MACMILLAN Cancer Support held its fundraising event of the year last Friday (September 27) — The World's Biggest Coffee Morning.

Residents and businesses across the 'Post' area baked, created and drank copious amounts of tea and coffee to do their bit for the charity.

The World's Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan Cancer Support's biggest fundraising event. People across the UK — and sometimes further afield — hold coffee mornings, where donations on the day are made to Macmillan. In 2012 115,000 people signed up to coffee morning, raising a record £15 million.

So far, this year, over £625,000 has been raised for the charity, with money still being sent in.

The first National World's Biggest Coffee Morning was in 1991, when 2,600 people registered to hold coffee mornings across the country. Since then it has raised over £75 million in total for Macmillan Cancer Support.

For the full report, and a round up of the area news and sport, see this week's edition of the 'Post'.