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Issue No 969 At the heart of our wonderful community Friday 21st August 2020 WARNING AGAINST MANAGED DECLINE: THE SLOW DEATH PHISHING EMAILS SCAM OF SUNNYDALE MUST BE RESISTED IT IS over seven months A WARNING has been since Durham County issued to County Dur- Council announced there ham residents following would be an inspection a series of scam emails, of the Sunnydale campus trying to obtain personal of Greenfield Community and financial information. College, with strong hints The trading standards that the building was no team at Durham County longer fit for purpose. Council is urging resi- No promise was made of dents to be on their guard any financial investment after it has received should its report reflect reports of hoax emails negatively on the build- being sent, claiming to be ing’s condition. from the council. Pupils were removed Each email uses a at a critical time in their made-up name and studies and bussed daily claims to be from a coun- from Shildon to temporary cil officer, with the letters accommodation at the MBL and a number on the Aycliffe campus. bottom of the text. This week, in an essay The emails contain fake for the Crier, primary Bacs receipts and encour- school teacher and local age the recipients to click Shildon Town Councillor, through to a fraudulent Kelly Ambrosini, investi- The building at Sunnydale was due to be replaced in 2010, but the plans were scrapped. website, which appears gates the decisions that to be of a phishing nature have led to Sunnydale children starting their children are resilient a mere ten years after it and attempts to take per- reaching the precipice of secondary education will and generally make new opened. The building is sonal and financial infor- closure, with parents and know something about connections fairly eas- a CLASP (Consortium of mation. children potentially denied their new schools, albeit ily but due to a total lack Local Authorities Special One way to identify the a High School in a town without having had the of clarity from the local Programme) design and hoax is that it isn’t sent hosting three thriving usual transition arrange- authority on whether their was only intended to have from a durham.gov.uk and successful primary ments. school was safe to reo- a lifespan of around thirty email address. schools. But what about those pen, these children now years. Joanne Waller, Durham It is a history of sys- children whose parents face added anxiety in the In 2010, the building was County Council’s head temic failure and “man- chose the Sunnydale site most uncertain of times scheduled to be replaced of community protection aged decline” and, she of Greenfield Community with the prevailing COVID- as part of the Building services, said: “We would argues, its closure must College? 19 situation. Schools for the Future like to urge the public to be resisted. They will now be facing It has been no secret that Programme, only for the take extra care when they the prospect of travelling over the years the local then coalition govern- are being contacted by IN LITTLE over a week, to a school in a different authority have wanted ment to axe the plans for email. children will return to town and dealing with to close the school on Sunnydale. school to start the new children and staff they’ve numerous occasions; CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 academic year. 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Independent publishers of the Shildon & District Town Crier, advertisers. Bishop Press, Ferryhill & Chilton Chapter and Spennymoor News 2 Friday 21st August 2020 For more news from Shildon and across South West Durham visit: www.swd.news ment that we are now in the worst recession for 300 hundred years is highly concerning and this situation will hamper our town further. In five years’ time we have a wonderful oppor- tunity to revive the for- tunes of our town and make it prosperous and attractive once more. 2025 is the bicentenary year of the first passenger railway to leave Shildon and we should be looking forward to making it not only an attractive place to visit and learn about our rich heritage, but also a better place to live, work and learn. We need that sense of pride back and it needs to start with the children of Kelly believes that instead of demolishing the campus, the community should be campaigning for a new building. Shildon. Instead of demolishing SUNNYDALE’S CLOSURE MUST BE RESISTED