An East Lancashire town has been successful for the second time in a week in the People's Postcode Lottery.

The winning ticket today (June 17) is in Nelson, and those with a ticket and a BB9 9JF postcode were awarded the prize of £1,000 in the daily prize draw. 

The winning postcode belongs to players in Woodlands Road.

Nelson was also successful last Tuesday (June 11) when players in Rhoda Street won the £1,000 jackpot.

Subscriptions to the postcode lottery support a range of charities across the UK, with a minimum of 33 per cent of the ticket prices going to charity.

The People’s Postcode Lottery manages lotteries for 20 charities, with each one having one draw a month.

The lottery is hugely popular nationally and supports "a wide range of charities and good causes across Britain and around the world".

To date, they’ve provided more than £1.1 billion in funding which is helping thousands of organisations and projects.