Two Stanford-le-Hope residents have bagged Postcode Lottery wins of £1,000.

The wins came when postcode SS17 8LW was drawn for the prize hand-outs.

David Wiggins, 31, said: “I only signed up a few weeks ago, I can’t believe I have won already. I think I will treat myself to a holiday in the sun.”

Christine Driscoll, 56 years old, said, “I can’t believe it, I need to phone everyone straight away to tell them the great news!”

She added: “I will use the money to decorate our house, we have been wanting to redecorate for ages but haven’t been able to.”   

This is the second win for the area this year so far. Six players in SS12 9PU scooped £1,000 each on January 6.

The People’s Postcode Lottery has awarded £58.6 million to charities so far.

For more information, visit: www.postcodelottery.co.uk.