A branch of the Durham Light Infantry is planning to mark the 85th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme next month.

The Chester-le-Street branch will hold a ceremony dedicated to the town's men who died in the most costly battle in British military history.

Chester-le-Street Parish Church will hold the wreath-laying ceremony on Sunday, July 1, at 11am.

Buglers will also mark the occasion. Anyone from the area who had relatives killed in the First World War battle, or anyone who wants to pay their respects, is invited