INSPIRATIONAL young people are set to be honoured for their random acts of kindness, bravery and personal achievements.

The Young Heroes Awards, which take place on May 11, will highlight the positive contribution made by under 18s to the Peterlee community.

Ten young people will be honoured at the awards, which take place at Shotton Hall, and are being staged as a joint initiative between Durham Constabulary, Durham County Council and Peterlee Town Council.

Nominees include a primary school pupil who helped in the aftermath of a car crash outside of her school and teenagers who tended to an elderly woman after a fall at the bus station, as well as others who have raised money for charity.

Inspector Lee Blakelock, of Peterlee Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “I wanted this awards night to represent the kind and brave things that young people do in this community on a daily basis. The things that people don’t hear about.

“We all know that bad news travel fast, but I want to highlight that there are unbelievable stories of everyday heroes all around us and those stories deserve to be told. This awards night is for those young people that I and the community are extremely proud of.”

Scott Meikle, a member of Peterlee Town Council, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for young people to be recognised for the good they do. We’ve got really good kids out there and they can sometimes be forgotten. It is great that we are honouring these young people.”

Some of Channel 5’s Police Interceptors will be attending the event.

Cllr Olwyn Gunn, Durham County Council’s Cabinet member for children and young people’s services, said: “Teenagers are often given unwarranted bad publicity so it’s always great to be part of something which both recognises their good work and rewards them for it.

“We’d like to commend these young people for the contribution they’ve made to life in Peterlee through their various actions.”