Christmas comes early in this South Shields street after four neighbours win lottery

Four lucky residents of Lincoln Road all received £1,000 when their NE34 7JH postcode was announced as a daily prize winner with the People’s Postcode Lottery on Tuesday, December 22.

People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Danyl Johnson sent his well-wishes to the winners, adding: ‘It’s an amazing surprise to receive at this time of year.

"Congratulations to our winners in South Shields. I’m sure they’ll enjoy spending the cash and treat themselves to something special."

The draw was promoted by the NSPCC children’s charity, which has already received more than £5.2million in funding from the lottery.

A minimum of 32% of ticket sales goes directly to charities and players have raised more than £600 million to date for thousands of good causes in Britain and beyond.

For further information about the lottery and its charity work, go to www.postcodelottery.co.uk.

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