Public alerts

Page last updated: 21/05/13 at 12:25

School Opening and Closures

The decision for a school opening and closing is made by the school itself. If in doubt, we always recommend you contact the school directly.

School holiday dates

Nurseries

• Borough Road Nursery [external link] - no reports
• George Dent Nursery [external link] - no reports

Primary Schools

• Federation of Abbey Schools [external link] - no reports
• Federation of Bishopton, Redmarshall and Heighington CE Primary Schools [external link] - no reports
• Cockerton CE Primary School [external link] - No reports
• Corporation Road Community Primary School [external link] - No reports
• Firthmoor Primary School [external link] - No reports
• Gurney Pease Academy [external link] - No reports
• Harrowgate Hill Primary School [external link] - No reports
• Heathfield Primary School [external link] - No reports
• High Coniscliffe CE Primary School [external link] - No reports
• Holy Family RC Primary School [external link] - No reports
• Hurworth Primary School [external link] - No reports
• Mount Pleasant Primary School [external link] - No reports
• Federation of Mowden Schools [external link] - No reports
• Northwood Primary School [external link] - No reports
• Red Hall Primary School [external link] - No reports
• Reid Street Primary School [external link] - No reports
• Rydal Academy [external link] - No reports
• Skerne Park Primary School [external link] - No reports
• Springfield Academy [external link] - No reports
• St Augustine's RC Primary School [external link] - No reports
• St Bede's RC Primary School [external link] - No reports
• St George's Church of England Academy [external link] - No reports
• St John's CE Primary School [external link] - No reports
• St Teresa's RC Primary School [external link] - No reports
• West Park Academy [external link] - No reports
• Whinfield Primary School [external link] - No reports

Secondary Schools and Colleges

• Carmel College (a Catholic Academy) [external link] - No reports
• Darlington School of Mathematics and Science [external link] - No reports
• Haughton Academy [external link] - No reports
• Hummersknott Academy [external link] - No reports
• Hurworth School [external link] - No reports
• Longfield Academy of Sport [external link] - No reports
• St Aidan's Church of England Academy [external link] - No reports

Other Schools and Colleges

• Beaumont Hill Academy [external link] - No reports
• Coleridge Centre - No reports
• Home and Hospital Teaching Service - No reports 
• The Phoenix Centre - No reports
• Turnaround - No reports
• Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College - No reports
• Darlington College - No reports

Changes to Services

Permit holders who pay for their residents parking are currently unable to renew online due to technical problems.

You can renew your permit:

• in person at the Customer Contact Centre at the Town Hall
• send a cheque upon receipt of your renewal letter
• telephone the Parking Processing Team on 01325 388740 and pay by phone

Permit holders who are issued free permits can still renew online as normal.

• Town Hall - The Town Hall will be closed on Monday 27 May 
• Crown Street Library - No reports
• Cockerton Library - No reports
• Centre for Local Studies: No reports
• Dolphin Centre - Open from 10am-5pm on 27 May (poll and gym close at 4:30pm)
• Eastbourne Sports Complex - Closed on Monday 27 May
• Head of Steam Railway Museum - No reports
• Stressholme Golf Centre - No reports
• Register Office - Ceremonies only on 27 May. Out of Hours emergency telephone number (for urgent burial documents or "Death Bed" Marriages or Civil Partnerships only) - 07932 538910 
• C: The One Stop Shop - No reports
• Civic Theatre - No reports
• Markets - No reports
• Car parks - Car park charges apply on bank holidays.

Changes to Events

[21/05/13] The Busy Feet group will take place at Dodmire Childrens Centre (not Maidendale) on Thursday 23 May (11:15-12:30)

Refuse and Recycling

• Household Waste Recycling Centre (Tip):  Although we will publicise closures as soon as we are made aware of them, you may want to call 01325 354867 to check before you head off.
• Refuse and recycling collection:
  • Refuse and recycling collection dates across Darlington will change from 29 April. Please make sure you know the new day your refuse and recycling will be collected.
  • Your refuse and recycling date will change over the Spring bank holiday.

Road Closures and Public Transport

[21/05/13] Darlington Road (Middleton St George) will be closed for two days from Wednesday 29 May. Arriva Service 12/12A will operate via Fighting Cocks and will be unable to serve the bus stops at St Georges Gate.

[15/05/13] Burtree Lane will be closed for resurfacing for about 2 weeks from Monday 20 May. Arriva Service 14A will operate from Longfield Road via Alwyn Road, Marina Road, Alwyn Road, then normal route. Harrowgate Farm will not be served during this time.

The Durham Constabulary Facebook page [external link] provides road closure updates.

Landslip and road closure – A67 High Coniscliffe / Piercebridge

[25/04/13] Arriva have published a revised route and timetable for services 75, 76 and 76a [external link]

[24/04/13] The temporary minibus will continue to operate until 31 May, whilst longer term options are explored.

[02/04/13] A road closure remains in place in the interests of public safety. The main concern being the potential impact of movement of earth on significant Northumbrian Water (NWL) mains located underneath the road.

Starting on 3 April, a temporary shuttle minibus service operated by 1 a/b taxis will be operating from High Coniscliffe to Darlington Town Centre.

The minibus will be picking passengers up from High Coniscliffe following the route of the 75/76 to the town centre.  Journeys will depart High Coniscliffe at 07:45, 08:15, 08:45, 12:00, 12:30, 17:00 and 17:30 with return journeys from the town centre stopping at Stand N on Houndgate, at 08:00, 08:30, 11:45, 12:15, 16:45 and 17:15. It is anticipated that the service will be in place for around four weeks.

There is a signed diversion in place which directs traffic from Piercebridge along the B6275, via Staindrop Road then Carmel Road North.

The number 14 footpath is also closed due to the landslip

We have contacted residents by letter along the affected areas. Updates on the landslip and road closure will be in the press, on this page, Twitter and Facebook feeds. You can also email feedback@darlington.gov.uk with any issues.

Roadworks

More information about roadworks taking place in Darlington

The A1(M) and the A66 are maintained by the Highways Agency. Please visit the Highways Agency website [external link] for more information about planned and current roadworks.

Rights of way closures

Rights of way closures

Bus Services

Bank Holiday services - Monday 27 May [external link]

Arriva North East on Facebook [external link]

Rail Services

Please check the Live Departure boards [external link] to see if your journey is affected

Bad Weather

Rain and flooding

Visit our rain and flooding page for more information and the Met Office [external link] for weather alerts

Flood warnings in Darlington [external link]

Winter gritting

Please follow us on Facebook [external link] and Twitter [external link] for gritting notifications.

A list of gritted roads and the location of grit bins is available in the gritting section of the website.

We are unable to grit paths, apart from those in the Town Centre when resources become available. There are grit bins available in Darlington if you need to grit paths yourself.

Useful links

For more information about bad weather and how Darlington is affected, please follow Durham Police on Twitter [external link]

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