A SHOPPING centre's quiz night has raised just under £1,500 for charity.

Castlegate Shopping Centre in Stockton raised 31,417 for several Tees Valley charities.

The charity venue was held at the Stockton Arts Centre on Thursday, April 25.

The centre, which features the a stage for quizmasters to challenge the brains of Teesside, has hosted quizzes of this kind before.

Chantal Taylor of Castlegate Shopping Centre said: "We all had a fantastic night at One Big Quiz and the competition between the businesses was intense.

“All of the teams really fought it out, but were also so generous with their donations helping raise an amazing £1417."

The quiz had been supported by the Middlesbrough & Teesside Philanthropic Foundation.