Special report

Fight the flab

THE ADVERTISER is aiming to remove Tameside’s crown as the fat capital of Manchester — by launching a Fight the Flab campaign. We have teamed up with Tameside and Glossop Primary Care Trust to help readers get into shape, eat well and exercise regularly - follow our campaign here ...

 

Shrinking family shed four stone

THIS week marks the end of the Advertiser's Fight the Flab campaign - and our family have lost a combined weight of four stone and 9lbs between them!

Read the full story and see our audio-visual slideshow chronicling their story ...

Gym will fix it for our family

IT'S been a tough week for our Fight the Flab campaign family - the Laidlers - after youngest son Ben was struck down by a mystery stomach bug.


 

Super slimmer's recipe for health

SLIMMER Sarah Sinclair is fully qualified to teach a healthy cooking course while still enjoying the sweet taste of her own success.

TOAST will help you to lose that spare tyre

A PLEA has been issued to help solve an epidemic that is quickly becoming the scourge of Britain.

 

Gentle approach is right for kids

OUR Fight The Flab family were initially confused over how to deal with their youngest son's weight.

Bullies put Pat in fear

AS AN overweight schoolboy Patrick Lawton was severely bullied and used to plead with his mother to let him stay at home.

 

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