PEOPLE in north Hartlepool can now cast a wider net in the search for jobs.

The Employment Action Centre, in Miers Avenue, offers Internet sessions so job-hunters can search the worldwide web for a job.

The centre can also help people who need to get behind the wheel, as it has a computer programme to help people get to grips with the driving theory test through a series of random questions and answers.

The centre, funded by the North Hartlepool Single Regeneration Budget Partnership and the European Social Fund, can provide a range of free support to job-seekers in the north Hartlepool and the Headland.

Marie Dunn, project coordinator, said: "We hope people will make the most of the new services which we have introduced. They could make a real difference to a person's future career."

Internet and driving theory test sessions must be booked. The centre is open from 8am to 4pm from Monday to Thursday, and 8am to noon on Fridays.

For further information contact (01429) 421055