FULL STEAM AHEAD !
Wave of investments continues to arrive at Darlington - from £ 105m transformed railway station to independent retailers and eateries
WORDS : SARAH WALKER PICTURE : CHRIS BOOTH
Development – The five-storey Feethams House in Darlington town centre .
DConfident – Darlington Borough Council chief executive Ian Williams , pictured in the town hall ’ s council chambers .
arlington is riding on the crest of a wave after the announcement a year ago that the Treasury was relocating to the town as part of the levelling up agenda .
Ian Williams , chief executive of Darlington Borough Council , is keen to keep the momentum going , with seven government departments now planning to relocate between 1,300 and 1,700 staff to a “ fantastic new campus .”
“ The announcement last March that the Treasury will relocate to Darlington has been a fantastic boost for the town ,” says Ian .
“ The great majority of the jobs across seven government departments are going to new recruits , so there is a real opportunity for people in the North-East to enter a fantastic career .”
Since the announcement a year ago , a wave of new developments has been approved across Darlington .
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