Darlington: Town of Brass Bands and Despair

Living in Darlington, County Durham

Darlington. Beautiful Darlington. Traditional market town that is the embodiment of North Eastern values. When I was growing up there, expectant mothers did not get the usual NHS offering of a ‘baby starter pack of nappies, wet wipes and a helpful booklet’. No; babies of Darlington Memorial Hospital were prepared for life as a future […]

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Mixed bag for Darlington (Darlo)

Living in Darlington

Darlington is truly a mixed bag. It consists of the best and the worst, and by the worst, I mean you’ll feel like you’re in Mogadishu or Baghdad. Unlike other nearby towns, such as Middlesbrough, Hartlepool or Stockton which are all universally **** throughout, Darlington consists of several okay areas in which you’ll find old […]

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If, in Darlington, you’re black, there’s no going back

Living in Darlington

Darlington. I don’t know where to start – the cheeky little ***** on their BMX’s or the constant abuse non-straight-haired people receive on a day to day basis. Darlington isn’t a hell-hole, or bad, it’s just Darlington. Since moving from the South when I was a baby, growing up in Darlington was fairly normal, as […]

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Darlington, full of old men who still think they’re 20 but are closer to 50

Living in Darlington, County Durham

A small market dwelling to big to be a village to small for a town. A dwelling full of old men who still think there 20 but are closer to 50. Woman who think the men are tough and hard because they can shout and swear in drink. Nice men who just go about there […]

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