Compiled by County Councillor John Clare
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COUNCIL
• DCC has revealed its proposals for a poll on devolution: bit.ly/DCCDevoPoll
• DCC bin collections over Christmas and the New Year: bit.ly/DCCBins
• My report on the DCC Environment Scrutiny meeting of 1st December: bit.ly/DCCESDec2015
• Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership – GAMP priorities vote: bit.ly/GAMPpriorities2015
• DCC Health and Wellbeing Board news: bit.ly/DCCHWBBNov2015
• ‘Free after three’ parking back for 2015: bit.ly/DCCparking
• My report on the Town Council’s Environment and Recreation Committee meetings of 25 November: bit.ly/GATC25Nov
• The National Christmas Drink&Drugs-Drive campaign has started in the region: bit.ly/DCDDcampaign
• Upcoming roadworks of which I am aware: bit.ly/Roadworks27Nov2015
COMMUNITY
• 5 December is ‘Small Business Saturday’ – please support our small local retailers.
• Healthwatch County Durham’s December E-Bulletin: bit.ly/HWCDDec2015
• Stay Well This Winter: www.nhs.uk/staywell/
• Local Safeguarding Children Board newsletter and training: bit.ly/LSCBAut2015
• Hardwick Park’s December 2015 update: bit.ly/HPDec2015
• Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield Clinical Commissioning Group Primary Care Strategy refresh: bit.ly/DDESCCGrefresh
• Did you know about the End-of-Life transport scheme: bit.ly/EoLtransport
• ‘Better Together’ VCS forum, Tuesday 8 December, 1pm at DISC, Sapphire House, IES Centre, DL5 6DS – contact 03000 263 595 or ian.huntersmart@durham.gov.uk
• ‘Colour Works’ by Christine Bowron – exhibition at Greenfield Arts until 23 December
• Saturday 12 December, Christmas with Durham Cathedral Choir, 7:30pm, tickets £8-£25 – contact 03000 266600 or bit.ly/DCXmas2015
• Saturday-Sunday, 12-13 December, 10am-4pm at the Locomotion Railway Museum Shildon, Santa’s Christmas Special, Adults £8.50, Children £10: bit.ly/LocoXmas
