FIREFIGHTERS were called to help an elderly woman who was stuck in her bath yesterday.

The woman was with a carer who was helping her have a bath in her home on Redcar Lane, Redcar, at about 10am yesterday, when she slipped. Despite several attempts the shaken pensioner and her carer could not move her. Eventually, Redcar firefighters came to the rescue. "It was a little bit disturbing for her when we arrived," said a brigade spokesman, "but she was not hurt and we just gave her a little bit of help as quickly as we could."

MUSICAL TRIBUTE: The bells of Marske Parish Church rang out on in a tribute to former music teacher and bell-ringer Carl Ainsworth, who died recently. Mr Ainsworth, former teacher at Bydales School, Marske, retired from bell-ringing after a road accident and long-term illness. He died three weeks ago in Teesside Hospice and is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and son, Lucas.

FASHION SHOW: Oxfam will present a charity fashion show at Guisborough Quoit Club on Friday, October 25. Anyone who can provide an item for a tombola or raffle is asked to call Mandy on (01287) 639229.

WOMEN'S VOICES: A concert by female singing group Renaissance will be performed at St Margaret's Church Hall, Brotton, on Saturday, September 21, at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £4 and include supper. For details, call (01287) 676638 or (01287) 652310.

ENROLMENT TIME: There's still time to get your place on a course at Nunthorpe School with evening enrolment sessions on Monday and Tuesday, September 9 and 10, and morning sessions on Thursday and Friday, September 12 and 13. For information, call (01642) 310561.

BUSINESS AID: A new business consultation course for would-be business people in West Redcar will be launched at Redcar and Cleveland College next week. The course starts next Thursday, from 6pm to 8pm, and runs for 12 weeks. It is funded by the Single Regeneration Budget and is free for participants. For details, call Adrian Beadnell on (01642) 471777.

DOCTORS MEET: More than 100 consultant and trainee euro-surgeons from across the country will meet on the University of Durham's Queens Campus, in Stockton, today, to discuss the latest advances in brain surgery.

FLORAL AWARDS: Loftus Town Council has announced the winners of its 2002 Loftus Town and Villages in Bloom competition. They were Mrs London, of Carlin How, Hazel Turner, of Easington, Mrs Tinkler, of Liverton Mines, Mrs Barber, of Loftus and Liz Richards, of Skinningrove. Each winner receives £25.

DAD'S ARMY: A lecture titled Home Guard Memories will be given by Stuart McMillan at Brotton Library on Wednesday, September 18. Doors open at 1pm and the talk will start at 1.30pm. Entry to the informal talk and discussion is free.