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06:00, 19 JAN 2026
'I had kidney and liver transplant at 21 - now I'm training to be a surgeon'
Real Life
The medical student, who grew up near Chester, said he wants to become a transplant surgeon due to his own experience
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Crewe mum quit job as Emirates flight attendant - to become belly dancer
Crewe
She earns £100 per hour at events
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Mum found dead in bed hours after being discharged from hospital
Health
Tanya McCartney died after complaining of a high temperature, shortness of breath and a painful throat
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Cheshire dad told it's 'probably piles' - now he's fighting stage four cancer
Chester & Cheshire News
"It was like nobody was listening"
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'I flew to Berlin and back for a day trip - it only cost me £100'
Travel
Natasha Blanthorn was back home in bed by 10pm the same day
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Toby Carvery 'embarrass' gastric sleeve mum in front of family over children's meal row
Real Life
Amy Jones claims 'discretion' should have been used in her case
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Chester man's 'impossible challenge' in memory of dad after cycling tragedy
Real Life
'He was phenomenal... he was very determined and always loved a challenge'
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'She was our longed-for baby but after 12 weeks I knew things weren’t right'
Claire House Hospice
Chester mum Louise Cracknell has shared her family's heartbreaking story as she thanked Claire House for helping 'heal our wounds'
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Teacher told headaches due to contraceptive pill diagnosed with brain tumour
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Holly Worswick was suffering from headaches, intermittent vision, and fatigue
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Chester man 'just wants to go home' after tragic death of husband in the US
Ellesmere Port
He moved across the pond in 2015
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Mum finds 7ft snake crawling next to daughter in her bedroom
Real Life
Natasha Robinson thought the snake next to her daughter, 3, was a prank - until its tongue started flickering
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'We took the plunge and ditched noisy London to live in Cheshire countryside'
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Couple quit the capital after almost a decade
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Cheshire grandmother's incredible fitness feat honours terminally-ill friend
Real Life
The 61-year-old cycled, swam and hiked up a mountain - despite needing a knee operation in October
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'NHS says my sporty five-year-old son is overweight - I thought it was a joke'
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It apparently claimed that Jack Atherton, who is 3ft 5ins and weighs 3.5st, was 'overweight' despite the fact he plays football and goes swimming regularly
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'I've eaten at 120 fish and chip shops across the UK - these are the best'
Real Life
Stephen Peel has gone on a 'Chippy Tour' across the UK, eating fish and chips at least twice a week in his quest to find the best
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Crewe mum's routine blood donation led to devastating diagnosis
Crewe
'I just sat in shock, I didn't cry... I didn't know what to think'
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'Overprotective' mum refuses to let daughter, 19, attend driving lessons alone
Real Life
Bobbie Jo Houston of Cheshire believes it makes perfect sense for her to accompany her 20-year-old daughter Honie to her driving lessons with a female driving instructor.
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Pageant queen pursues Miss England crown after having head carved open five times in brain tumour battle
Cheshire
Holly Worswick's routine eye check revealed a grapefruit-sized mass on her brain, leading to a long battle for survival
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Man turns garden sheds into Irish pub-themed bar in tribute to 90-year-old dad
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'Bucko's Bar' is in the running to be named best backyard boozer in world
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Popular one-armed delivery driver ‘Bandit Gaz’ in line for Evri award
Real Life
Gary Jones, known to many as 'Bandit Gaz', is now a famous face to those on his round
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Cheshire dad 'terrified' of missing seeing his kids grow up loses 46kg and feels like 'a different human'
Real Life
The 40-year-old weighed 139kg and would eat up to 6,000 calories a day - but had a wake-up call when he spent six weeks bedbound - unable to play with his children
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Cheshire mum finally claims bereavement support payment after campaign
Knutsford
Kathy Ford, from Pickmere, claimed £9,800 after a campaign to extend Bereavement Support Payments to cohabiting couples with children
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Dad, 24, loses 7st for daughter, 2, after collapsing on Father's Day
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James Reynolds, 24, has gone from a size XXL to a staggering small to medium
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"I was mortified by my weight on a family holiday - I returned a year later 7st lighter"
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The 44-year-old has gone from a size 22 to a size 10 in a year
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