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Hello! Welcome to August’s edition of Darlington Monthly. The summer holidays are in full swing, and we are here to help you find all of the ebay activities and events in Darlington, to help you keep the little ones entertained. Head to page 42 to see a snippet of some of the events going on in the local area. Of course, we aren’t just thinking of the kids, we have a film review of Elvis on page 40, that we think you should check out, before heading to the cinema for some quality time with your nearest and dearest. We’re also full to the brim with local news. Some amazing developments could be coming to the North East, that you can read about on page 6. We’re also telling the story of an amazing young man, who has raised a lot of money in memory of his best friend. Rowan’s story is on page 30. We’ll see you again in September, when the kids will have gone back to school, and we’ll be gearing up for Halloween! Until then, have a great August. Yorkshire Loft Ladders are the proud sponsor of this month’s Darlington Monthly. Yorkshire Loft Ladders proudly sponsors this month’s Darlington Monthly.

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