YOUNGSTERS in Hartlepool are to be presented with certificates and medals tonight for completing Hartlepool libraries' summer reading challenge.

Hartlepool United manager Neale Cooper will present the awards to more than 150 children who each read at least six books during the summer.

Hartlepool council's young person's librarian Gillian Slimmings said: "It's a very proud moment for these youngsters It's important for children to keep developing their reading."