A CHARITY angling challenge is helping to save lives after raising £1,250.

Anglers from across the North took part in RAF Leeming's 11th charity open, on the River Swale, at Leeming and Gatenby.

This year, funds were raised for the British Heart Foundation. The money will be used to buy specialist equipment for use in the treatment of heart attack victims.

Another match is being planned for October next year.