THE company behind the Athletes' Village is to donate £90,000 to the Brick by Brick appeal to raise funds for the Prince and Princess of Wales hospice.

City Legacy has vowed to give the appeal £300 for each of the 300 homes for sale in the East End development

The hospice, which provides specialist care for thousands of terminally ill people in Glasgow, is currently based in the city centre and is operating at full capacity.

The Brick by Brick appeal, which was launched in September 2012, aims to raise £15million of the £21m needed to build a new 21st century hospice in Bellahouston Park.

It will allow the charity to improve its existing services and allow specialist care to be extended to young people aged 15 and over.

Calum Murray, director of the City Legacy consortium, said: "We believe it is important for City Legacy to contribute to a charity which directly touches the lives of the people of Glasgow and what more fitting beneficiary could there be than the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, a remarkable charity which makes a huge difference for hundreds of Glasgow families every single day.

"We are delighted to be able to help in this way and we would encourage anyone who is in a position to make a donation to the Brick by Brick Appeal to do so to help turn the dream of a new state of the art hospice into a reality, as soon as possible."

Hospice chief executive Rhona Baillie said: "City Legacy have been a fantastic supporter and we are very grateful to them.

"This is a significant donation which will help our team to provide care to the people of Glasgow for generations to come. "Patients and their loved ones are at the heart of everything we do and no more so than in the new Hospice. It is purpose built for them, meaning we can offer the privacy, care and compassion that all who have a life limiting illness deserve."

The hospice is one of three nominated charities which have benefitted from cash donations from City Legacy.

In July last year, a cheque for £10,000 was presented to former Olympian and word- breaking middle distance runner Kip Keino, to help hundreds of young Kenyan orphans and aspiring athletes receive shelter, healthcare and quality education through the Kip Keino Foundation.

Earlier this month, City Legacy also donated £5,000 to Oxfam's Emergency Responses fund for the residents of the tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu, which was left devastated by Cyclone Pam.

The Vanuatu Team of 12 athletes, occupied three houses at the Athletes' Village when they competed in last year's Commonwealth Games.