Bradford fund-raisers came out on top in a 24-hour dash to Dublin in aid of a cancer charity.

More than 50 teams from the North of England donned fancy dress and converged on the Irish capital in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.

And Bradford's entrants, including a team of Telegraph & Argus reporters, did themselves proud to make the dash a runaway success.

Bradford and Bingley workers Neeta Ahir, 26, Sally Fielding, 22, and Emma Wharton, 24, dressed as Teletubbies, took first prize for raising the most money with a staggering £5,000.

Ardenlea Hospice cook Nicky Green, 24, and her pal Deborah Bentley, 37, both from Menston, came runners-up for travelling the furthest distance by going via Paris.

Father-and-son team Arthur Johnson, 85, and Les Johnson, 58, from Cleckheaton, were given a special award for their determination after they cycled most of the way on a tandem tricycle.

Brian Curran, fundraiser for Marie Curie in Bradford, said: "This is the third year we've done the dash and incredibly we've managed to better last year's total.

"It looks as though we have raised more than £73,000 and we're hoping at least £17,000 of that will come to the Bradford district.

"All the teams have shown great determination in coming up with inventive ways of getting to Dublin and the fancy dress costumes have been amazing.

"We've had teams of doctors and nurses, Teletubbies, Bravehearts, ostriches and even Wallace and Gromit who arrived in their very own motorbike and sidecar."

One Bradford team dressed as Blues Brothers travelled to Hollyhead in an American police patrol car while another team, dressed as teddy bears, sped to Dublin on motorbikes.

Fundraisers set off on the dash on Friday from five locations in England.

The challenge was to get to Dublin in under 24 hours without spending more than £15 per person.

All the entrants had to pass the finishing post, a rugby club in the centre of Dublin, by 1pm on Saturday where they were given a medal and a bottle of whiskey.

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