THE RSPCA's Kidderminster branch has teamed up with its Stourbridge counterpart to raise funds through a promises auction.

The joint event is being held tonight, with auction items comprising gifts and services donated by companies.

Proceeds will go to helping animals in need.

More than 370 animals were helped last year and the RSPCA said demands have been even greater this year, particularly with the Christmas period of unwanted and abandoned animals approaching.

Among items pledged for the auction are theatre tickets, beauty treatments, a shopping trolley dash and use of a stretch limousine.

The auction is being run by auctioneers, Andrew Grant, at the Whittington Inn, Stourton, Stourbridge.

Doors open at 7.15pm, with the auction starting at 8pm.