NOMINATIONS are being sought by Hartlepool Borough Council for Pride in Your Neighbourhood Awards.

The awards are part of a three-year Pride in Hartlepool campaign, the town's millennium initiative to improve the local environment.

Nominations are open until September 15 and awards will be presented at a ceremony on October 6.

Andrew Craig, the council's Pride in Hartlepool coordinator, said: "Examples of nominations could be schools putting forward pupils or classes for projects that have benefited the local environment, while residents could nominate neighbours who have helped keep their streets clean."

For more details or to sponsor a prize for the awards, contact (01429) 523793.