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Olympic torch route, day 30: a raw deal for Darlington

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Sunday, 17 June 2012 (on June 17, 2012)

County Durham town has a lot to offer, so why is the torch bypassing its heart and soul?

Daniel Defoe once allegedly claimed that Darlington had "nothing remarkable but dirt". Sadly, such casual..

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