Father-of-five Philip Bowness told today how he scooped £1.2 million on the National Lottery - and instantly splashed out on a Porsche.

The 37-year-old Keighley man, who hasn't worked since crushing a foot in a works accident seven years ago, took his winning cheque to the JCT600 dealership and ordered a £60,000 Porsche 911 Targa.

Mr Bowness, who has children aged one to 17, said: "I've always dreamed of owning a Porsche and now my dream's come true."

He added: "I went into the showroom at JCT600 in Guiseley and said I wanted a Porsche. I saw this one and loved it and asked them when they could deliver it.

"I told them I could pay for it straight away and showed them the lottery cheque. The salesman said it would be delivered by 5pm that day. It was a great feeling."

Mr Bowness and his wife Susan, 35, also plan to take their disabled son Frank, six, who has cerebral palsy, to go on a therapeutic holiday.

They want to treat their children to personal computers and hopefully something special for Frank. "I'd love to take Frank to swim with the dolphins," said Mr Bowness.

Mr and Mrs Bowness scooped £1.253,926, sharing last Saturday's £8,777,482 with six other winners.

The couple have five children - Sarah, 17, Emily, 15, Thomas, ten, six year-old Frank, and one year-old Sophie.

Mr Bowness has been disabled for seven years after an iron casting crushed his left foot when he was working as a foundryman at Dean Smith & Grace in Keighley.

Mrs Bowness said: "It still hasn't sunk in yet. We have not decided what we are going to do. We've already booked our annual holiday in Cornwall and we're still going there.

"We are considering moving house but we haven't made our minds up yet. If we do move we will be staying in the Keighley area where we have lots of friends."

The family were at a wedding in Northampton on Saturday and only checked the numbers on Sunday afternoon when they arrived home.

""I thought I only had five numbers, which was good, but my sister Kathryn checked again and said we had got them all. It was unbelievable."

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