A 22-year-old woman was taken to North Tyneside General Hospital with leg injuries after the car she was in crashed into a lamp post on the A19 near the A1058 slip road at Wallsend on Friday night.

She was cut free by firefighters. The driver was taken to hospital suffering from shock.

LIFEBOAT CASH: The Durham branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has collected £7,903 this year with flag days and store collections, including its first flag day at Bishop Auckland, which raised £356.

DONOR DATE: A blood donor session will be held on Christmas Eve in the main hall at The Lamplight Arts Centre - formerly Stanley Civic Hall - in Front Street, Stanley, between 9.30am and 12.30pm.

HOME PLAN: Silverfields Care Management has lodged an outline planning application with Durham City Council for a nursing home with intensive care units on land at the Springfields Lodge Nursing Home, North Street, West Rainton.

TEA DANCE: A tea dance will be held on Thursday, in the Abbey Sports Centre, Pity Me, Durham, between 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Admission is £2, including tea and biscuits. For details, call 0191-386 6921.

PHOTO QUIZ: Roger Culpin will be setting the questions for a quiz for Durham Photographic Society members on Thursday. The society meets at 7.30pm in The Shakespeare Hall, North Road, Durham.

ROCK NIGHT: Rock Solid will be performing pop and rock standards at The Daisy Hill, Heugh Edge, near Sacriston, on Friday. Doors open at 8.30pm.

BANK RAMP: Lloyds TSB Bank is seeking planning permission from Durham City Council to build a disabled access ramp and handrail at the front of its branch in the city's Market Place.

CRAFT FAIR: A wide range of locally-produced crafts will be on sale at a craft fair to be held in Durham Town Hall, Market Hall, on Saturday between 9.30am and 4.30pm.

FESTIVE SOUNDS: O'Neill's Irish pub in Claypath, Durham, is having its Christmas bash on Thursday when rock band The Source will be playing from about 8.30pm. Admission is free. For details, call 0191-383 6951.

RANGER'S WALK: Voluntary countryside ranger Michael Jones will lead a 12-mile walk starting at 10am from the car park at New Biggin Lane, Lanchester, on Wednesday. The walk costs £2, concessions are £1.

WITNESS APPEAL: Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary in Upper Town, Wolsingham, between 9am on Wednesday and 9am on Thursday. A hi-fi and speakers worth around £500 and a 14-inch television were stolen. Anyone with information is asked to call (01388) 603566.