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News from April 2008 |
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| Top of the class! |
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| Wednesday 30 April 2008 |
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PUPILS, teachers and parents are celebrating after Yarm Primary School received an 'outstanding' Ofsted inspection. more about Top of the class! |
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| Keeping others safe with supervisor course |
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| Tuesday 29 April 2008 |
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AN ADULT education course will open new doors for people in May with the return of a popular Door Supervisor course. more about Keeping others safe with supervisor course |
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| Day on the river for carers |
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| Tuesday 29 April 2008 |
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ADULT carers in the Borough will enjoy a river trip next month to mark the end of a one-year project. more about Day on the river for carers |
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| Caught on camera - and taken to task |
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| Tuesday 29 April 2008 |
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SIX young people taking part in anti-social behaviour were caught on CCTV cameras in John Whitehead Park in Billingham recently. more about Caught on camera - and taken to task |
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| Say Bonjour to learning |
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| Tuesday 29 April 2008 |
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IF French leaves you fuddled and Polish makes you puzzled then worry no more? more about Say Bonjour to learning |
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| Libraries celebrate Adult Learner's Week |
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| Tuesday 29 April 2008 |
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IF you want to learn how to cook up a treat or sell your wares on Ebay there is a perfect event for you during Adult Learner?s Week (17-23 May). more about Libraries celebrate Adult Learner's Week |
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| You had 'bin' warned... |
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| Monday 28 April 2008 |
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SEVEN people have today (25 April) received fines from Teesside Magistrates after Stockton Council brought cases against them for putting their bin bags out too early and littering offences. more about You had 'bin' warned... |
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| Fairtrade coffee mornings at Norton Library |
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| Monday 28 April 2008 |
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VISITORS to Norton Library will be able to enjoy hot drinks, snack bars, biscuits and cakes safe in the knowledge they were ethically sourced at a regular monthly Fairtrade coffee morning. more about Fairtrade coffee mornings at Norton Library |
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| Turn back time with library service |
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| Friday 25 April 2008 |
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STOCKTON Libraries Service will take visitors back in time in May with a series of events for local history month. more about Turn back time with library service |
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| Extra care scheme scoops top awards |
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| Friday 25 April 2008 |
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ASPEN Gardens Extra Care Scheme in Hardwick has beaten off stiff competition to win a top award. more about Extra care scheme scoops top awards |
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| Pay for parking by phone |
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| Thursday 24 April 2008 |
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FROM June 2, Stockton Council will join three other councils in the Tees Valley to use an innovative ?phone parking? system using ?RingGo?. more about Pay for parking by phone |
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| The wonders of the universe come to Wynyard |
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| Wednesday 23 April 2008 |
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YOU don?t have to go into space to discover the wonders of the universe this summer thanks to a series of exciting and informative presentations from the Wynyard Woodland Park Planetarium. more about The wonders of the universe come to Wynyard |
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| Celebrating faith and belief across Stockton Borough |
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| Wednesday 23 April 2008 |
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MAY is a special month for a host of different faiths, religions, beliefs, cultures and communities and a special event is being held as a celebration. more about Celebrating faith and belief across Stockton Borough |
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| Four star Stockton 'performing strongly' says audit commission report |
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| Tuesday 22 April 2008 |
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Stockton-on-Tees Council is performing strongly, according to an independent report released today by the Audit Commission. The inspectors found that the Council is improving services for local people through strong leadership, effective partnerships and investment in priorities. more about Four star Stockton 'performing strongly' says audit commission report |
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| Flying Colours - Stockton passes inspection tests |
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| Tuesday 22 April 2008 |
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STOCKTON Borough Council has passed not one, but two rigorous inspection tests with flying colours. more about Flying Colours - Stockton passes inspection tests |
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| Volunteers make a difference |
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| Friday 18 April 2008 |
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TEENAGE volunteers have been putting in hundreds of hours of unpaid work to help others in Stockton Borough. more about Volunteers make a difference |
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| Target blown away for sport relief! |
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| Thursday 17 April 2008 |
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THE enthusiasm of students from Conyers School in Yarm blew their original target, of trying to raise £5,000 for Sport Relief right out of the water, by raising a whopping figure of more than £13,000! more about Target blown away for sport relief! |
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| Just the job for employment seekers |
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| Wednesday 16 April 2008 |
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A JOB seekers event is to be held at Stockton's Open Technology Centre next month. more about Just the job for employment seekers |
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| Library staff are on the buses! |
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| Wednesday 16 April 2008 |
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AS part of National Year of Reading, staff from Stockton Council's Library Service will be on the buses to promote the pleasures and benefits of reading. more about Library staff are on the buses! |
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| Why go outside when you can cycle inside? |
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| Wednesday 16 April 2008 |
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THE weather outside may still be frightful but people can still get fit and have fun thanks to a new indoor studio cycling class. more about Why go outside when you can cycle inside? |
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| Children having a whale of a time |
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| Tuesday 15 April 2008 |
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THE new state-of-the-art play area in John Whitehead Park in Billingham is going down a treat with children. more about Children having a whale of a time |
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| Get fit for summer with the click of a mouse |
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| Tuesday 15 April 2008 |
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THE library may not be the first place you think of when it comes to getting fit, but Stockton Council's Library Service is here to help. more about Get fit for summer with the click of a mouse |
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| Stick your beak in and meet a feathered friend |
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| Monday 14 April 2008 |
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TAKE a flight of fancy at Billingham Beck Valley Ecology Park this week. more about Stick your beak in and meet a feathered friend |
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| £5.6 million boost for affordable homes |
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| Friday 11 April 2008 |
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NEW affordable housing projects across the Stockton Borough area have received a £5.6 million boost from the Housing Corporation. more about £5.6 million boost for affordable homes |
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| Stockton roads have never ben safer |
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| Friday 11 April 2008 |
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THE Borough's latest road casualty figures for 2007 show a fall of almost a fifth to be the lowest on record. more about Stockton roads have never ben safer |
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| Transport licensing fees set |
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| Thursday 10 April 2008 |
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STOCKTON Council has announced its new transport licensing fees following a period of consultation. more about Transport licensing fees set |
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| Kick start the national year of reading |
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| Thursday 10 April 2008 |
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BORROWING books from Roseworth Library could make you a Boro winner. more about Kick start the national year of reading |
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| Saving energy and the environment at business breakfast |
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| Thursday 10 April 2008 |
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LOCAL businesses are being invited to learn how reducing carbon emissions can save them money at a special business breakfast hosted by Stockton Council and the Carbon Trust. more about Saving energy and the environment at business breakfast |
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| New dance company will sow the seeds for another spectacular Community Carnival |
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| Wednesday 09 April 2008 |
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PEOPLE with a flair for dance are being invited to help sow the seeds of this year's Stockton Community Carnival at the Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF). more about New dance company will sow the seeds for another spectacular Community Carnival |
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| Discover ET at Wynyard Woodland Park |
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| Wednesday 09 April 2008 |
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WE may be alone in our solar system but visitors to the Wynyard Woodland Park Planetarium can learn about the possibility of life on distant planets thanks to an exciting show this month. more about Discover ET at Wynyard Woodland Park |
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| Park undergoes parking improvement works |
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| Wednesday 09 April 2008 |
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VISITORS to Wynyard Woodland Park will continue to see improvement works being carried out ? this time to the car park. more about Park undergoes parking improvement works |
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| No elections for Stockton - but you still need to be on the voting register |
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| Monday 07 April 2008 |
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STOCKTON Council is reminding people that they still need to be on the electoral roll ? even though it will not be holding local elections this May. more about No elections for Stockton - but you still need to be on the voting register |
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| Fit 2 push for mums |
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| Monday 07 April 2008 |
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STOCKTON Council's Sports Development team is urging mums new (and not so new!) to come along and join in a new post-natal exercise class with a difference. more about Fit 2 push for mums |
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| Clarences clean up their act |
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| Monday 07 April 2008 |
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LOCAL residents and businesses in The Clarences are teaming up this Thursday, 10th April, to take part in the Community Clean Up. more about Clarences clean up their act |
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| Taking control of stray dogs - out of hours |
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| Thursday 03 April 2008 |
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MONDAY, 7 April will see Stockton Council taking over full responsibility for the management of stray dogs, from the Police, under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. more about Taking control of stray dogs - out of hours |
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| Voting begins at 11! |
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| Thursday 03 April 2008 |
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STOCKTON Council is reminding the Borough?s young people they have until Monday, April 7, to make sure their voices are heard by the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP). more about Voting begins at 11! |
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| Watch the birdie! |
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| Thursday 03 April 2008 |
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BLUE tits at Wynard Woodland Park are getting the Big Brother treatment thanks to a nest box webcam. more about Watch the birdie! |
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| High Clarence+High expectations = high results! |
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| Tuesday 01 April 2008 |
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STAFF, Governors and pupils at High Clarence Primary School are delighted at the outcome of their recent Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education) report, which states ?achievements for pupils of all abilities is good because teachers have high expectations and use their in-depth knowledge about every single pupil to ensure no one gets left behind.? more about High Clarence+High expectations = high results! |
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