A Preston firm has raised more than £4,500 for local charities.

Financial advisors, Taylor Patterson, based on Mount Street, off Winckley Square, raised funds for Derian House Children's Hospice, Chorley, and Heartbeat North West Cardiac Centre.

This money was raised via a number of events, including, a charity quiz evening in November and a charity evening at Ingol Golf Club in April.

Gillian Bardin, managing director, said: "This is a fantastic amount to raise and I would like to congratulate all the staff from Taylor Patterson for this tremendous effort.

"We would not have been able to raise more than £4,500 without the support of the local business community who attended our events and dug deep for these two marvellous charities."

Some of the charity money has been handed to the Derian House and Heartbeat already, and the rest is to be given at a future presentation.