Council is on target.

Wansbeck District Council is on course to achieve two-thirds of its performance targets in important service areas, according to new statistics presented to cabinet members.

The figures, which cover the first quarter of 2005, show that 12 out of 18 performance indicators are hitting the desired level.

Have your say

COUNCIL chiefs in Castle Morpeth are to ask all 2,500 tenants for their views on plans to switch the ownership of their homes to a housing association.

The consultation exercise to be carried out over the next 12 months, will pave the way for a tenants' ballot on the proposed stock transfer.

Retail health

THE findings of a new study into the retail health of Morpeth, jointly commissioned by Castle Morpeth Borough Council and Morpeth and District Chamber of Trade, are expected to be published soon.

Meanwhile, a borough council working group launched to examine ways of improving the town's evening economy will begin its task next month.

Door checks

POLICE in Sunderland have been checking credentials of door staff at pubs and clubs.

Northumbria Police has been working with the Security Industry Authority to perform spot-checks on door staff at 34 bars and clubs as part of Chief Constable Mike Craik's [correct] pledge to stop drunkenness, violence and disorder.

Activity board

A NOTICE board displaying activities for young people in Carlisle is being set up with a pounds 2,500 grant from Cumbria County Council.

The notice board in the Old Town Hall will display activities from bodies that have been funded by Carlisle Local Committee or are members of Cumbria Youth Alliance.

Bristol flight

A FLIGHT service between County Durham and Tees Valley Airport and Bristol is to be launched later this year.

The Eastern Airways service will run four times a week from October 24 and will take 70 minutes, with return fares starting from pounds 99, including taxes.