ONE of north Durham's most popular annual charity events takes place later this month.

The two-day 16th Durham Shopping Extravaganza at the Ramside Hall Hotel, in Durham City, starts on Wednesday, October 13.

There will be 60 stalls including designer clothing, fashion accessories, toys and children's clothes, jewellery, gifts and fine foods. Ten per cent of the proceeds go to charity. There will also be a raffle and an auction for a framed front cover artwork from a Christmas edition of Viz magazine.

Money raised will go to The Children's Society, Durham and Chester-le-Street Carers' Support and Willow Burn Hospice, at Lanchester.

Opening hours are from 10.30am until 7.30pm on Wednesday and 10am until 4pm on Thursday.