A COUNTY Durham resident has scooped £30,000 in time for Christmas.

The winner from Greenwood Avenue, in Burnhope, near Stanley, landed the cash prize after DH7 0AL was named as a winning postcode with People’s Postcode Lottery on Saturday, December 21.

This prize was part of People’s Postcode Lottery’s special Christmas campaign where one postcode is drawn every day to win £30,000 per ticket throughout the December draws.

People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt, said: “What a lovely way to see in Christmas and the New Year by winning £30,000.

"I hope the winner finds something special to spend the money on and that it adds to what is already a very special time of year.”

At least 32 per cent of ticket sales goes to charities.