COUNCILLORS will get a behind-the-scenes look at a project to overhaul a key town centre building next week.

The Mechanics Institute, in Chester-le-Street, is to be transformed into a £1.3m enterprise and learning centre, that will also offer child care.

The building is part of the £4m New Heart project, which aims to revive the fortunes of the market town.

Members of Chester-le-Street District Council's safe and healthy communities advisory and review panel will have a guided tour of the site on Wednesday, at 5.15pm.

The visit will be followed by a meeting of the panel in Chester-le-Street Civic Centre, at 6pm.