A COUNTY Durham grandmother's luck changed when she entered a prize draw at a Chester-le-Street shopping complex.

Ann Finley, of Glenbar, South Pelaw, said she had never won anything until she entered the competition at the InShops mall in the town.

But thanks to a new lucky streak, Mrs Finley has won £2,500 worth of holiday vouchers.

"It was a lovely surprise, I couldn't believe it,'' said Mrs Finley, who was unable to travel to the town to collect her prize because of the wintry conditions.

Instead her daughter, Susan Jackson, and granddaughter Tara Jackson, collected the prize on her behalf.

The vouchers look likely to be spent on an extended family holiday, as Mrs Finley and her husband, Dennis, are already about to leave on a cruise to celebrate Mr Finley's birthday.

"We have been saving up for the cruise and then out of the blue comes this prize, so we will probably be spending the vouchers on taking away some of our family,'' said Mrs Finley.

She added: "With Christmas just over it was a great surprise to win these vouchers.''