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Simon Cornes with members of Matlock Red Cross

A total of £23,080 has been donated to worthy causes around the region following ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Derby's final charity appeal which took place last October.

The auction was the 25th such event and the appeal has raised more than a million pounds for groups and organisations in Derbyshire and East Staffordshire over the past quarter of a century.

Cash for Burton and District YMCA

The biggest beneficiary from the final appeal was the Burton-upon-Trent and District YMCA which received £13,500.

The grant will go towards a second-hand van to help meet its growing workload.

The other beneficiaries are listed below:

Ben Parker Trust Fund - £3,800
British Red Cross Matlock Community First Responder Group - £1,880
Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance - £1,500
Greenaway Workshop for the Disabled - £1,200
Derby Civil Aid - £1,000
Ashbourne Readycall scheme - £200

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Derby editor Simon Cornes said: "Our listeners should be immensely proud of having raised over a million pounds. Hundreds of local good causes have benefited from their extraordinary generosity."