LOTTERY winner Ross Le Brun is making the most of his windfall.

The 29-year-old (pictured) had only just set up his own business, Mole Excavating, when he scratched his way to a £20,000 top prize four weeks ago.

He has invested a proportion of his winnings into the fledgling company that specialises in trenchless service laying. And now that his lottery win has started to sink in, Mr Le Brun is ready to crack on with his business, which he claims is the only one of its kind in Guernsey.

‘I’ve done only a few jobs, but it’s just a matter now of getting the word out. The money definitely came in useful. It helped with getting the signwriting and other bits and pieces for the business sorted out.’

He offers an alternative to people who do not want to see their driveway or garden dug up to lay underground pipes and cables for water, oil and gas or general garden-irrigation purposes.