JOB hunters in Durham can turn to the latest technology to help them find work.

The city's JobCentre is one of 12 in the country to try out computer terminals that can pinpoint more than 300,000 vacancies across the country.

The traditional job vacancy boards have been replaced by 15 terminals that boast touch screen technology and are said to be as easy to use as a cashpoint machine.

The jobpoints are to be installed at all 1,000 JobCentres nationwide from next month.

Yesterday, the city's Labour MP Gerry Steinberg saw for himself how the new system works