IT SAYS something about the popularity and dependability of the St Luke’s Hospice shops that, even on a Tuesday morning, there was a regular stream of customers shopping at the Grays store.

Staff from Marks and Spencer Lakeside came along to the store to help out in various ways. It wasn’t a “Mary Queen of Shops” makeover just subtle re-adjustments here and there.

YT spoke to Sarah Eldridge from M and S as to why they were helping out.