A GOVERNMENT response to The Northern Echo’s petition asking Parliament to reconsider a funding formula putting Darlington’s heritage at risk is expected within the next 24 hours.
More than 10,000 signatures have been added to the online petition after it was created only 55 days ago in the wake of Darlington Borough Council plans to implement savage spending cuts across the town.
The number of signatories needed to force the Government to acknowledge the petition was met shortly before 3pm this afternoon (April 28).
The Northern Echo’s request to Government, made on behalf of Darlington’s residents that will bear the brunt of cuts to social services, children’s centres, health and street cleaning, was created on Tuesday, March 4.
And the petition will remain open until Thursday, August 4, in the hope that 90,000 others will add their names to the cause.
The Northern Echo’s petition states: “These cuts affect not only the most vulnerable but will impact on every corner of the borough.
“Iconic buildings, including Darlington’s Victorian Covered Market and Central Library face closure.
“Darlington is one example of the disproportionate public sector cuts being forced on councils across the north.”
Click here to sign the petition to help save our historic market town
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