TAUNTON mortgage firm Cooper Associates has presented a £3,965 cheque to St Margaret’s Hospice.

Advisors Jack Cooper and Blake Ellis undertook a skydive to raise the funds.

Managing director Samantha Cooper said: “We support a number of local charities throughout the year - however with cancer now affecting the lives of so many we feel extremely proud to be able to help the hospice in any way we can."

Anna Willitt, St Margaret's community fundraiser, said: “It means a lot to everyone at St Margaret’s to have companies like Cooper Associates supporting us, their funds will help us to continue giving the high level of care to others that may need it."