POLICE have named two people involved in a crash on Sunday on the Stokesley to Hutton Rudby road, near Tame Bridge.

Judith Curtis, 52, of Roseby Crescent, Great Ayton, was yesterday released from Middlesbrough General Hospital. Gary Durham, 18, of Hilton Road, Seamer, Stokesley, has been detained in hospital with serious head injuries and is said to be poorly but stable.

REGISTER OPENING: The opening times for the Redcar and Cleveland Register Office, at 88 Westgate, Guisborough, during the holiday period are: Monday, December 23, 9am to 4pm; Christmas Eve, 9am to 12.30pm; Christmas Day and Boxing Day, closed; Friday, December 27, 9am to 4pm; Monday, December 30, 9am to 4pm; New Year's Eve, 9am to 12.30pm; New Year's Day, closed; Thursday, January 2, 9am to 4pm; and Friday, January 3, 9am to 4pm. To register during these times, call (01287) 632564.

TRAIN BOOKINGS: GNER passengers are being encouraged by the company to book their tickets and confirm arrangements for travel over the Christmas and New Year. There will be no GNER trains running on Christmas Day or Boxing Day and engineering work will take place on the East Coast Main Line between York and Darlington, from Friday, December 27 to Sunday, December 29.

HANDBAG SNATCH: A 69-year-old pensioner suffered arm and shoulder injuries when she was robbed of her handbag in Dryden Road, Gateshead, at 5pm, on Sunday. The attacker, who was about 19, ran off in the direction of Low Fell. Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0191-454 7555 ext 64126.

VIENNESE CONCERTS: Thomas Zehetmair, Northern Sinfonia's Austrian music director, will lead the orchestra with music from his homeland on Wednesday, January 8, at Middlesbrough Town Hall, and on Thursday, January 9, at Newcastle City Hall. Tickets are available on 0191-443 4555.

NORTH RUN: The South Cleveland Branch of the Diabetes UK charity is looking for runners for next year's Great North Run and London Marathon to be sponsored for the charity. For more information, call Derek Waterworth on (01287) 635053.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Shiney Row Male Voice Choir will be performing a Christmas concert at Dobbies Garden World, between Birtley and Chester-le-Street, tomorrow. For tickets, ring Peter McQuaker on 0191-584 2297.

DUSTY TRIBUTE: Tickets have gone on sale for Dusty, a tribute to Dusty Springfield. The musical, at Darlington Civic Theatre, is on Wednesday, January 29. For tickets, call (01325) 486555.

LIBRARY CAROLS: A choir from Zetland Primary School will sing carols in Redcar's Central Library tomorrow, from 1.45pm to 2.30pm, during the weekly meeting of the library's Senior Citizens' Club.

CARS TORCHED: Three cars were severely damaged by a fire which broke out in a single-storey building in Roker Terrace, Sunderland, at 7.45am yesterday.