Hard-working Diane Harrison has raised £5,300 for charity – despite being struck by cancer for a third time.

The mum-of-one fought ovarian cancer in 2012, undergoing painful surgery and chemotherapy.

Last January she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after tests showed the cancer gene ran in her family.

The surgery paid off and in February she was given the all-clear.

But two months later she felt unwell and a scan revealed her cancer had returned.

Terminally ill Diane, 54, has been given just a few months to live.

But before she finished working she vowed to raise cash for Macmillan by taking part in the charity’s Big Coffee Morning last month.

She has now presented them with a cheque for more than £5,000 following a successful event at her Huddersfield employer, Dufton’s Heating and Plumbing Supplies.

The impressive sum was raised after Diane secured more than 80 prizes from local businesses and sports teams, including Huddersfield Town, The Giants and Chelsea football club.

The £2,650 total was matched by Diane’s bosses at Deighton-based Dufton’s.

Diane, who is expecting to go to a hospice herself in the next few months, said she was delighted that her last fundraising effort had been such a success.

“I’m extremely pleased, it’s wonderful to raise so much,” she said.

“The company doubling it has made a big difference but so many people have helped, including Huddersfield Town and the Giants and anybody who donated.”

Diane talked earlier this year about the shock news that the cancer had returned.

“They found a secondary tumour in my left side and back,” said Diane, whose sister also battled ovarian cancer in 2008.

“I tried chemotherapy again three times but it was spreading.

“I wanted to know and was told the chemo would only give me two more months and would make me feel more ill.

“For me it was quality of life rather than quantity.

“Everybody is obviously upset, but I’m just holding on for the birth of my first grandchild in January now.”

Diane has been married to Michael for eight years and works with him at the Deighton firm.