KIND-HEARTED students have come to the aid of their tutor with an end-of-term gift

Darlington College tutor Elaine Allcock was devastated after thieves stole her bike.

But as a leaving gift, the access to higher education course students surprised her with a new one.

"I normally get flowers or chocolates from students, but this was fantastic," said Ms Allcock, who lives in Darlington.

The students' gift was too large to bring to college.

"They brought it round in the holidays," said Ms Allcock.