SCORES of websites featuring community groups and local authorities in the North-East and North Yorkshire have been brought together under a new initiative.

The Government-funded National Grid for Learning portal provides links to sites that provide useful educational resources.

The websites of Bowes Museum, Durham County Council and the North of England Lead Mining Museum, at Killhope, Weardale, are among about a 1,000 from across the UK that can be accessed.

The portal can be found at: www.ngfl.gov.uk