FRONTLINE council staff have raised more than £1,000 for good causes with a charity event.

Refuse collectors, community wardens, grounds maintenance workers, street cleansers, fleet management drivers, highways engineers and workshop employees from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council all took part in an It's a Knockout-style competition to raise money for local charities.

They divided into four teams at Brotton Gala and played to win money for Zoe's Place hospice, at Normanby, Teesside Hospice, and Sargent's Caring for Children with Cancer.

"Among the employees, quite a few families have had to use these charities," said Sarah Hunter, senior technical assistant in grounds maintenance, who co-ordinated the efforts.

"There was a feeling among the Environmental Services Division, based at Dormanstown and Warrenby, that they wanted to do a charity event to give something back," she said.

"The It's a Knockout competition was to say a big thank you for all the hard work and support that the charities have given the families."

Mayor of Redcar and Cleveland Councillor Norah Cooney, will present cheques for £403.50 to Zoe's Place, and £250 to the Teesside Hospice and Sargent's in the mayor's parlour at Eston Town Hall, at 2pm, tomorrow.

A donation of £100 was also made to the Brotton Community Forum for allowing the employees to take part in the event at the Brotton Gala.