TWO family history courses will begin at Durham's Clayport Library this week.

The library, with New College, starts an eight-week course called Trace Your Family History Using the Internet course on Wednesday.

It will run from 9.30am to 11.30am and costs £40. Concessions are available.

The second course - Introductory Family History - will also run on Wednesdays, from 7pm to 9pm, starting this week. It will last five weeks and costs £25.

Further information about the courses is available from the library on 0191-386 4003.