Staff at Oxfordshire company Torex took part in the Great North Run in memory of a former colleague and raised £25,000 for charity.

Some of the staff from Torex

The 26 employees of the Stonesfield-based computer software firm ran the 13-mile course, from Newcastle to South Shields, in memory of former company director Bob Telfer, who died of cancer.

The company's charity the Torex Foundation, was launched in May to raise money for good causes.