An exhibition to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the closure of Stainmore Railway will be held on May 11 and 12, at the Parish Hall, Newgate, Barnard Castle.

The exhibition will be open between 10am and 4pm. Entry is £1.50 for adults and 75p for pensioners and children.

MOTORBIKE STOLEN: A Yamaha XTZ Super motorbike, registration G35 FJK, has been stolen from a garden shed in Flora Street, Spennymoor.

CHARITY CONCERT: The Barnard Castle branch of Save the Children is supporting this year's Save the Children Week with a concert by the town's youth band and Teesdale School soul band at Glaxo Sports and Social Club on April 24, at 7.30pm. For details call (01325) 627350.

BIKE TAKEN: A man's purple and silver Raleigh Cruiser mountain bike, worth £350, was stolen from a garden shed in North Cottages, School Aycliffe, overnight on Wednesday.

LAST POST: Live Theatre present The Last Post, by Julia Darling, at Witham Hall, Barnard Castle, next Thursday and Friday, at 7.30pm. For tickets and details call (01833) 631107.

TABLE SALE: St Catherine's Community Centre, Crook, is holding table-top sale on Saturday, April 20, from 9.30am to noon. To book tables call (01388) 766706.

BIKES SNATCHED: A man's green Silver Fox mountain bike, worth £220, and a yellow Diamondback BMX bike, were taken from a shed in Ranulf Court, Newton Aycliffe, overnight on Wednesday.

DISABILITIES DEBATE: A conference for people who care for adults with learning disabilities is being held on May 9, at Bishop Auckland College, between 10am and 2.30pm. To book a place, call the Wear Valley Carers Initiative on (01388) 451400 before April 25.

PHONE THEFT: A Nokia 310 mobile telephone was stolen from a Hyundai Accent in Hawthorne Road, Ferryhill, between 6.30pm on Tuesday and 8am on Wednesday.

COMMUNITY CLASSES: Courses starting at Willington Parkside Community Association include computer skills, next Thursday, from 6.30pm to 8pm. A girls' football course will start on Sunday, April 21, from noon to 1pm, and a three-week First Aid Lifesavers course starts on Thursday, May 9, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. For details, call Peter Taylor between 5.30pm and 9pm Monday to Friday, on (01388) 604476.

GARDENER WANTED: Help the Aged is looking for a volunteer gardener to cut a small lawn on a twice weekly basis for a disabled pensioner in Barnard Castle. Contact Peter Beaty on (01325) 313924 for details.

FUNDRAISER: A table-top sale will be held in the Parish Hall, Newgate, Barnard Castle, on April 27, from 9.30am to 3.30pm. Anyone wishing to book a table can contact Liz Lamb on (01833) 638970.