NEIGHBOURHOODS spread across a Teesside town have been given a ticket to ride the information superhighway.

Successful bids for £500,000 in Government and National Lottery cash have ensured the installation of the latest technology at four Middlesbrough neighbourhoods where residents can have limited access to computer technology. People living at Hemlington and in the Beechwood, Brambles Farm, Charlbury Road areas of Middlesbrough can benefit from free Internet access at their community centres and the assistance of an IT support worker.

The four online centres were launched yesterday as Middlesbrough's contribution to Adult Learners' Week.