SCHOOL pupils danced the night away in the name of charity.

Alex Garrity, 15 and Natalie Lonsdale, 16, both of Yarm, near Stockton, raised £1,500 for Teesside Hospice by organising a school disco.

The private Teesside High School students also organised a tuck shop and a non-uniform day to raise the cash.

Headteacher Hilary French said it was not the first time the girls had been involved in raising money for good causes.

She said: "Over their school careers, they must have raised thousands of pounds for charity.

"They are very caring and enterprising girls, who are showing that teenagers do have an unselfish side. They are to be commended for their activities."