Plea to make Stockton and Darlington Railway a UNESCO site
Alan Strickland, the Labour member for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor, made the call for the Stockton and Darlington Railway to be recognised by UNESCO during a debate in the House of Commons. More than 100,000 people from across the world travelled to County Durham, Darlington and Teesside this year to mark 200 years since the…