A big-hearted Keighley man is walking around town in a waistcoat costing £2,250.

He donated that much to the tsunami appeal in return for a waistcoat from Keighley shop David Petyt Menswear.

Mr Petyt has raised £3,000 in just seven days for Rotary International's tsunami relief efforts by selling the waistcoats.

Customers at the Hanover Street shop have given everything from large cheques to just £1 or bags of coppers.

Mr Petyt said: "The people of Keighley are brilliant. If we didn't have a waistcoat they liked they gave us money anyway, while others took advantage and got waistcoats for next to nothing.

"We started fantastically last Friday morning when this one gentleman came in, bought a waistcoat and gave me a cheque for £2,250.

"It must be the most expensive waistcoat in Keighley. He was doing it in memory of his father who had served in Thailand and Burma during the war."

Mr Petyt originally had 128 adults' waistcoats and 60 children's waistcoats, and will continue the sale for at least the next week.

He said: "We've run out of the biggest gentleman's sizes but we have a lot of little ones left, down to two-year-olds."

Mr Petyt, a member of Keighley Rotary Club, said all the proceeds would go to Rotary International's relief efforts in countries affected by the tsunami.

Mosque Raises Massive Total

Keighley's Muslim community raised more than £8,000 for the tsunami appeal in just 15 minutes.

The massive amount was collected during Friday prayers last week at the Keighley Jamia Mosque, in Emily Street.

Mahboob Alam, secretary of Keighley Muslim Association, said he was thrilled with the effort, especially considering the prayer session only lasted for a quarter of an hour.

"On behalf of Keighley Muslim Association and Keighley Mosque I would like to thank everyone who donated to the appeal," he said.

"It is our duty to help the victims of the disaster and support them in any way we can."

The £8,093 will be sent directly to south-east Asia as soon as possible.