EASTER came early for residents and staff at a Chester-le-Street nursing home when they received a batch of hot cross buns from Greggs.

West House Nursing Home, in Waldridge Road, always celebrates Easter with a special tea party, so when Birtley Greggs manager Jean Paterson heard of this, she made sure this year's party had some extra spice.

Jean, whose mother, Isobel Carter, is a resident at West House, said she thought it would be nice to donate some of their freshly-baked buns to the tea party, to make it extra special.