A CHILDREN'S hospice was given a boost as scores of signed copies of Dad at Large 3 were sold at the weekend.

Peter Barron, the editor of The Northern Echo, was signing copies of his new book at Ottakar's bookshop, in the Cornmill Centre, Darlington, on Saturday.

More than 100 copies of the book, featuring the lighter side of fatherhood, were sold, raising money for the Butterwick Children's Hospice in Stockton.

The book is on sale for £5 at Ottakar's or available from The Northern Echo, in Priestgate, Darlington.

Published: 09/11/2004