Two neighbours in Bilsthorpe are celebrating scooping £70,000 prizes with People’s Postcode Lottery.

The winners each pocketed prize cheques for £30,000, as well as a £5,000 holiday, after their postcode, NG22 8QT, was announced as a winner.

Diane Yarwood, 70, and her husband, Jonathan (above), couldn’t believe their luck when they found out how much they’d won.

Jonathan gasped and said: “Oh my God! Oh my God! I could cry.

“It’s been so tough the last few years for us. It’s been horrendous with my illnesses and everything else, so this is just phenomenal.”

Jonathan joked that the lottery win almost compared to his beloved football club’s long-awaited return to the Premier League.

“This is almost as good as (Nottingham) Forest getting into the Premier League,” he added.

After several years without a holiday, Diane and Jonathan are now planning to set sail to Greece.

Jonathan said: “We went on one cruise years ago after my mum sadly passed away. She left us a bit of money and we thought we’d spend it on a nice holiday.

“We loved the cruise, but we thought we’d never be able to afford another. But with this money, we can go on a nice cruise in Greece.”

Diane was delighted to hear her neighbour had also won, saying: “It’s a fantastic community in this old mining village. We’ve been here 17 years and we love it. It’s great that our neighbour has also won.”

Diane’s neighbour, Helen Worker, 42, is one step closer to her dream purchase, a holiday home in Spain, with her husband, Lee (below).

Helen said: “We’ve been saving up for an apartment in Alicante, so this is a big chunk towards it. I can’t believe it.

“All the family will be able to use it. It’s been our dream for years.”

Lee added: “We literally never win anything, and you always think nothing like this will ever happen to us.”

Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt said: “Congratulations to our two winners in Bilsthorpe. I had lots of fun surprising Diane and Helen with some whopping cash prizes.

“I hope they both enjoy celebrating, spending the cash — and have a great time on holiday.”

Everyday throughout February one postcode was announced as a £30,000 prize winner as well as an additional £5,000 for a holiday for every ticket held.

Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised more than a billion pounds for thousands of charities and local good causes.

This draw was promoted on behalf of Postcode Animal Trust, which supports charities including Dogs Trust, PDSA , and Cats Protection.