As things quieten down after the election and towards Christmas: a number of meetings, some useful advice on energy, and good news on the local economy … which is the subject of Sunday’s POLITICAL.
There are internet links to find out more about all the following on my blog at: bit.ly/CNB143
COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
• DCC Cabinet meeting, Wednesday 11 December.
• Durham County Council’s Adult Learning and Skills Service’s new Learning Guide is published.
• GATC Full Council meeting, Wednesday 11 December.
• Friends of the S&DR meeting, Thursday 5 December.
• Brilliant Brightwater Christmas event, Thursday 5 December.
• Aycliffe Anti-Social Behaviour Group meeting, Friday 6 December.
• Good energy advice from Citizens Advice if you are struggling with fuel poverty.
• Well done Hitachi and well done Tekmar.
THINGS TO DO
NEXT WEEKEND
• Muddy Wellies Wildlife Walk (under 5s), Low Barns Nature Reserve, 10am Monday 16 December, £1.
• Christmas around the World (5-11s), Durham Oriental Museum, drop-in 1-3pm Saturday 21 December, FREE.
• Festive Fun, Locomotion Museum Shildon, 10am-4pm every day until 5 January, FREE.
AYCLIFFE RADIO
• On POLITICAL / Aycliffe Radio, live on Sunday 15 December, the ‘Big Story’ will be the County Durham economy and my guests will be DCC Economy & Regeneration portfolio-holder Carl Marshall, CLP Vice-Chair Christine Varty, and local businessman Ian Proctor: bit.ly/ARLIVE
MERRY CHRISTMAS
• This will be the last ‘County Newsbits’ column until after the holidays – may I wish everybody a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
