RESIDENTS of a village near Chester could be £1000 richer today (Friday, December 8) after the Postcode Lottery selected a specific postcode as the winner of its daily draw.

The area, CH3 9BQ, is located in Huxley and includes Eddisbury Way.

It is one of twenty winning postcodes selected across the UK.

The Postcode Lottery manages lotteries for twenty postcode trusts, players pay £12 each month, entitling them to entrance into all draws with prizes ranging from £1000 to over £1 million.

A third of members' fees are put towards good causes, with over £1 billion being raised to date.