A busy week for newsbits, with a range of news items, two newsletters, and two very informative reports … plus some interesting things for a family weekend. Find more information on my blog at: bit.ly/CNB87
And join me on Aycliffe Radio, 7-8pm, Sunday 9 December, with my guest Cllr Eddy Adam, to find out what DCC is doing about the environment: bit.ly/ARLIVE
COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
• On Saturday 1 December, DCC flew the World Aids Day flag (DCC sexual health services).
• County Durham is facing the worst health funding cuts in the country.
• Identity and Devolution stakeholder meeting, Wednesday 28 November.
• Great Aycliffe Town Council Recreation meeting, Wednesday 28 November.
• The skate park in the Town Park is now replaced and open.
• A pioneering harm reduction drug safety testing service is available in Durham.
• Sedgefield CLP Panel report on gender-based violence.
• Hardwick Park has been named the best destination in the North East for a free family day out in the Family Favourites Awards.
• HealthWatch County Durham December newsletter.
• North-East England Nature Partnership Autumn Newsletter.
• ‘Forgotten Workers’ – a Durham University Business School report on in-work poverty.
• Consultation: ‘Durham 2030 – Our Vision for the Future’.
• Business News: Crafter’s Companion is planning a new US HQ as revenues near $22million.
THINGS TO DO
• Festive Family Story Trail, Locomotion Museum Shildon, every day 10am-4pm, FREE.
• Japanese Iron Snake, Durham Oriental Museum (5-11s), drop-in, 1-3pm, Saturday 15 December, FREE.
• Christmas decorations, Palace Green Library (5-11s), drop-in, 1-3pm, 15-16 December, FREE.
• Father Christmas in the Park, Hardwick Park, various timeslots, 15, 16, 21 and 22 December, £10.50 per child, phone 03000 262 899
