STAFF from a Borders electronics firm are celebrating after scooping £1 million on the Lottery.

A total of 19 workers from Icom-Scottech Ltd in Kelso, many of whom are related, will take home £52,600 each after matching five main numbers and the bonus ball in Saturday’s draw.

The syndicate has been running for 20 years and the lucky ticket was bought at Asda in Galashiels.

Syndicate leader and company managing director Lee Jackson said: “Our colleague Carol Anne Colebrook came running into the office on Monday morning clutching our ticket and nearly threw it at me. After sharing the news with her sister, she had slept with it under her pillow to keep it safe.

“It was a very emotional moment for everyone and when we gathered the team together you could tell people were worried what we were going to announce. However, when we broke the news, they blew the roof off with cheers.

“We are a very family-orientated business so it’s fantastic to share this with our friends and loved ones. Being a small town, news travels fast but everyone is over the moon for us.

"Our next-door neighbour here is a car dealership and the manager has already paid us a visit with some business cards – he may well get some sales out of this.”

Lee felt an overwhelming sense of relief when he heard the news as his wedding to fiancée Karen is just a few months away. 

The win now means they can plan the day of their dreams.

He added: “Everyone planning a wedding has the stresses and worries of how they are going to pay for everything but that has now disappeared for us. 

“We are now planning on a honeymoon in Cyprus where we want to volunteer with a dog sanctuary there.”

The group, which includes Lee Jackson, 41; Carole Anne Colebrook, 52; Julie Dunkley, 49; Marion Stewart Wood, 53; Katrine Hope, 53; Diane Robertson, 52; Alistair Renton, 52; Adam Davis, 39; John Mitchell, 35; Shirley Hogarth, 56; Kareen Renton, 58; Marion Brotherston, 58; Alex Dagg, 29; Deborah Canning, 49; Evelyn Triebel, 61; James Blain, 65; Steven Scott, 45; Katherine Scott, 72; and John Scott, 75, headed to Ednam Hotel on Tuesday for a celebratory drink.