Several of a party of eight late night revellers trapped in a lift, were given first aid by firefighters called to the rescue. One of the group in the lift - which stuck below the ground floor of Melsonby Court, Billingham - was semi-conscious and was given oxygen.

Socks theft: Teesside police are looking for burglars who stole a large number of gents' socks from Billingham shop Your More Store. Cleveland Police are urging residents to report any door to door approaches by thieves selling cheap socks.

RESTAURANT FIRE: Firefighters were called out after a McDonald's restaurant in Stockton High Street filled with smoke from a fire started in a flower box in front of the building.

BUILDING BLAZE: Firefighters wore breathing apparatus to put out a blaze which destroyed 95 per cent of an outhouse in York Road, Warrenby, Redcar, at the weekend.

free concert: The Hartlepool Male Voice Choir is giving a free concert at the Leonard Cheshire Home, Marske, on Friday, at the invitation of the Marske Hall branch of the British Theatre for the Disabled.

Curtain up: A behind-the-scenes look around Middlesbrough Theatre is being offered with open day tours of the base on The Avenue, Middlesbrough, on September 7. There will also be craft stalls. For pitches, call Malcolm Graham of (01642) 710193 or 07958743312.

Campus open: Study options, subject-specific lectures and tours of the facilities are included in an open day at the University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, on September 11. Students and parents can explore the worlds of virtual reality, forensic investigation, media production, advertising and sports science.

Flying high: A kite festival is to be held on the Hartlepool Headland next weekend. Before kites of all shapes and sizes take to the air on Sunday September 1, there will be free workshops at the Bell Vue community centre and Osborne Road centre for children in the New Deal for Communities area, on Thursday, and in the Borough Hall on Friday for youngsters living in the North Hartlepool area.

Way ahead: Cobbles are to be re-layed in Guisborough. The work will start in Westgate next month