Staff and customers at Aldi’s Dartford store have helped to donate more than £14,000 to the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Employees at the East Street store took part in a variety of fundraising activities, including a 13,000ft sponsored skydive and four quiz nights.

Loyal shoppers also contributed by entering raffles and giving generously to bucket collections, which alone raised £7,000.

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The efforts of the Dartford store have helped the company to raise more than £230,000 in the south east since its campaign with the charity started in 2017.

This has enabled the Teenage Cancer Trust to fund an additional seven nurses and three youth support co-ordinators to provide support for young people living with cancer in the region.

The fundraising is part of the supermarket's national drive to raise £5m for the charity, with the £3m milestone being reached after two years.