The 13 North East postcodes to scoop prizes on the Postcode Lottery this week

The thirteen postcodes from the region won £1,000 each in recent draws, with cash prizes going to residents in Bishop Auckland, Ferryhill, Crook, Sacriston, Shotton Colliery and Blackhall Colliery in County Durham.

Further afield, there were winners in Middlesbrough, Redcar, Kibblesworth, Gateshead, Whitley Bay, Boroughbridge and Filey.

The Postcode Lottery is a subscription lottery which aims to raise money for charities while also bringing cash prizes to homes across the UK.

Players enter using their postcode as a ticket and pay £12.50 a month to take part in each draw.

It unveils daily prizes for postcodes across the UK, including £30,000 jackpots for every winning ticket in a postcode on weekends, and £1,000 prizes for 20 different postcodes every day.

The lottery not only gives cash prizes but also helps raise funds for charities in the UK and beyond.

To date, players have raised more than £1.7 billion for thousands of charities and community projects, with winners changing every day.

Featured in the list of supported charities are Maggie’s, Dogs Trust, and the NSPCC, who have all benefited from funding.

The Postcode Lottery winners and prize amounts this week are:

• DL14 6JU – Bishop Auckland – £1,000
• DL17 0FA – Ferryhill – £1,000
• DL15 9LE – Crook – £1,000
• DH7 6BH – Sacriston – £1,000
• DH6 2FD – Shotton Colliery – £1,000
• TS27 4DN – Blackhall Colliery – £1,000
• TS5 7BE – Middlesbrough – £1,000
• TS10 4EY – Redcar – £1,000
• NE11 0YJ – Kibblesworth – £1,000
• NE11 9QZ – Gateshead – £1,000
• NE26 4NJ – Whitley Bay – £1,000
• YO51 9US – Boroughbridge – £1,000
• YO14 0GB – Filey – £1,000