Woman who spent months fighting for her life in hospital among 420 neighbours who won £8m

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A pregnant nurse and a woman who spent months fighting for her life in hospital are amongst the more than 400 people in a Wigan neighbourhood who are celebrating this Bank Holiday weekend after winning a combined £7.9 million.

The neighbours from Lowton won the People’s Postcode Lottery windfall after their WA3 1 postcode was selected as the winning address.

Lucky players in the Wigan village scooped between £14,815 to £59,260 depending on the number of tickets they purchased. The cash prizes were revealed at a special event at Parsonage Retail Park on Saturday (April 30).

Laura and Stephen Kings, 65, said they were both left shocked after they each pocketed £14,815 - just a few days after Laura found out she was pregnant with twins. READ MORE: From 'bad beer' to first rate breakfasts: The best and worst Premier Inns in Greater Manchester Laura, 35, said: “We only found out this week that it was a boy and a girl, and the day after we got that news, we received two letters saying we'd both won and could come and pick up our cheques.