A MUSIC development project has been awarded £2,500 to help create a record label for Teesside and Darlington.

Arts in Business has awarded the money to From Teesside with Love, which will use it to create a record label and fund the release of five albums from local artists. A similar sum was given to the project by Gordian Print, of Middlesbrough.

Paul Burns, coordinator of From Teesside with Love, said: "This is an important step in our ongoing strategy to get local bands noticed."

Bands must come from the area, be unsigned and perform original material. For details, call (01642) 674115