PARENT governors from three County Durham schools have been appointed to a body overseeing the work of Durham County Council.

They will serve on the council's new overview and scrutiny committee and a committee for developing lifelong learning.

Anita Atkinson, from Fir Tree, near Crook, is deputy chair of governors at Wolsingham School and Community College. Keith English, from Blackhill, near Consett, represents Benfieldside Primary School, while Georgina Gibson, of Woodham Village, near Newton Aycliffe, is a parent governor at Walworth School.

They will play a part in the council's new constitution, which broadens the role the public plays in its business by involving non-councillors in the work it does and the decisions it takes