This week’s County Newsbits feature a DCC Scrutiny meeting, a comment on the UK’s drugs policy, local business successes … and some ideas of things to do next weekend.
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COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
• DCC Economy Scrutiny Committee, Tuesday 26 March (Visit County Durham update; County Durham economic performance).
• DCC and partners pledge to tackle single use plastics.
• Listen to Durham PCVC Ron Hogg talk about the failings of the UK’s drugs policy.
• Sign up to a FREE Functional Skills course in Maths or English, from Entry Level to Level 2.
• St Clare’s Court care home in Newton Aycliffe rated top 20 home in North-East carehome.co.uk awards 2019 for fourth year running.
• Aycliffe Business Park News & Networking event, Friday 22 March.
• Hitachi secures £100m order for Newton Aycliffe site.
• Big new investment at Finlay Structures.
• Congratulations to Aycliffe Business Park’s Excelpoint.
• Cycling Team Sky is to become Team Ineos.
THINGS TO DO NEXT WEEK
• Norman Cornish Centenary Celebrations, the Mining Art Gallery, Bishop Auckland Market Place, 10am-4pm, from Saturday 6 April, £1-£5.
• Low Barns Wildlife Watch (6-11s), 10am-noon, Saturday 6 April, £1: 0191 584 3112.
• Park Trail: Cin-egg-matic superstars, Hardwick Park, 6-22 April, £1
• Supertato (Toddler Tales & Trails), Hardwick Park, 10am-11.30am or 1pm- 2.30pm, Wednesday 3 and Saturday 6 April, £4 per child, book on 03000 262 899
• Great Wall of China (6-11s), Durham Oriental Museum, drop-in 1-3pm, Saturday 6 April, FREE.
• Wonderful weaving (6-11s), Palace Green Library, drop-in 1-3pm 6-7 April, FREE.
• Easter Trail, Locomotion Museum Shildon, 10am-5pm 6-22 April, FREE.
