A dad-of-three who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour celebrated Christmas early - after 200 wellwishers threw him a surprise festive street party.

Matthew Sandbrook, 36, was devastated when doctors found a tennis ball-sized lump last week after he complained of headaches.

He was diagnosed with aggressive glioblastoma, a rare brain cancer, and told it was unlikely that he would survive to see Christmas.

His family were so determined to show their support for Matthew, they launched an online appeal to have Christmas early.

The crowd sang Ben E King’s Stand By Me before belting out a string of Christmas classics including Shakin Stevens, Slade and The Pogues.

Matthew, a factory worker, had been suffering headaches during the summer but shrugged them off until one morning he collapsed.

He was rushed to hospital last week and after tests he was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer spreading through his brain and spinal cord.

On Monday (4/10) Matthew shared the devastating news with his friends and family in a heart-rending Facebook post where he admitted he was "doomed".

He wrote: “So here it is. I've been diagnosed with aggressive glioblastoma brain tumour deep down were nothing can save me.

“From the moment I got this fkin (sic) thing I was doomed..

“I'm being hit with high intensive radiotherapy treat over the next 3 weeks. Just to buy me precious time."