A charity football match held in honour of an Eastrington athlete who took her own life has raised more than £4,500.

A dozen men shimmied in fancy dress to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Saltmarshe Hall welcomed nearly 500 visitors through its gates last week as it opened its gardens to the public as part of the National Garden Scheme’s open gardens event.

Drax Group has revealed it is on track to become one of Europe’s lowest carbon intensive power generators after data from the company’s half-year financial results showed the company has reduced carbon emissions by 90 per cent in the last decade.