13 people in Edinburgh and East Lothian scoop £1,000 each in People's Postcode Lottery

The winners live in three different EH postcodes.

A total of 13 people living in Edinburgh and East Lothian have scooped £1,000 each in the latest People's Postcode Lottery draw.

There were three winning local postcodes - EH12 5RZ, EH16 4AR and EH33 1GB - in the draw on Monday in Baird Drive, Craigmillar Castle Road and Market Way (Tranent) respectively.

Four winners were neighbours in Baird Drive, with three in Craigmillar Castle Road and six in Market Way.

Peoples Postcode Lottery ambassador Danyl Johnson sent his well-wishes to the winners in Edinburgh and East Lothian.

People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Danyl Johnson sent his well-wishes to the winners. He said: "What brilliant news to start the week.

"Congratulation to our winners in Edinburgh, I hope they go and treat themselves to something nice with their winnings."

A minimum of 32 per cent of ticket sales goes directly to charities and players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised more than £500 million to date for thousands of good causes in the UK and beyond.

This draw was promoted by the Woodland Trust which has received over £11.8 million in funding from the players of People’s Postcode Lottery. It is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity and owns over 1,000 woods across the country. It supports these green areas for both people and wildlife.

Many good causes close to the winners have also benefitted from players’ support, and the next opportunity local charities will have to apply for funding is Tuesday, January 21st.

For more information on the People's Postcode Lottery, please visit www.postcodelottery.co.uk or Facebook and Twitter.