A church has been awarded a £13,600 grant to help with modernisation work

All Saints' Church, Eaglescliffe, was given the money by Enventure through the Tioxide Landfill Tax Credit Scheme.

The money will be used to remove a two-storey youth centre building and linking corridor, dating from the 1960s, and replace them with a single-storey brick building.

It will provide improved facilities for the playgroup, a main hall, kitchen, toilets and four store rooms. There will also be disabled access with ramps and widened doorways being created.

The centre will also provide a further two meeting rooms for church and parish council meetings.

Planning was approved by Stockton Borough Council in March and work is expected to be completed in December.