A regional publisher’s auctions have raised almost £1.3m for children’s charities.
DC Thomson has raised the cash for good causes after selling off sculptures of Sunday Post cartoon character Oor Wullie, which have been on display across Scotland over the past few months as part of the Oor Wullie Big Bucket Trail attraction.
Auctions of the statues have been held in Glasgow, Dundee, Inverurie and Edinburgh over recent days – raising a total of £1,293,200.
The auctions made the front page of the Glasgow-based Post on Sunday.
Ellis Watson, executive chairman at DC Thomson Media, said: “When we started this project two years ago we dreamed of raising substantial sums of money to do life-changing things with, for every child in hospital care in Scotland.
“And by jings, we’ve done it.
“Teamwork at is best has delivered an incredible summer of fun for millions of people, and the brilliant public who got behind the trail have exceeded our expectations by raising a stonking £1,293,200.
“This money will go far, bringing smiles to the faces of kids in hospital when they need it most.”