AN information sharing day was held by the Darlington and District Talking Newspaper at the weekend, to look at ways to make the service more efficient.

The group invited talking newspapers from Cleveland, Richmond, Barnard Castle and Hartlepool, to the conference held at The Northern Echo's head office, in Priestgate, Darlington.

The event was an opportunity for the groups to join forces and to come up with ways to assist each in providing a good service. The Darlington and District Talking Newspaper has been operating for 25 years.

Chairman Paul Greenwood said: "The conference was an opportunity for different talking newspapers from across the region to come together and share ideas."

The Darlington and District Talking Newspaper records The Northern Echo, the Advertiser series, Darlington and Stockton Times, as well as magazines, on to tapes for the visually-impaired.