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Bright sparks rise to the Challenge!

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Engineering: The future for many Northeast children, and a fascinating, well-paid one! Jo Oliver of Jowheretogo has been checking out prospects for engineering-minded pupils of South Durham Schools: Monday 11th November was the launch of an exciting project involving 4 schools: Staindrop, Parkside Academy in Willington, St John’s in Bishop Auckland and Spennymoor School.  Around a hundred children and local engineering and manufacturing employers gathered at the new CORE facility at SW Durham Training in Newton Aycliffe to hear about the  project.  The challenge is funded by four Area Action Partnerships (AAPs) from Teesdale, Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland and Shildon Area and the 3 Towns (Crook, Willington and Tow Law) area. A priority in the Durham area is getting our young people into training for real careers they can be proud of. At the launch John Bignall of the Bignall Group in Shildon debunked  the two great myths about British manufacturing. The ...

Electronic music with roots in the past, the present and the future.

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RoutineZero   releases debut EP New Electronica artist debuts 4 track EP & music videos   Release details - “The Clock Hands Fall” Release date 9th Dec Free on Google/Spotify Also in ITunes   RoutineZero  writes and performs electronica based music – but it’s more than that:-             Weaned on early-on electronic music, progressing through disco, hi-energy, new-wave, synth-pop, & rave – and now more into trance & dub-step: Mark’s influences all contribute in the make-up of his own BIG sound.             RoutineZero combines hard-hitting beats – 4 on the floor but with influences from drum & bass, dub-step and trap. Deep bass and engaging melodies bolster the soundstage, and his vocals, that never shy away from real life situations poetically narrate his messages with undertones of gothic mela...