Town's wartime photo appeal

Organisers are appealing for people to search lofts and cellars for memorabilia from the wartime bombardment of the Hartlepools. The Friends of the Heugh Gun Battery are asking for items to be donated in time for guided tours of the installation on Saturday and Sunday.

IN A SPIN: Tea-towels were damage by fire when a drum in a tumble dryer at a laundrette in Victoria Road, Middlesbrough, caught fire.

Clowning around: Redcar Adult Education Centre is offering to teach circus skills such as juggling, among other courses. Taster sessions are on offer until June 21. Anyone curious to learn these skills can call on (01642) 475397.

PUMPING FUNDS: Oil rig workers on the Nelson Platform, owned by Enterprise Oil, have raised £250 for Hartburn Lodge for handicapped children. They completed sponsored walks and bingo.

GURU'S VIEW: Copenhagen based urban design and public space research expert Jan Gehl will deliver a lecture - Winning Back the Public Spaces - at the University of Teesside's Centuria Building today.