Gardening solutions: Royal Horticultural Society gardener Graham Porter will be at Raby Castle gardens today, to answer any gardening queries.

Visitors are being invited to take plant specimens to discuss with him.

HOUSE BURGLED: About £300 in cash was stolen from a house in Elstob Close, Newton Aycliffe, at the weekend.

Care MEETING: The next Sedgefield Primary Care Trust board meeting will be held in the trust's offices, in Green Lane, Spennymoor, on Thursday, at 2pm. The meeting is open to the public.

CAR RAIDED: A computer hard drive, a wallet containing £200 in cash and a Nokia mobile phone were stolen from a Fiat Punto in the multi-storey car park at the Somerfield store, in Newton Aycliffe, on Monday.

BLOOMS JUDGING: Aycliffe Village residents have been urged to do their bit to ensure the village looks its best when judging for this year's Northumbria in Bloom competition takes place tomorrow.

TABLE-TOP SALE: A table-top sale will be held at Witham Hall, Barnard Castle, on Wednesday, July 31, from noon to 2pm. Tables can be booked by calling (01325) 313924.

MOWER THEFT: A Flymo lawnmower and Bosch grinder, worth a total of £240, were stolen from a plot at Paxton Street allotments, Ferryhill, early on Monday.

MP'S SURGERY: North-West Durham MP Hilary Armstrong is holding a surgery on Friday, from 5pm, at North House, Crook.

SHED BURGLED: A Flymo lawnmower, car trolley jack, electric drill and a toolbox with various tools were stolen from a shed in Alnwick Close, Ferryhill, early on Monday.

CHURCH FAIR: St Clare's Church, Newton Aycliffe, is holding a summer fair on Saturday, at 2pm, in the church hall.

GENERATORS STOLEN: Two black Honda generators, worth £500 each, and a hammer drill worth £150 were stolen from a building site compound at the Winterton Park development, Sedgefield, on Friday.

COUNTRY NIGHT: Teesdale Country presents Broadcaster on Saturday, July 20, at Middleton-in-Teesdale Working Men's Club.

WINDOW DAMAGED: A window at Stephenson Way Primary School, Newton Aycliffe, was cracked by vandals at the weekend.

MONEY RAISED: A line dance organised by Middleton Mavericks in Middleton-in-Teesdale raised £200 for the Richardson Hospital, Barnard Castle.

FLOWER FESTIVAL: A festival of flowers on the theme of Saints Alive is being held at Holy Trinity Church, Startforth, at the weekend. Opening times are 10am to 9pm on Friday and Saturday, and 11.30am to 9pm on Sunday. Admission and programmes are by donation, with proceeds going to church funds