A MOVE to close Guisborough town centre to traffic to accommodate a farmers' market will be discussed today.

Councillors look likely to decide to keep Guisborough's main shopping street of Westgate open to traffic and impose secondary measures. The meeting of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's executive committee follows weeks of protests from established businesses about the market, planned for Saturday, December 7. Officers will recommend keeping the road open to all traffic but imposing a 20mph speed limit and deploying lollypop men and women to aid pedestrians. The executive committee will discuss the issue at Eston Town Hall at 10am.

ENTRANCE CLOSED: The spiral ramp entrance to the Castlegate Shopping Centre, Riverside Road, Stockton, will be closed for repairs after vandals damaged a number of lights. It will remain closed until tomorrow. Entrance and exits to both multi-storey and rooftop parking at the Castlegate Centre will be via Tower Street. The first three hours parking is free of charge.

WINTER FAIR: St Aidan's Church, Billingham, will be holding its annual winter fair on Saturday, November 30, at 10am. Stalls include tombola, gifts, toys, books, prize draws and bric-a-brac.

CHRISTMAS FAIR: A Christmas fair is being held in aid of the Yarm Parish Church restoration fund at the Fellowship Hall, West Street, Yarm, on Saturday, from 10am to 3.30pm.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: The Newcomen Methodist Church, in Mersey Road, Redcar, will hold a Christmas bazaar on Saturday, November 30, at 2pm.

CLARE SINGERS: Girls aged ten to 16 will perform a Christmas music concert at Teesside Cheshire Home, in Marske, on Friday, November 29, at 7.30pm. The concert by the Clare Singers will be run in conjunction with British Theatre for the Disabled.

JUMBLE SALE: Redcar Youth and Community Centre Playgroup, a registered charity, will hold a jumble sale, tombola and raffle on Friday, November 29, from 9.30am to 11.30am.

BAZAAR THANKS: The Guisborough Bazaar, held at the weekend at St Nicholas Church, raised more than £4,000 for church funds. A coffee morning has been arranged by the church in Sunnyfield House, for Thursday, November 28, between 9.30am and 12.30pm.