OUTSTANDING new developments in County Durham are being invited to enter a national design award.

Buildings, restoration projects, public art, landscaping and rural design schemes are eligible for the Civic Trust's annual competition to find the country's best architectural and environmental project.

There are ten awards, including the best scheme that reconciles disabled access with a historic site or building.

Entries are invited from projects completed between January 1, 2002, and September 30, this year. For details, call Carol March or Amanda Gregory in Durham County Council's Environment Services department on 0191-383 3347.