A TV weatherman has been handing out tips to Darlington pupils working on a worldwide project.

Bob Johnson, a weatherman at Tyne Tees Television in Newcastle, was invited to Whinfield Junior school to share his knowledge and experience of the weather.

Pupils are working on a world communications weather project which involves sharing weather information with schools across the UK and Sweden. Youngsters gather facts and store them in spreadsheets in information communications technology classes. Pauline Wood, a teacher at Whinfield Junior School, said: "Bob's visit supports the school's proactive work related learning policy and will help pupils learn more about the weather, ICT and geography in a fun learning environment."