at the Sally Army

COMEDIAN Tim Vine - from ITV1's The Sketch Show - is preparing to bring laughter to some of Warrington's homeless tonight, Tuesday.

The TV star is to play a one-off gig for the residents of Warrington's Salvation Army at the Citadel, on Shackleton Close, in a bid to raise the profile of the hostel.

Residents from James Lee House, Brick Street, are also getting involved and are helping the comedian by putting on a 40-minute warm-up set of songs, poems and comedy.

Nikki Kiely, principal project worker for the hostel, said: "Because the residents are homeless and can't afford anything like this I thought it would be a nice idea to bring it to them instead."

The comedian was chosen to perform primarily because of his Christian beliefs and Nikki is hoping he will have an impact.

"This will give our residents the chance to see that Christianity is not just boring and can be interesting and fun," she said.

This is the first event that the Salvation Army in Warrington has organised, and residents from shelters across the north west will be attending the event.