THE ELSECAR man who really goes to town on his Christmas lights has raised double what he raised for charity last year.

Ryan Loxley handed over a cheque to the hospice for £1,110 on Wednesday.

Ryan, 31, always puts on a terrific lights display and invites the local community to join in the fun. The computer-controlled synchronised lights show raised £500 for homeless veterans in 2014. The show which went on for Christmas 2015 had been five years in the making and Ryan promised it would be his best show yet.

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