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After a period of spectacular growth, Signature (Fencing & Flooring) Systems Europe Ltd is moving into new markets with a new website and a new flagship warehouse and office space in Darlington, UK. (PRWEB) February 23, 2013 Signature manufactures, sells, and hires modular flooring and fencing products which they previously marketed mainly to the special events industry. Just a few years after their American parent company, Signature Systems Group, LLC opened the Darlington branch,...

DARLINGTON, S.C., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bojangles' Southern 500 Pace Car is hitting the road and bringing the excitement of NASCAR to five South Carolina cities in celebration of Bojangles' inaugural year sponsoring the Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway on May 12. Race fans will have an opportunity to sign their name on the official Bojangles' Southern 500 Pace Car, a Toyota Camry, that will parade around the track on race day and to win...

DARLINGTON, S.C., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A Southern culinary staple is teaming up with the track Too Tough to Tame. Bojangles' today announced its title sponsorship of South Carolina's only NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, the Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. The race will start at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, in its traditional spot on Mother's Day weekend. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...

DARLINGTON, Wis., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wisconsin- and Illinois-based CITGO Marketer, Saunders Oil, and CITGO Petroleum Corporation recently launched the Saunders Oil "Be a Star. Buy a Star." campaign to support Wisconsin- and Illinois-area schools. From Thursday, Dec. 1 through Friday, Dec. 16, participating CITGO stations are selling "Stars" for $1 each. All of the proceeds will go toward new books for school libraries at five local elementary schools. The goal is to raise...

LAFAYETTE, La., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- United Vision Logistics is pleased to announce the opening of the first United Vision Logistics terminal in Darlington, Pa. The new terminal, which opened in September, will service the Marcellus Shale, expanding the company's operations in the U.S. energy exploration and production industry. "We're excited to bring United Vision Logistics' proficiency and trusted service into the Marcellus Shale, one of the most promising natural gas...

It's almost a given that the Darlington Council will rubber-stamp later this month a proposal to build the UK's largest cattle market on the town's outskirts. (PRWeb UK) February 4, 2011 It's almost a given that the Darlington Council will rubber-stamp later this month a proposal to build the UK's largest cattle market on the town's outskirts. The 17 million pound project is expected to generate 300 new jobs for the region's agricultural sector. This facility will be a major acquisition...

OVER-50s are being encouraged to get out and about and keep fit by taking part in charity Age Concern?s new campaign called Fit as a Fiddle. The lottery-funded campaign aims to help older people avoid loneliness and depression by staying healthy and active. Keep fit classes for the over50?s are being held at the Treatment Room, in Darlington Football Club. Other activities on offer include walking, sequence dancing and a healthy lifestyle club. Age Concern spokeswoman Gill Watson said:...

By Neil Macfarlane SCHOOL truancy rates in Darlington are continuing to fall. During the spring term, the town's pupils recorded the 15th best attendance record in the country, compared with 19th best during the autumn term. And attendance at Darlington schools - once among the worst in the country - is now better than the national average. A figure of 5.71 per cent of pupils played truant, compared to the UK average of 6.23 per cent. In 2005, Darlington had the 12th-worst unauthorised...

By Barry Nelson HEALTH officers in the region have reported a ?very high? take- up rate for a vaccine to protect girls from cervical cancer later in life. More than 90 per cent of parents on Teesside and in Hartlepool have backed the national vaccination programme. NHS bosses in County Durham and Darlington have also reported a ?very high? approval rate from parents. School nurses in North Yorkshire have also been immunising large numbers of 12 and 13-year-olds. Thousands of girls across...

THE first phase of a [pounds]14m redevelopment of a Darlington school is complete. Students and staff at Hummersknott School and Language College are making the most of their new facilities. The completed art block includes music practice rooms, a recording studio, a drama and dance studio, as well as art rooms. There are also nine science laboratories and technology facilities. The swimming pool has been refurbished and is back in action, while students will be using the floodlit...