Dr Kershaw’s are asking the community to shop via Amazon Smile and select their local hospice to raise funds for patient care at no extra cost to the buyer.

By shopping through the site or app a small percentage of your online spending will be donated to Dr Kershaw’s to support patients and their families across the community.

Rebecca Bentham, the hospice’s director of income development and marketing said: “By using Amazon Smile you can buy your goods in the same way as using Amazon, but with 0.5pc of your net purchases being donated to your chosen charity.

“During the last quarter, the hospice received £120 from Amazon Smile from customers purchasing via Amazon and almost £600 in total over the years, and we would love this figure to grow even further by more people supporting us on this platform.”

To shop using Amazon Smile, simply search Amazon Smile in the search bar and follow the steps, selecting Dr Kershaw’s as your chosen charity.