A FOOTBALL team has picked up a prize from The Northern Echo for its website.

South Bank United FC's site has been chosen as Pick of the Month by our CommuniGate team.

Mark Trainor, who runs the website for the Teesside team, received a pair of digital binoculars which take photographs, courtesy of sponsors Sales and Marketing Services, of Darlington.

Assistant CommuniGate web editor Karen Maughan said Mr Trainor was delighted with his prize.

"He vowed to put it to good use to further improve the already excellent website," she said.

Visit the team's site at www.communigate. co.uk/ ne/southbankunitedfc

This month's runner-up prize goes to the Bridge Enterprise Centre, in Stanley, County Durham, which has a site at www.communigate.co.uk /ne/branwa

"This is only a small site, but has just the right info and has made good use of text formatting and links," said Ms Maughan.