POORLY children in Barnsley Hospital will have toys to play with and televisions to watch thanks to kind-hearted staff at a Barnsley food manufacturer.

About £500 was raised by staff at Cranswick Convenience Foods, based at Valley Park Industrial Estate, through a huge raffle.Gifts and presents were also donated.

Ben Robson-Lock, human resources assistant, said presenting the gifts to the children at the hospital had been the highlight of his year.

** The full story is in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated December 19. **