The public is being asked to set tough eco-friendly challenges for the finalists of an environmental competition.

In February six residents of Brighton and Hove took part in a contest to see how long they could keep to their New Year "eco-resolutions".

They were asked to come up with ideas about how to adapt their daily lives to make the planet greener and monitored their progress through blogs, with one person being voted off each week by visitors to the journeyon.co.uk website.

Now just three people are left in the online contest organised by the city council and the pressure to make the challenge tougher is on.

The idea is for the public to set remaining bloggers Helen, Suzanne and Naomi tasks such as learning to fix their bike, scaling the infamous Southover Street in less than two minutes, or climbing all the stairs in Sussex Heights.

Gill Mitchell, chairwoman of Brighton and Hove City Council's environment committee, said: "Our bloggers have been getting on well for the past three weeks, but now we want to spice things up a bit and really get them earning their prizes.

"No one knows the city like the people who live here and if you can think of a task that would stretch them, then we want to hear from you."

Visit www.journeyon.co.uk for more information.

For lots more great green ideas see our eco-calendar.