MRS Doubtfire ran through the streets of East Lancashire to raise money for charity - thanks to Anthony Maffia!

Mr Maffia, 60, of Stourton Street, Rishton, was raising money for East Lancashire Hospice and has so far collected £600 dressed as the 1993 hit film character.

He ran 20 miles from Burnley to Blackburn on Saturday sponsored by Johnsons the cleaners. He set off at 9am from the Burnley store and finished at noon at the Blackburn shop, where he is manager.

Mr Maffia who often dresses up as women for themed parties at his local legion club, in Walmsley Street, ran through Padiham, Altham, Clayton and Rishton to reach Blackburn. He said: "My friends said I just had to do it again and it's great fun especially when it's for charity. It's for such a good local cause."

Mr Maffia likened himself to the fairy-tale character Peter Pan - adding: "I will never grow up or stop doing things like this."

He said he used the bus to get to the starting line on Saturday, adding: "It was so funny on the way to the race no-one could tell I was a man and all kept calling me 'love'.

But fund-raising is not new to Mr Maffia who recently ran in the Manchester Marathon dressed as a clown and performed an upside down bungee jump for Booth Hall childrens hospital, Manchester.