Cowling parish council is to give £25,000 to help finish the new village hall at the old Acre Mill site.

The building, built in 2007 by Skipton Properties as part of a housing development, needed extra work, said Richard Price, chairman of the management committee.

He said the committee had been looking to raise funds to put in floors, ceilings, internal non-load-bearing walls, a kitchen, pipework, a security system and a stage in the main hall.