Line dancing session for improvers of all ages is held at the Chester-le-Street Community Centre, Newcastle Bank, on Monday afternoons between 2.30 and 3.30pm. The cost is £2 per session. People are welcome to just go along. Call 0191-388 4752 for more details.

Rock gig: Rock band FM will be playing at the Market Tavern, South Burns, Chester-le-Street, tomorrow night (Friday, January 24). Admission is free and the gig starts at 9pm. For further information call 0191-388-4749.

Panels plan: Durham County Council planners have given permission for solar panels to be fitted to the roof of a house in Meadow Drive, Chester-le-Street. Akido club: Chester-le-Street Community Centre, Newcastle Bank , is the venue for an Akido club for males and females aged 12 and over on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7.30 to 9pm. For further details call 0191-388-4752 .