A CITIZENS Advice Bureau in Darlington welcomed almost 50 visitors when it held an open day.

The day was designed to allow the public, and members of various organisations in the town, to see the work done by the advice service.

Services offered by Darlington CAB were on show, with staff explaining to visitors the work that goes on at the centre.

Bureau services manager David Garton said the day had been a huge success.

He said: "We wanted people to know just exactly what we can offer them, even those who cannot always get into the centre of the town to try and get advice.

"We offer a wide range of outreach services for all kinds of people who cannot visit us at our offices.

"And we also provide services for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, so they too have got advice available to them.

"We just wanted to publicise all of our services and the open day, which was a great success, was one of the best ways to do that."

Anyone who would like further details about the services provided by Darlington CAB should call (01325) 380734.