Tvca

Explaining the decision behind the end in funding, a TVCA spokesman said: “The parking funding from the TVCA was always earmarked to last for two years and has reached a natural end.

Cllr Jonathan Dulston, leader of Darlington Borough Council and TVCA Cabinet Member for Transport, said: “The Hogans building has been a Darlington landmark for many years, providing many a send-off for travellers and a well-known night out for locals.

That’s a damning indictment of the way the project has been handled and will only raise further questions as to the fiscal probity of the public body South Tees Development Corporation (STDC) and its parent the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA).