Preston's Neighbourhood Coffee House is providing free soup, tea and coffee for those in need today

The kind-hearted owners of Neighbourhood Coffee House, located at 462 Blackpool Road, Ashton on Ribble, near Haslam Park, have opened their doors as a soup kitchen for people in need.

The soup kitchen will run from 3pm until 4pm.

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A spokesperson for the business said: “We hope it will be a welcoming space to bring our community together on Christmas Eve.

“Please help us spread the word.”