SUPERMARKET staff have raised more than £1,000 in a fancy dress event held in tribute to a colleague who died last month.

Staff at the North-East Co-op in Chester-le-Street will be contributing the cash to Macmillan Nurses in memory of Lynne Marley.

The Co-op contributed items for a tombola, as well as free pizza for customers.

Staff became closely involved with the cancer charity after Mrs Marley became ill four years ago.

They raised £4,000 for Macmillan in 1999.