Postcode Lottery winners in Bishop Auckland and Stockton

Postcodes across County Durham and the North East were picked out over the Christmas break (December 20 to December 29), with residents winning £1,000 prizes.

Bishop Auckland residents received a late Christmas present on Boxing Day, with all in the postcode DL14 6BQ winning £1,000.

The People’s Postcode Lottery is a subscription lottery which raises 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 more than 9,000 charities and good causes since 2005.

The Postcode Lottery winners and prize amounts this week are:

• DL14 6BQ – Bishop Auckland, County Durham – £1,000 – December 26
• TS18 5PE – Stockton – £1,000 – December 29
• TS10 3RY – Redcar – £1,000 – December 23
• NE34 9SD – South Shields – £1,000 – December 22
• NE5 1JR – Newcastle – £1,000 – December 26
• NE4 9BD – Newcastle – £1,000 – December 25