Cancer sufferer Jane Tomlinson, from Rothwell, Leeds visited York at the weekend to receive a cheque for £13,000 from fundraisers at the city's Marks and Spencer, Asda, Tesco and Brown's stores.
Mrs Tomlinson defied her illness to raise money for research into the disease by competing in the London Marathon and cycling the length of Britain.
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