Police had become concerned for the welfare of Lynne Faraday, 43, who uses a wheelchair and is partially sighted.

She disappeared from her Middlesbrough town centre home early yesterday after leaving a note indicating she was in a distressed state. A friend later contacted police to tell them Ms Faraday was at her house.

AYCKBOURN TRIPLE: A series of three plays by Alan Ayckbourn begins a month-long run at Harrogate Theatre this evening. The Norman Conquests is the tale of a weekend's infidelity which goes horribly wrong, starting with Table Manners, continuing with Living Together and concluding with Round and Round the Garden. To find out performance times and tickets, call (01423) 502116.

LADIES MEET: Redcar and District Ladies' Luncheon Club held its annual meeting in the Regency Hotel, Coatham Road, Redcar, on January 10. Betty Mattock was elected president, Dorothy Hutton chairman and Avril Canaway secretary. The club meets in the hotel on the second Thursday of each month. To join, call (01642) 481003.

GARDEN DATE: Kiplin Hall, between Richmond and Northallerton, hosts a snowdrop session next weekend. Gardeners are invited to join Tim Culkin for a talk on the varieties of snowdrops which can be found in the region, before a walk around the grounds. Tickets cost £4. To book, call (01748) 818178.

HOSPITAL MEETING: A meeting of the Tees and North-East Yorkshire NHS board will be held at its headquarters in Flatts Lane Centre, Normanby, Middlesbrough, on Wednesday, at 2pm. The meeting is open to the public.

ASIAN GALA: People interested in helping to organise the Middlesbrough Mela are invited to a meeting at Abingdon Primary School, Middlesbrough, on Tuesday, at 7pm.

PARK MEETING: The Friends of Ropner Park will hold a second open meeting on Monday, February 3, from 6pm, at the Richard Hind Centre, in Yarm Road, Stockton. At the first meeting, in December, more than 50 people attended. To join the group, call (01642) 35888.

HEALTH STUDY: More than 170 health and social care professionals will attend a conference at the University of Teesside on Wednesday. The day is to promote the university's School of Health and Social Care's research and development activities.

TOP JOBS: Stockton councillor Anne McCoy and Keith Bayley, manager of the Hartlepool Voluntary Development Agency, have been appointed non-executive directors of the Tees and North-East Yorkshire NHS Trust.

SOCCER SCHOOL: Children aged between seven and 11 can enrol on a six-week football course at the Rainbow Leisure Centre, Middlesbrough, beginning next month.