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COUNCIL
• Durham Votes ‘Yes!’ To Devolution: bit.ly/DEVOYES
• My report on this week’s County Council meeting: bit.ly/DCCFeb16
• My report on this week’s DCC Economy Scrutiny committee meeting: bit.ly/DCCESFeb16
• DCC wins Social Value Leadership Award: bit.ly/DCCSVLA
• DCC has secured £31,000 promote the national ‘Good to Know’ recycling campaign locally: bit.ly/DCCGtKRC
• Latest roadworks information: bit.ly/Roadworks19Feb
• Last week’s report from our MEP: bit.ly/JKD190216
• This month’s unemployment figures: bit.ly/UnemploymentJan16
• NECA wants your views on its 20-year ‘Transport Manifesto’ for the North East: bit.ly/NECATrans20
COMMUNITY
• Durham Constabulary is the ONLY ‘outstanding’ police force in the country: bit.ly/DCOutstand16
• Durham PCC Ron Hogg has been awarded the national Transparency Quality Mark: bit.ly/PCCTQM
• How to avoid Universal Credit helpline phone costs: bit.ly/UCphone
• Bishop Line Community Rail Partnership – 2015 Annual Report: bit.ly/BLCRP15
• The first ‘Growing Durham’ newsletter: bit.ly/GDFeb16
• ‘This is Durham newsletter’: bit.ly/TiDFeb16
• Heart of Teesdale Landscape Partnership ‘Traditional Farm Buildings Survey’ Project.  Talk: 7pm, 11 March. Exhibition: 10am-4pm, 9-16 March (not Sun & Mon) at The Witham in Barnard Castle: bit.ly/HoTFarms
• Model railway event, Locomotion Museum Shildon, 10am-4pm, Sat-Sun 5-6 March.