Wyke firm Mandate Systems has pledged to raise £8,000 this year for Bradford Marie Curie hospice.

The company, based in Towngate, is organising raffles, quiz nights and a party to swell the appeal. It is also donating a percentage of its profits.

On Sunday, November 18, the firm is holding a party night at The Harold Club, Low Moor, Bradford, at 8pm, with a DJ, karaoke, games, prizes and raffles.

Steve Gledhill, managing director of Mandate Systems, said: "We are pleased to be helping Marie Curie as our designated charity this year as almost everyone has been in contact with cancer at some time or another, be it themselves or a loved one. This charity is close to our hearts."