A BIG-HEARTED little schoolboy who wrote appeal letters on behalf of Bradford's homeless has been rewarded with shopping vouchers and donations from supermarkets.

Daniel Swift, a five-year-old Shipley Primary School pupil, wrote 11 letters to local stores after being upset at the sight of rough sleepers under arches near Forster Square railway station, in Bradford city centre.

First to respond was Morrisons at Five Lane Ends, where manager Paul Kelly was moved by the heartwarming letter and contacted Daniel's mum Zoe immediately.

And on Friday, the store's community champion Julie Wild arrived at his school to present him with £50 in vouchers to buy whatever he felt would help the homeless.

"We receive ever such a lot of letters, but yours was really special," she said.

Tesco's in Canal Road, Bradford, also got in touch last week and has given him a donation of two duvets, clothes, socks and food.

Now Daniel is planning to take his involvement even further, said Mrs Swift.

"Those were the only two replies he got after sending out 20 in total and he's now decided his first letter can't have been good enough so he's going to write some more," she said.

To find out more about how to use his donations, Daniel is going to a free food for the homeless session at Bradford's Curry Circle, which is run by the city's Muslim Women’s Council and based at the Carlisle Business Centre in Manningham.

"A friend of mine is a vicar who's involved with the Curry Circle and she suggested we go along," Mrs Swift said.

"It might well be that Daniel will also hand over whatever donations he has to them to help with their work."

Saltaire Primary headteacher Sally Stoker said she was was proud of Daniel and the example he had set to other children.

"We have presented him with one of our community awards and in writing such persuasive letters he has shown the other pupils what can be done.

"It was such a powerful letter and got such a good result.

"We have our own code of Champion Values at the school and one part of that is telling children that if something in the world isn't right, they must stand up and say so," Mrs Stoker said.