A FLATS complex is undergoing a £300,000 revamp as part of Darlington Borough Council's modernisation programme.
Work at Bramall House, on the town's Red Hall estate, includes improving security.
The improvements include fitting replacement locks to doors and windows, erecting fencing and installing a video link camera system. This will enable residents to see who is at the main front door by tuning their television to a given channel.
Kitchens and bathrooms are to be refurbished while the 12 one-bedroomed flats will also have extensive rewiring work carried out as part of the project which will run until August.
Talking about the improvements, Councillor Paul Baldwin, Darlington Borough Council's Cabinet Member for Housing said: "The project has been designed with security high on the list of priorities so that once complete, the flats will provide not just good quality accommodation but peace of mind and extra security for residents who are likely to be single people of all ages."
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