The Ladybird Breast Unit at Poole Hospital has received a cheque for more than £1,000, thanks to the efforts of staff at a Wimborne business.

Funeral director Amy Turvey and colleagues at Douch & Small funeral directors carried out a number of events to raise the money for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity.

A cheque for £1,089 was presented to Hayley Harris, corporate fundraiser for the charity.

Amy, whose mother Jan was treated at the clinic after being diagnosed with breast cancer led the effort.

Her fiancé Robert Atkins and his friend Andy Forrest cycled from Wimborne to Bristol and back again to help raise the money. Other events included raffles and skittles evenings.

Amy said: “The Ladybird clinic was brilliant for mum and diagnosed her on the same day she had the test. Treatment was excellent and now she is in remission and we wanted to give something back.

“Every year about 11,500 women and 85 men die from breast cancer so getting diagnosed early is very important.”