KIND-HEARTED shoppers in Newton Abbot have been thanked for donating 450 toys to children in the run-up to Christmas.

Before the festive celebrations, Tesco’s Kingsteignton superstore called on customers to support the retailer’s 2025 Christmas Toy Donation campaign.

The aim was to ensure that local children who might otherwise not receive a gift on the big day wouldn’t miss out on some festive magic.

The gifts were given to The Salvation Army, whose members then distributed the toys to local children to open on Christmas Day.

Bev Perrins, community champion at the Kingsteignton Superstore, said: ‘This year’s toy donation campaign gave customers a fantastic opportunity to support local families and ensure children in our community had something to open on Christmas Day.

‘We are so grateful to our customers who donated what they could to help bring some festive joy to local families over Christmas.’

Claire De Silva, Head of Communities at Tesco, added: ‘We really can’t thank our customers enough for their kind contributions to our Toy Donation campaign.’