A dance group in Helston and Santander bank have both helped to raise £4761.19 for the Marie Curie charity.

Teresa Blee Dance School raised £2474.14 from their summer production of 'This Is Me' and the Santander Foundation contributed a further £2287.05.

A spokesperson from Marie Curie said: "We would like to give a huge thank you once again to everybody who helped in any way to raise this substantial sum."

The amount raised will help to fund 238 hours of Marie Curie nursing care in Cornwall.

People looking to get involved with a local Marie Curie fundraising group can call community fundraiser Lynda Thomas on 01872 260500, or Margaret Riley of the Helston and The Lizard fundraising group on 01326 560430.