A very busy week!  Full details of all the following headlines are on my blog at: bit.ly/CNB217

COUNCIL INFORMATION

• DCC Cabinet meeting, Tuesday 20 June.

• At last week’s Municipal Journal Awards, Durham County Council won the ‘best community engagement’ award.

• DCC has launched a new ‘Help to Health’ Hospital Transport Service.

• Childminder Training Sessions.

• Watch Visit County Durham’s video – ‘Durham – a tasty place to eat’.

• DCC wildflower verges are coming to the A167.

• GATC Full Council, Wednesday 14 June.

• This week’s roadworks.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

• Remember the 4Cs for safe summer eating.

• A shocking bus journey – life expectancy differences in County Durham.

• Please nominate the S&DR’s Skerne Bridge in Historic England’s ‘History of England in 100 Places’ competition.

• Durham Community Action newsletter.

• Police Community Cohesion newsletter.

• A summer crack-down on careless and dangerous driving on rural roads has been launched.

• The letter in last week’s Newton News about garden waste and recycling was incorrect.

• Are you aware of the minimum age requirements at which children should be using social media?

• Should your organisation be taking part in #AycliffeHour?

• Donations sought for PCP ‘super shed’.

• Greenfield Arts is celebrating the Men’s CREE’s volunteering award.

• Aycliffe UTC will offer GCSE Results Support Day.

THINGS TO DO NEXT WEEKEND

• Electrofishing Field Trip, Low Barns Watch Group (511s), 10am-noon, Saturday 1 July.

• Super Sumo (5-11s), Durham Oriental Museum, 1-3pm, Saturday 1 July.

• Kynren, opening night, Saturday 1 July, tickets selling fast.

• Code cracking (5-11s), Palace Green Library, 1-3pm, 1-2 July.

• ‘Great Expectations’ at the Gala, 7.30pm Wednesday 5 July, £15.

LOCAL ECONOMY

• Crafter’s Companion was one of the finalists in last week’s NE Export Awards.

• Well done Trifast – increased profit and ready for Brexit!

• Aycliffe Business Park sees apprentices as key to growth.

• STEPHANIE aims to help County Durham’s space industries scale up faster.

• ‘Whirlwind’ success for Fleet Recruitment.