HUNDREDS of runners took the streets of Northallerton today in a 10k run that raised more than £10,000 for a community charity.

In just its second year in the town, the event has almost doubled in popularity, with more than 700 registered participants this year compared to 480 when it launched in 2016.

The run, which starts and finishes on the High Street, was preceded by music and entertainment and a moment's silence was also observed in memory of those killed in the Manchester Arena terror attack last week.

Yellow ribbons were also on sale for the Manchester victim's fund which raised £550 and the run raised an impressive £10,500 for Northallerton's Pendragon Trust which supports adults with learning difficulties.

The men's race was won by Rob Scott with a time of 34 minutes 18 seconds, while the first woman over the line was Rosie Adams on 40 minutes 39 seconds.

Organiser Thomas Kerfoot praised all those who took part and thanked the spectators and local authorities for their support of the event.

He said: "It has been a great day.

"The atmosphere was electric, that is one of the things that we are all really pumped about.

"With the announcer working hard there was a real atmosphere and we pretty much managed to shout out everybody's name.

"The spectators really got into it."

Mr Kerfoot said that the money raised from the event will help keep the Pendragon Centre running for another year.

He said: "It is a huge amount and we're delighted.

"I don't think people realise how much organising these things take but it is well worth it when everybody enjoys it so much."

Mr Kerfoot said they are setting their sights even higher next year and hope to break the 1,000 barrier in terms of the number of entrants.

The Northallerton 10k will take place on the same date next year and registration is already open.

All the results from this year's event are available to view online at http://ukresults.net/2017/north10k.html