A FIRM of solicitors has donated £2,000 to the Butterwick Hospice's Precious Hours initiative.

A team from Archers Solictors, at Stockton, raised the money by completing the Lyke Wake Walk.

Precious Hours is aimed at funding specialist nursing care for hospice patients.

Andrew Kelly, of Archers, said: "Although the event was demanding, we had a big incentive to complete the course because the sponsorship was for such a good cause."

Archers has a long association with Butterwick Hospice, both fundraising and the provision of legal advice.