Nonagenarian fundraiser approaches £20,000

Bob Corkish raising money for hospital charity

A Manxman who's been inspired by the fundraising exploits of Colonel Tom Moore has raised almost £20,000 for the Friends of Noble's Hospital.

Ninety-three-year-old Bob Corkish - a retired farmer from Ballabeg who lives at Southlands in Port Erin - has been doing laps of the ground floor of the residential home with the aim of reaching 100.

As of just before midday on Friday, the total money raised stood at £19,600.

He'd started out with the intention of raising £500.