AMBITIOUS plans for the long awaited £25m makeover of Newton Aycliffe town centre have taken a step forward.
Durham County Council has exchanged contracts with developers for the land on which it will be built.
Manchester-based developer CTP has big ideas for the site of the former Avenue comprehensive school, which has been empty for years.
Plans include a supermarket and other shops, a library, health centre, youth centre, drop-in centre, family pub and open space with two football pitches.
A new town square at the centre of the site is also proposed, which it is hoped will eventually serve as a new focus for the community.
A spokesman for Durham County Council said: "We continue to make excellent progress with this scheme and as soon as some legal and technical details are finalised, it will be moving to the planning application stage.
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