A FUNERAL company is to sponsor a hospice’s annual Light Up A Life campaign.

Stuart Wright Funeral Service will sponsor the campaign at St Cuthbert’s Hospice, having previously backed the annual campaign held by the Durham hospice in 2010.

Encouraging donations in memory of a loved one or friend from the entire local community, the campaign culminates in a service at Durham Cathedral on Sunday, December 15, where those remembered will have a candle lit in their honour.

All money raised goes directly towards the £1.2m needed to keep care free at the hospice.

Director Stuart Wright, said: "We are all delighted here Stuart Wright Funeral Services to be supporting a much needed local facility. We are glad to be helping St Cuthbert’s make a difference."