A charity gig's being put on tonight by the mother of a young Weston man who died at the wheel of his car soon after passing his driving test.

Matthew Thompson suffered from the rare heart condition truncus ateriosus, which meant too much blood was pumped to his lungs - and he was found dead after not setting off from traffic lights on Locking Road.

Mum Lyn's organised a music event at Kewstoke Village Hall today call A Band Day Out, featuring Matthew's brother's band.

All the money raised will go to bristol Children's Hospital - who cared for her son for years.