• The Fire and Rescue Service needs to save £3.6million by 2018; see their proposals at bit.ly/FRSplan and do the online consultation at bit.ly/FRSconsult – closing date 1st December
• Tuesday 2nd December is ‘Giving Tuesday’
• Saturday 6th December is ‘Small Business Saturday’ – free parking in all DCC and on-street car parks from 10am
• On Monday, 15th December, 5:30-8:00pm at the Xcel Centre, there is an exhibition about the proposal to site a 20-acre solar farm at School Aycliffe.
• Is your car fit for winter? Get a while-U-wait health check, £26 at DCC’s fleet depot, Chilton Ind. Estate, phone 03000 266247
• The proposed NETPark expansion will create 10,000+ jobs – see the video here: bit.ly/NETParkvideo
• All three Aycliffe Doctors’ surgeries got a clean bill of health (Band 6) in the CQC rankings: bit.ly/AycliffeGPs
• DCC is to introduce a ‘Durham Living Wage’ for low-paid Council employees: bit.ly/DCCLivingWage
• DCC Woodlands Task Group: bit.ly/DCCWoodlandsGroup
•Vote for County Durham Furniture Help Scheme in the People’s Millions: bit.ly/rural-refurb