Winners at the Green Tree Leek Club Show in Howden-le-Wear were:

Leeks; 1 T Tazey, 2 P Jones, 3 W Johnson; best leek in show, T Tazey; intermediate leek, W Johnson; best exhibit, W Johnson; overall points winner, W. Johnson.

The Travellers Rest pub, in Crook, is holding a leek show at the weekend. Entries must be benched between noon and 2pm on Saturday. Produce will be auctioned on Sunday, at 9pm.

VILLAGE APPRAISAL: Anne Bonner and Brenda Fulton, regional enterprise developers, will discuss the Howden-le-Wear village appraisal at a meeting of the local history society in Howden-le-Wear Community Centre tonight, at 7pm.

HEALTH CHECKS: The Asda store in Spennymoor is holding a blood pressure awareness day on Saturday, from 10am to 4pm, when a nurse will be taking customers' blood pressures and giving advice.

PLANNING TALKS: The next meeting of Wear Valley District Council's development control committee will be on Thursday, at 6pm, in Crook Civic Centre.

BLOOD DONORS: A session for blood donors is being held at King James 1 College, Bishop Auckland, on Thursday, from 3pm to 7pm.

TABLE-TOP SALE: St Catherine's Community Centre, Crook, will be holding a table-top sale on Saturday, from 9.30am to noon. Tables can be booked by calling (01388) 764697.

JOBS SHOP: A job shop is being held at the County Hospital, Durham, on Thursday, from 3pm to 9pm. The event is being organised by County Durham and Darlington Priority Services NHS Trust and is aimed at people with an interest in mental health work.

PARTNERSHIP EVENT: The Sedgefield Development Partnership is hosting an open meeting for clubs and voluntary groups in the Hardwick Hall Hotel, near Sedgefield village, tonight, at 7.30pm.

COMPUTER CLASSES: A computing class for nine to 12-year-olds begins tomorrow at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College, Darlington. The course lasts for ten weeks with sessions from 4pm to 5.30pm. For details telephone (01325) 461315.

COUNCIL MEETING: The next meeting of Sedgefield Borough Council's cabinet will be held in the council offices, Green Lane, Spennymoor, on Thursday, at 10am. The authority's development control committee will meet on Friday, at 10am.

TRIBUTE BAND: Thin Lizzy tribute band Black Rose will play at the Quaker House, Mechanics Yard, Darlington, on Wednesday, September 24, at 8.30pm.

COUNTRY RAMBLE: Ranger Michael Jones will lead a 15-mile walk on Wednesday, September 24, starting at the Hamsterley Forest visitor centre near Bedburn, at 10am. The cost is £2 for adults and £1 concessions.