TWO schoolgirls took to the road to help babies in hospital.

Amy Wallace and Kellie Langford, both 14, from Allertonshire school, Northallerton, ran the Junior Great North Run this year.

They raised £300 for the special care baby unit at the Friarage Hospital, in Northallerton.

Sister Anne Wall said: "This is an excellent effort by the girls and much appreciated. We will use their donation to help care for the tiny babies on our unit. It is wonderful that young people want to help others and themselves at the same time by keeping fit and healthy."