Two regional daily newspapers have managed to achieve their £3m fund-raising target to build a children's hospice.
The East Anglian Daily Times and Ipswich Evening Star launched their appeal just a year ago.
It means that a new hospice for children in Suffolk and north Essex - which is almost finished - will replace the current inadequate facility.
EADT editor Terry Hunt told HoldTheFrontPage: "When the Treehouse Appeal was launched in March last year, some people were saying it would take a long time to raise the £3m needed, especially in a difficult economic climate...
"We have been absolutely bowled over by the speed at which the target has been reached."
Evening Star editor Nigel Pickover said his staff were "thrilled and delighted" by the campaign's success.
Sources: HoldTheFrontPage/EADT
