Parents can save money by breathing new life into old school blazers.

An online swap-shop is advertising second-hand school clothing among items for sale.

The Freeuse website is run by Leicestershire Waste Partnership, made up of the county and district councils. People can give unwanted possessions or search for items they could put to use. Since its launch at the end of last year, 24,000 people have visited the site

www.freeuseit.org