Demolition work to pave the way for new £2.7m library and centre

Demolition work to pave the way for new 2.7m library and council centre for Billingham

5:14pm Wednesday 5th June 2013 in News By Chris Webber, Reporter (Stockton/Hartlepool)

A NEW 2.7m library and council centre for a Tees town has moved a step closer following the demolition of an art gallery and offices.

The new customer service centre for Billingham will house the library but also customer services for Stockton Borough Council, housing association Tristar Homes and Billingham Town Councils headquarters.

Demolition of the old buildings began today, Wednesday, June 5, and the new centre is expected to open by the end of 2014.

Stockton Councils Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Transport, Councillor Mike Smith, signalled the start of the demolition works by sounding a klaxon horn.

Councillor Smith said: This is another piece of the jigsaw of the 25m transformation of Billingham Town Centre and its exciting to see another key element of our plans getting under way.

Customer service centres have been hugely successful and popular elsewhere in the Borough and this one will attract people into Billingham Town Centre, generating additional footfall for local businesses.

We want to give the people of Billingham the town centre they expect and deserve and the changes are happening at quite a pace now.

Meanwhile, a further 2.3m of works by town centre owners, Stockland, are also due to begin.

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