TEESSIDE Hospice is more than £5,000 richer thanks to a series of donations.

Stokesley Support Group raised £437 from a garden party held in the town at the end of July, while Linthorpe Support Group raised £1,150 from a summer fair held at the hospice.

The Halifax, in Redcar, raised £569, and this was matched by its head office in West Yorkshire.

All the money will go towards helping the running costs of the hospice, which needs to raise £2,500 a day