Another interesting week with some notable Council news. There are no Council meetings in August, so the next County Newsbits will not be until September – have a good holiday month! Read all these stories in greater detail on my blog at: bit.ly/CNB267
COUNCIL UPDATE
• DCC Council meeting, Wednesday 19 July.
• Three steps forward for Aycliffe at last week’s Area Planning Committee meeting.
• Memorandum of Understanding signed between DCC and Durham University.
• DCC Festivals – including Lumière, Durham Book Festival and BRASS – set to flourish until 2022 thanks to Arts Council funding.
• DCC’s Green Flag successes.
• Sugar Smart campaign.
• GAMP Board meeting, Tuesday 18 July.
• Latest local roadworks information.
COMMUNITY ISSUES
• I was inspired at Greenfield Arts Gallery.
• Aycliffe Village Local History Association planning application for a plaque on the Locomotion Station building.
• BrightWater River Skerne Archaeology talk
• TV licence refund scam.
• Good news about the NorthEast manufacturing sector, but bad news on unemployment.
• M5tec move good Business Park news.
• A Newton Aycliffe Summerhouse fit for a king (literally).
THINGS-TO-DO NEXT WEEKEND
• Activities for children and young people in Newton Aycliffe and Shildon this summer.
• HG Wells’ Time Machine, Palace Green Library, 6:30pm, Monday 31 July, £7.50.
• Durham Castle Family Fun Tour, 10:15-11:30am, Wednesday 2 August.
• Model Mania, Locomotion Museum, 10am-5pm, 5-6 August.
