A hotel has launched a weight-loss venture that will help Manorlands hospice in Oxenhope.

The Rendezvous Hotel at Skipton is asking members of the Rendezvous gym to donate a £1 to the hospice for every pound in weight they lose, and the donation will be matched by hotel bosses.

The venture runs until Sunday, May 1. Karen Weaving, who runs the hotel with husband Malcolm, said: “We hope, with our support, the incentive of losing weight and earning money for charity will keep the new participants and our members working towards their weight loss goals.”