A VETERAN North-East councillor is recovering at home after suffering a heart attack.

Councillor Tony Moore, 59, of Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, was taken ill while walking home on Monday of last week. He was admitted to Bishop Auckland General Hospital.

Coun Moore, who had a mild heart attack in 1989, is an Independent councillor on Great Aycliffe Town Council, Sedgefield Borough Council, and Durham County Council