The land is owned by Darlington Council, who are funding the conservation work.

Darlington Council is considering a £300 grant to each group for the trip.

This will give Darlington Council an extra £25,600 a year.

The car park was immediately closed upon advice from Darlington Council, which carried out the tests in line with national safety standards.

Hours of planning, argument and consultation have gone into devising a system which Darlington Council hopes will be a real benefit to the town centre.

Darlington Council planning committee is expected to consider the plan on April 29.

And it approved the recommendation by Darlington Council not to have special exemptions for disabled drivers.

More than 2,600 housing repair cards were sent in to Darlington Council last month.

Darlington Council says it cannot afford to celebrate the 150th anniversary of North Road station due to its 'extremely difficult' financial situation.

Darlington Council said it could not afford to finance the celebrations itself because of its financial situation.