A generous cafe has been helping out a west Cumbrian homeless hostel by handing over leftover food each day.

Nice Bites, on Market Place, Egremont, feeds residents at the town's Calderwood House with any food which hasn't been sold, including burgers, pies and sandwiches.

The deli, run by sisters Janice Sharkey and Angela Johnston with help from their mother Pat, opened in February last year and has been supporting the hostel ever since.

Janice said: "This is our hometown, we were brought up in Egremont, the first thing we said when we opened was we wanted to give it to someone who deserves it.

"When we're finished at the end of the day we have burgers, pies, soups, meals and sandwiches, things we can't sell the next day.

"We weren't doing it for publicity, we were doing it because people have to respect their hometowns."

Calderwood House, a social enterprise, which opened in September 2015, was transformed from a former police station into an 11 bedroom hostel for homeless people, with priority given to ex-military personnel.

It was developed by community interest company Time to Change, who received the building from police and crime commissioner Richard Rhodes on a 25-year-lease.

The hostel, where drugs and alcohol are not allowed, provides around the clock support for residents and aims to help them into work by offering training and volunteering opportunities.

Founder Rachel Holliday said: "Nice Bites is a fantastic small independent business. It's so wonderful that ever since they opened, they bring the food they do not sell to us to feed the homeless.

"They are a shining example of how even the smallest organisation can make such a huge difference to those less fortunate.

"Thank you Nice Bites! Your food is delicious and a real treat for those who are staying at Calderwood House."

To find out more about Calderwood House or to donate, visit www.calderwoodhouse.co.uk or go to Calderwood House on Facebook.