Do you wake to find taps running after you turned them off? Or do ornaments fall from your mantle-piece without explanation?

If the answer's yes, a Newport family would like to hear from you.

Inspired by cable TV shows like Most Haunted and Ghost Towns, the Wainwrights, of Sullivan Circle, Ringland, last year set up their own agency - Newport Spooks - to investigate the paranormal.

They stake out haunted houses, ruined castles and disused churches, hoping to find ghosts, spirits or poltergeists. They use equipment worth £1,000 including EMF energy counters, thermometers and VHF radio to play 'white noise'.

The team has six members: Colette, 41, her husband Anthony, 43; their children Christopher, 19, Simon, 21 and Mark, 22, and Mark's girlfriend, 23-year-old Kelly Murison.

Colette said Most Haunted motivated the family because they thought they could do better.

Mark said: "We want to find the evidence so we can show people these things really do exist."

So, if you need something investigated call 01633 276854 or 07876 744532.