HERE is a cracking Christmas gift idea for the loved one in your life - a present they will treasure for years to come.

With the festive season in full swing, people are pouring into all the high street stores, making a mad dash for expensive gifts for relatives and friends.

Now, two popular local celeb's are planning to cash in on the festive season and have come up with a fantastic gift idea for all the family, with all proceeds going to the Medicine and Chernobyl appeal.

For the first time ever, the renowned Slater brothers, Tony and TJ, have put together a wonderful collection of classic hits, to help raise money for the UK-based good cause.

With heart-thumping energy, Stars in Your Eyes winner TJ, belts out six of the best Tom Jones tracks including It's Not Unusual, Green, Green Grass, Help, Pussycat and Delilah.

While velvet-voiced Tony completes the recording with a host of old favourites including Danny Boy, The Way We Were, If You Just Let Me and his original hit song, My Woman My Wife.

But, it is Tony's brilliant rendition of As Time Goes By that puts this recording in a class of its own, making it a must-buy for music lovers everywhere.

And, to help complete this unique collection, kind-hearted bosses at ASC Timber and DIY, in Chorley, doled out loads of cash toward production costs.

The recording comes ahead of a charity night, featuring Tony and TJ, on Friday, January 28, 2000, at Preston's Canterbury Hall, near Garstang Road.

So forget the Christmas rush and snap up a fantastic cassette for £3.95 or CD for £4.95, from Tony on 200181 or from Amanda Kay, of the Medicine and Chernobyl UK charity, on (01772) 782701.

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