Business helps charity save money

A Cheshire hospice will save thousands of pounds after a storage firm donated a free container to protect funds for patient care.

St Luke's Hospice, which costs around £6.8 million a year to run, has been given free use of a 20-foot Lock Stock Self Storage unit for 12 months.

The hospice relies on donations and fundraising for nearly 90 per cent of the money needed to provide the care, making support from local businesses like Lock Stock, which has a site on Frances Street, Crewe, increasingly important.

The space is being used to store fundraising materials, event equipment and charity shop stock, cutting operating costs and free up more money for patients and families facing some of life's most difficult moments.