News in brief: Disco night in aid of hospice

The Low Grange Club is holding the night, which will feature a grand raffle with many prizes up for grabs. Among the prizes will be a television, CD player, toaster, kettle, table lamp, watches and drinks. To buy tickets for the raffle, contact Edith Robinson, Barbara Win or Linda Driver at the Billingham club.

CAR PRIZE: A Peugeot 106 is the top prize in a charity draw taking place this weekend. Teesside Hospice's grand draw is on Saturday and tickets are available from a stall in the Cleveland Shopping Centre or at the hospice's charity shops. Second prize is a theatre weekend in Edinburgh, third prize is a portable television and fourth prize is a £100 petrol voucher. All proceeds go towards the running costs of the Middlesbrough hospice.

TENNIS TIPS: Tennis players can pick up advice on their game at community coaching sessions in Middlesbrough. Tennis World, in Ladgate Lane, holds the sessions every Saturday, between 6pm and 7pm, at £3 a session. To find out more, call Diane Harker, Middlesbrough Council's sports development officer, on (01642) 515628.

LEGAL MARCH: A Teesside legal executive has led a procession through Westminster which marked the opening of the legal year. Mary Dowson, who works at Middlesbrough Council and is national president of the Institute of Legal Executives, joined senior members of the judiciary for the traditional service, followed by a reception hosted by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine.

PINK STAFF: Workers at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council development department, at Belmont House, Guisborough, have pledged to wear something pink on Friday in support of Breast Awareness Month. There will also be a series of awareness talks at the department on the subject of breast cancer.

SUNDAY SERVICE: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council mayor Eric Jackson hosts the traditional mayor's Sunday service at the Church of St Joseph and St Cuthbert, in Loftus High Street, on Sunday, starting at 10.30am. All are welcome