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New Business starts up in Harrowgate Hill |
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Written by Mark Burton
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 |
 GR.Cleaning Solutions
After being made redundant in August 2009 Gavin Rose started a new business called GR.Cleaning Solutions with a window cleaning kit he bought off the Internet and hasn't looked back!
Gavin has now added to his list of service carpet & upholstery cleaning and many other services too. Gavin has built up an excellent customer base over the first year off business, with over 90% of his work coming from recommendation.
The list of services Gavin provides are;
Window cleaning both (traditional and reach and wash)
Carpet and upholstery cleaning
Power washing (driveways , decking ,paths etc) and sealing service if needed
Conservatory roof cleaning
Gutter and fascia board cleaning
UPVC cleaning including cladding
Residential and commercial properties welcome
Should you be in need of any of these service or if you would like any information or even a free quotation, you can contact Gavin directly via;
01325 243545
07733 428298
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 17 August 2010 )
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Written by Mark Burton
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 |
 Residents are wondering why the process has been so long drawn out, so I hope this information helps.
Some good news - the Council recently received some advice with regards to another site from Sport England informing them that they no longer need planning permission where future use for a plot of land is for the growing of food.
This has allowed the Council to go down the lighter and less costly soil testing route and in the next few weeks they will be looking at getting a basic soil survey carried out.
If the results are good then the Council’s own in-house team will provide a short appraisal of the sites suitability, but if there are significant contaminants then a bigger report would be need to be commissioned and a decision would need to be taken so as to proceed any further as there would be significant costs to the Council for a bigger study as well as the cost for the removal and disposal of the soils and their replacements with something suitable as a growing medium.
As soon as I hear anything further, I’ll post it on here.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 August 2010 )
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Laburnum Road Verge Hardening Scheme |
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Written by Mark Burton
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 |
 Those vital 3 extra points to the borough-wide verge-hardening scheme prioritisation waiting list, as a result of the re-instated bus route which I highlighted to the highways department, made all the difference and the Council will soon be undertaking verge-hardening works along Laburnum Road.
This work, which should take no longer than 4 weeks to complete, will replace the existing grass verges with black coloured bituminous macadam and is set to start on the 31 August 2010.
Whilst these improvement works are being undertaken there is likely to be some inconvenience but I’m sure you will appreciate the benefits of these works once they are completed.
If you require further information or any assistance regarding the scheme, please do not hesitate to contact me via the contacts page.
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HARROWGATE FARM PLAY AREA |
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Written by Mark Burton
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 |
 The Council reached an agreement with Persimmon Homes with regards to the land transfer and has now made some immediate repairs to the play area so that children can make use of the area.
I asked Whessoe Parish Council if they would like to adopt the play area, once it has been brought up to standard, as they would be in a much better position to access external funding to maintain and enhance the play area and may even be able to access funding for lighting and CCTV.
The Borough Council said that if the play area were handed over to Whessoe Parish Council, they would continue to cut the grass, empty litter bins and carry out general litter picking but insurance, maintenance and repair would be the responsibility of the Parish Council. And health and safety inspections too - but this could be done by the Borough Council at a cost to the Parish.
In addition the Council said that should the Parish Council be successful in obtaining funding for CCTV, there would also be the annual running costs, which can be up to £2,000 per camera.
At a meeting held on the 28 August 2010 the Parish Council decided not to adopt the Harrowgate Farm Play Area as they do not have sufficient income to cover running costs i.e. insurance, health & safety inspections and maintenance and repairs, but would look into funding possibilities for things like CCTV.
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Imminent changes to concessionary travel |
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Written by Mark Burton
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 |
 As a result of the Collision Government cutbacks and in an errort to make savings, Darlington Borough Council has had to make changes to the concessionary travel arrangements throughout Darlington. These changes were approved by Cabinet on 28 July 2010 and are effective from 19 September 2010.
If you hold a bus pass please be aware that throughout the Borough of Darlington, as of 19 September 2010 your bus pass will only permit you to travel for free from 09:30 until 23:00 hrs.
If you have any pre-arranged medical appointments after this date and before 9:30am, where you will require use of a bus, my advice is that you change the time of your appointment, as you will have to pay the full cost of a ticket.
In addition the Taxi Voucher Scheme was also withdrawn as from 14 August 2010
Cabinet also approved the withdraw of the Council’s grant to Ring a Ride from 1 January 2011 and a reduce grant to DAD for the Shopmobility service from 1 September 2010. It is not yet known if these service’s will continue.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 August 2010 )
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