POLICE are hunting two men who attacked a cyclist. The incident happened near the Old Moor Pub, on Oxbridge Lane, Stockton.

Two men approached the cyclist and grabbed at his shoulder bag, containing a £500 computer, pulling him to the ground. The first attacker was white, 5ft 9ins and slim. He was aged about 24, with short dark hair and a thin moustache. He was wearing a green fleece, blue jeans and white trainers. The second man was also about 24, white, and was wearing a black woolly hat and dark clothing. Anyone with any information about the incident, which took place on Friday between 8.30pm and 9pm, is asked to contact HANDBAG FOUND: Police are trying to trace the owner of a handbag recovered on Saturday afternoon. The small black bag was found in the Oxford Road area of Hartlepool. It has cream or tan trim and straps and a small silver badge with Sega on it. The bag contained a purse containing a card with Lottery numbers written on under the names of Skin and Sam. Also recovered was a man's wallet bearing the initials PDC. Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Jim Allen at Hartlepool CID on (01642) 302136.

MUSICAL CLAUS: The MLT Junior Theatre company will present Santa Claus The Musical later this month. The show is at Middlesbrough Theatre between Tuesday, November 19, and Saturday, November 23, at 7.15pm, with a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm. Tickets cost £6.50 with concessions at £4.50 or £5.50 for the matinee with concessions at £3.50. To book, call the box office on (01642) 815181.

PARISH BAZAAR: The Guisborough Parish Bazaar is at St Nicholas Parish Hall on Saturday, between 10am and 3pm. Admission is 20p.

SOCIETY SALE: A tabletop sale organised by the Saltburn Victorian Society is held at Saltburn Community Centre, Windsor Road, Saltburn, on Saturday, between 10am and 4pm.

CHRISTMAS FAIR: Coatham Community Centre, behind the health centre, holds a Christmas fair on Saturday, from 9.30am to noon. Admission is free.

COFFEE MORNING: Newcomen Methodist Church, in Mersey Road, Redcar, is holding a coffee morning in the Epworth Hall on Saturday, between 10am and 11.30am.