NORTH Durham MP Kevan Jones will visit St Cuthbert's Hospice in Durham today.

He will tour the premises in Park House Road, Merryoaks, and view the in-patient unit that was opened in May by the Countess of Wessex.

Mr Jones said: "St Cuthbert's Hospice provides a very important service to ill people at a time when they really need it.

"I've always been a firm supporter of their excellent work."