AROUND £7,660 was raised in just two weeks this year by the Coleford Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal while last year's overall total was £8,500.

Organiser of the appeal, Cat McMahon said she's confident the amount collected between October 25 and November 11 will exceed last years total as donations continue to pour in.

She said: "I would like to thank the community of Coleford and surrounding areas for their overwhelming support for our 2014 Poppy Appeal.

"With a further ten months remaining for this current appeal I am confident we will exceed last years total.

"My thanks once again to those many people who volunteered and helped during the Poppy Appeal – without whom none of this would have been possible."