A FOUR-week campaign to tackle environmental and housing issues and promote healthy living will be launched next week.

The Community Action Team project is to work with residents in the village of No Place, near Stanley starting later this month.

A residents’ meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 20 at 6pm in the school hall at Beamish Primary School, where local people will be able to identify priorities for the month of action.

Durham County Council, the police and fire services, housing providers, area action partnerships and other organisations will work in the community to tackle issues identified by local people.

Once priorities have been agreed a four-week action period will begin on November 26.

During this time weekly drop-in sessions will be held on Tuesdays between 3.30pm and 5.30pm in Beamish Primary School.

Joanne Waller, head of environment, health and consumer protection at Durham County Council, said: "This is the third stage of our CAT pilot, which has so far proven to be successful, with positive feedback from residents involved.

"We can already see how the scheme has helped to make a difference in communities thanks to partners working together.

"Clearly we need to assess the outcomes and results of all three pilots but we hope to be able to expand the CAT scheme into other areas next year."

A review of the No Place pilot scheme will be carried out, with residents and community groups given feedback on the project in the New Year.