Newton Aycliffe street wins big on Postcode Lottery

Carileph Close, in Newton Aycliffe, was one of six lucky postcodes across the region to win the £1,000 jackpot this week.

Postcodes in Annfield Plain, Consett and Middlesbrough were some other postcodes to get a share of the prize money.

The People’s Postcode Lottery is a subscription lottery which aims to raise money for charities while also bringing cash prizes to homes across the UK.

The People’s Postcode Lottery unveils daily prizes for postcodes across the UK, including £30,000 jackpots for every winning ticket in a postcode on weekends, and £1,000 prizes for 20 different postcodes every day.

A minimum of 33 per cent from each ticket goes to charity, and players have raised more than £950 million for over 9,000 charities and good causes since 2005.

The Postcode Lottery winners and prize amounts this week are:

• DL5 7AB – Newton Aycliffe – £1,000 – December 30
• NE68 7UK – Seahouses – £1,000 – December 30
• DH9 7XD – Annfield Plain – £1,000 – January 2
• NE13 7DP – Newcastle – £1,000 – January 2
• DH8 8JS – Consett – £1,000 – January 3
• TS3 8NP – Middlesbrough – £1,000 – January 4
• TS23 3AN – Billingham – £1,000 – January 5