Minutes:
The Overview and Scrutiny Officer referred Members to recent press articles relating to the remit of Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The articles were:
· Butterfly numbers in North East plummet but there was good news - A nationwide butterfly count had revealed that the numbers of butterfly’s had reduced but due to climate change a wider variety of species were now being seen in the North East.
· Durham wins third gold in Britain in Bloom finals - Durham City was nominated to represent Northumbria region in the Champion of Champions category of the Britain in Bloom competition and won gold.
· European energy efficiency experts flock to Durham - County Durham had hosted a conference, kick starting a five year Europe-wide project to save money and the environment. Due to previous successful work on energy efficiency schemes, £340,000 of funding was awarded to County Durham to take part in two European schemes over the coming years as part of the Interreg programme.
Resolved: That the presentation be noted.