RESIDENTS across Tamworth are being offered a free first aid course.

Staffordshire St John Ambulance is offering Community First Aid courses to teach people first aid "so that they can be the difference between a life lost and a life saved".

The free event is being held on Thursday, February 9, at Tamworth Training Centre, in Moor Street.

The six hour course includes resuscitation, and covers how to deal with a casualty of any age and with any potential risk situation.

To book your place, call the Bookings Team at St John Ambulance on 01785 257124.

For further details, visit www.sja.org.uk/staffordshire