FORMER Middlesbrough and Darlington footballer Don Burluraux has a new goal - promoting Redcar.

Mr Burluraux, who played for Middlesbrough from 1968 to 1972, has become Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's Tourist Information Centre manager. He has just completed a customer care course, set up by the English Tourism Council. His change of career follows a redundancy after 14 years as an ICI quality control laboratory analyst.

He said: "I wanted a complete change and wanted to work in tourism and lesiure.

"I am enjoying it. I am doing something I like and there is a lot to learn."