£58 million lottery couple’s gift to north-east

A north-east couple who scooped almost £58 million in the lottery have revealed plans to set up their own charitable trust, focusing on local causes.

Fred and Lesley Higgins, from Laurencekirk, who beat the odds to win the UK’s 14th largest-ever lottery jackpot in July, said their £57,957,367 EuroMillions windfall is finally “beginning to sink in”.

And now, nine months on, plans are afoot for the pair to set up their own charitable trust, which “for the most part” will focus on local causes.

Read more on the Evening Express here.