TEESDALE residents are being invited to join their Neighbourhood Watch teams.

Police are encouraging people to join the teams in an attempt to initiate more around the dale.

Neighbourhood Watch is a community activity in partnership with the police who get together to help reduce crime where they live.

For more information write to the Barnard Castle Neighbourhood Police Team at Barnard Castle Police Office, Bede Kirk, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8DJ. You can also email BarnardCastle-.NPT@durham.pnn.police.uk

Information meetings are also available tomorrow (October 29) at Scarth Hall, Staindrop, 7pm as well as at Ingleton Village Hall, October 31, at 7pm and on November 4 at the Romaldkirk Village Hall, at 6.30pm.

Other meetings next month include one at Cockfield Methodist Hall, on November 12, one at Gainford Village Hall on November 20 and one at Cotherstone Village Hall on November 27. All will be held at 7pm.