A Cornish charity has sold more than one million donated items, helping to raise more than £2.7 million in eight months.

Cornwall Hospice Care, which has 31 charity shops between Bude and Penzance, recently celebrated its one millionth sale.

Finance director Graham Clarke said: “Many of these items could well have ended up in landfill if they had not been kindly donated to our charity shops.

"It shows how important we have become as a recycling centre for Cornwall.

"We offer people the chance to donate their unwanted items, rather than throw them away, and we can then find them new homes giving us all the feel good factor.”

Graham went on to say: “This is an amazing achievement as our 31 shops help generate a significant percentage of the money we need to provide our 24/7 care for terminally ill people across Cornwall.

"We focus on the value of donated goods and with the generosity of our supporters are able to realise the best value for every item.

"I hope this news will inspire everyone to consider passing their pre-loved items on to us, knowing that an old t-shirt, coat, CD or sofa will have another life and raise funds for hospice care, while stopping them from being thrown away.”

The highest-earning items donated since April 2019 have been clothing, shoes, furniture and bric-a-brac.

In the 2018/19 financial year, sales from Cornwall Hospice Care's shops funded 16.7 per cent of the charity's care costs.

As well as the 31 shops across Cornwall, the charity also runs a large sorting warehouse in Holmbush (St Austell); specialist furniture shops in Truro, Wadebridge, Holmbush, Penryn and Bodmin and a Retro store in Penryn.

For more information about Cornwall Hospice Care, visit cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/shop-cornwall/store-finder/.