A charity football match has raised more than £7,000 with the aim of sending a four-year-old with a never before seen cancer to Disneyland with his family.
Arthur Salters-Hoult, of Wallsend, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia earlier this year but blood tests revealed a chromosome mutation never seen before anywhere in the world. His health took a rapid decline for the worst in May when he suffered sepsis, but the brave four-year-old pulled through.
On Saturday, Arthur was among an estimated 400 people who watched a Newcastle fans' XI thrash a Sunderland fans' XI 5-3 at the Fiddlers Three Pub in Heworth, Gateshead. One of the Newcastle goal scorers was YouTuber Adam Pearson, who is also donating all ad revenue from his video of the day towards the fundraiser.
