Residents on Stoke-on-Trent's 'Christmas Street' have raised almost £30,000 for local hospice, Douglas Macmillan, over the last nine years.

Every year families living in Bromsberrow Way, Meir Park, elaborately decorate their homes with Christmas lights and decorations to raise money for the hospice.

The cul-de-sac - known locally as 'Christmas Street' – attracts thousands of visitors from around Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire every year.

In 2025, the residents collected £7,451.45 taking their total over the last nine years to £29,612.23.

One of the residents, Dee Collett said: "Quite a few of us have been decorating our houses for about 20 years and it just spread through the street from there.

"Just over 10 years ago we noticed people had started visiting our street and referring to it on the estate as 'Christmas Street.'

"It was then that we thought maybe we should start fundraising for a charity.

"We chose Dougie Mac as it is close to some residents' hearts as we have unfortunately lost relatives who all had amazing support from the hospice. It's also an amazing local charity so we couldn't think of a more deserving charity for us to fundraise for."

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This year will mark ten years of fundraising for Dougie Mac with the Bromsberrow Way residents planning 'something even bigger and better' on the night of the switch-on.