Postcode Lottery winners in Darlington, Blyth and South Shields

Darlington street among North East postcodes to scoop prizes on the Postcode Lottery <i>(Image: Postcode Lottery)</i>
Darlington street among North East postcodes to scoop prizes on the Postcode Lottery (Image: Postcode Lottery)
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A Darlington street was among four North East postcodes that have won thousands of pounds in the Postcode Lottery over the last week.

Postcodes across County Durham and the North East were picked out from February 6 to February 13, with residents winning £1,000 prizes.

Postcodes in Heighington, South Shields, and Blyth won £1,000 each.

The People’s Postcode Lottery is a subscription lottery which raises money for charities while also bringing cash prizes to homes across the UK.

The People’s Postcode Lottery unveils daily prizes for postcodes across the UK, including £30,000 jackpots for every winning ticket in a postcode on weekends, and £1,000 prizes for 20 different postcodes every day.

A minimum of 33 per cent from each ticket goes to charity, and players have raised more than £950 million for more than 9,000 charities and good causes since 2005.

The Postcode Lottery winners and prizes this week are:

  • DL2 2XL - Heighington, Darlington
  • NE24 3UH - Blyth, Northumberland
  • NE33 4NN - South Shields, South Tyneside
  • NE35 9LS - Boldon Colliery, South Tyneside

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