ADVICE for carers will be provided at an information session in the Durham area.

The event will be held on Friday, March 23, between 10am and 12.30pm, at Lowlands House, Brandon.

Representatives of Durham and Chester-le-Street Carers Support, Durham and Chester-le-Street Alzheimer's Society, Age Concern, and the Carers Register run by social services, will be at the event.

Social services Carers Support manager Paul English said: "This information will provide carers with the chance to meet with organisations that can offer advice, and also provide support.''