THE final figure for money raised at last week’s Bolton Hospice Strictly Learn to Dance show stands at a huge £17,000.

Eleven couples trained for 10 weeks before competing at the showpiece event at the Reebok Stadium on Saturday.

Organiser Sally Wilson said: “I am absolutely delighted and shocked at the same time with the amazing total. I just want to thank everyone who came out to show their support and of course to the dancers who gave up a lot of their lives during this project.”

Bolton News reporter Liam Thorp and freelance photographer Cathy Brown were crowned the winners.