KIND-hearted Dudley shoppers have raised £842.69 for a charity that helps ex-service personnel who have fallen on hard times.

Soldiers Off The Street provides clothing, food and advice on post-traumatic stress disorder, alcoholism, drug abuse, housing and employment to veterans across the UK.

Emma Baron, the charity's events coordinator thanked everyone who had donated during the street collection in Dudley town centre on November 12 and 13.

For more information about the charity, visit www.soldiersoffthestreet.org.