Interesting council meetings, surveys on the County Council’s aims and Police funding, and the HealthWatch newsletter, along with some very high-brow (and expensive) things to do next weekend.
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And don’t forget to join me on Aycliffe Radio, 6-7:30pm, Sunday 20 January, as my guests and I discuss the chaos in Parliament and our ailing town centres: bit.ly/ARLIVE

COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
• DCC Economy Scrutiny Committee (homelessness and selective licensing of landlords), Tuesday 10 January.
• DCC Environment Scrutiny Committee (Heritage Coast and the S&DR bicentenary), Thursday 15 January.
• DCC launches #2019 Year of Culture.
• Take part in the survey: What are your hopes and ambitions for County Durham?
• Middridge Parish Council meeting, 7 January.
• Durham Restorative Hub receives award for high quality services.
• Please complete the survey on Police Funding.
• Durham Constabulary to recruit new police officers.
• HealthWatch County Durham January newsletter.
THINGS TO DO NEXT WEEKEND
• Messiah, Durham Cathedral, 7:30pm Saturday 26 January. Tickets £7-£24.
• Ballet at the Darlington Hippodrome – Nutcracker 2:30 and 7:30pm, 26 January; Swan Lake 2:30pm, 27 January. Tickets £12-£41.
• Norman Cornish and the Creative Arts, Beamish Museum, 16-24 February (entrance charge).