A COMMUNITY website for Sedgefield and the surrounding area has been launched.

Sedgefield Development Partnership Limited opened its website, www.sedgefieldweb.co.uk, in the village's Ceddesfeld Hall.

The site, which covers the villages of Sedgefield, Bradbury and Mordon, is aimed at providing a one-stop shop for information on services, events, and activities in the area, and includes a community notice board and a calendar of events.

It is supported by The Countryside Agency, The Empowerment Network, Durham County Council and HPM Design.

Councillor Roger Clubley opened the event on behalf of the partnership and welcomed the guests.

He read a letter from Prime Minister Tony Blair, Sedgefield MP, regretting he could not attend but wishing the site every success.