POLICE officers will be holding a series of rural surgeries in North Staffordshire.

Officers from the Kidsgrove Neighbourhood Policing Unit will be hosting five police surgeries in villages throughout November.

On November 1, a surgery will be held at Madeley Village Hall, between 11am and 1pm.

This will be followed by a surgery at the Reading Room, Betley, between noon and 2.30pm, on November 6.

Loggerheads Library will be the venue for the next surgery, which will take place on November 10, between 11am and 1pm.

Two further surgeries will be held in conjunction with Staffordshire County Council's mobile library service.

On November 20, officers will be in Willoughbridge, between 2.15pm and 2.30pm, and then in Aston, from 2.35pm and 2.45pm.

The final surgery takes place on November 26, in Chapel Chorlton, between 10.10am and 10.20am, and in Maer, from 10.35am to 10.55am.

No appointment at the surgeries is necessary.