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Seven Rugeley neighbours scoop £1,000 in lottery

Seven people on a Staffordshire street have each scooped £1,000 thanks to their lucky postcode.

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The Dawes Close neighbours in Rugeley landed the cash when WS15 4BE came up trumps and was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Monday.

People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt sent her congratulations and said: “There’s no better way to beat the Monday morning blues than hearing you’ve won the lottery. Congratulations to everyone picking up a prize in Rugeley today, it’s always lovely to see neighbours winning together.”

A minimum of 32 per cent of ticket sales goes directly to charities and players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised £416 million to date for thousands of good causes in Great Britain and beyond.

This draw was promoted by the Royal Voluntary Service, which has received more than £8 million in funding from players.