TAX office staff will be offering free advice when they take their mobile advice centre into north Durham towns this month.

The team from Sunderland tax office will answer questions on self assessment, general tax and national insurance matters.

Queries to do with working families' tax credit, disabled persons' tax credit and the new children's tax credit will also be dealt with.

Customer service manager Cath Joyce said: "We realise some people find it difficult to travel to their tax office so, as part of our ongoing customer service initiative, we aim to bring our service to them.

"We visit once a month with an experienced team of staff to help with all your inquiries."

The tax office team will be in Front Street, Stanley, from 10am until 1pm on Thursday and then in Middle Street, Consett, on Friday.

They will be at Chester-le-Street JobCentre, next Tuesday.