greenfield School Community and Arts College

Greenfield School Community and Arts College

For schools of a similar name, see Greenfield School (disambiguation).Greenfield Community College is a mixed public school on the suburbs of Newton Aycliffe. It was opened in 1974 and it has been visited by Tony Blair a reasonable amount of times. It has been awarded specialist status as an Arts and Science College.Greenfield provides a range of opportunities in and out of the classroom. The strength of the provision was noted by OFSTED who rated the school as GOOD in October 2012. The school also has Rights Respecting Schools status from UNICEF ; the International Schools Award from the British Council and Anti bullying accreditation from NSPCC and Childline. Greenfield has a Community Arts Centre on site and is a founder member of The Asset Schools.External links School website
Heighington CE Primary School

Heighington CE Primary School

Heighinton CE Primary School is a voluntary controlled Church of England primary and academy school located in the village of Heighington, near Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. It educates around 260 pupils aged 4–11. It has a rural locality and has been assessed by Ofsted as providing an outstanding education. The Headmaster since 1995 has been Neil Parker.Academic standardsThe Ofsted report on 22 May 2007 inspection, rating the school Outstanding, the highest possible assessment, said: "This is an outstanding school where pupils excel in all they do. National test results in English, mathematics, and science over recent years show that pupils’ achievement is outstanding. A combination of outstanding leadership and management, highly effective teaching and learning and a very well planned curriculum and other activities that meet the range of pupils' interests underpins everything the school does."This school has a well above average point score in English, Maths and Science. With English and Science at 100% pass Levels, and Maths at 97%. The average point score for recent examinations was 31.3 which is higher than both the local authority and national averages of 28.2 and 27.8 respectively.
Aycliffe Village

Aycliffe Village

Aycliffe Village is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated immediately to the south of the town of Newton Aycliffe.