Lanarkshire dentist hopes to give kids a cracking Christmas with gift drive

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A Lanarkshire woman is hoping to provide children with a cracking Christmas - thanks to a gift drive. Emily Cunningham, who works at a dentist in Cambuslang, and her friend Zoe Jamieson have collected presents for youngsters every year for the past several years.

And Emily decided that not even her recent wedding would stop her from once again showing the Christmas spirit.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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I’ve been later starting collecting them this year due to getting married five weeks ago but 75 is still amazing. "I had planned on taking a back seat this year due to the wedding and being busier but so many people are in different and hard situations due to the rise in the cost of living."I couldn’t help myself to try and get others involved.