A teenage cancer patient from Bradford has presented the ward she was treated on with a fridge-freezer to improve the lives of her fellow patients.

Katie Line, 14, of Harrogate Road, Eccleshill, wanted to say a big thank-you to the teenage cancer ward at St James's Hospital, Leeds, after they helped her to battle B-cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.

So when she was given £400 from Morrison's headquarters in Bradford, where her mother Janet works, she knew exactly what to spend it on.

The ward, which treats cancer patients aged 13 to their early 20s from across the region, has many long term in-patients who tire of eating hospital food.

Katie noticed they struggled to fit their food into the small fridge on the ward so she spent the money - which was meant for her - on a fridge-freezer for patients.

She presented it to the ward this week, along with fellow patient Alison Watts, 16.

A spokesman for the teenage cancer unit said: "It will be a wonderful asset for the patients. Before, we just had a little fridge with a small freezer which didn't work properly.

"We have one patient who has been on the ward for three months and she enjoys eating ice-pops but they would always melt. Now she can buy a box full and keep them in the freezer. Many of our patients are here for a long time and do not want to keep eating hospital food. They can now bring in frozen meals and store them safely."

Katie, a pupil at St Joseph's College, Bradford, was diagnosed with cancer in March after discovering a lump on the side of her neck . She started a course of chemotherapy on March 8 and just last week completed her last treatment.

She is due to have a scan next week to find out if the treatment has been successful.

Her mother, Janet, said: "The chemotherapy has been aggressive and she has suffered side-effects including losing her lovely long hair."