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Now I’m a high-flying career girl

2010-03-08T12:03:41

The twists, turns and death-defying feats of the Cirque Du Soleil cast are currently wowing audiences over at The Trafford Centre.

And today I’m joining them. Gulp. As my lumpen form is winched into the air from the ground like a sack of spuds, suspended by just two thin straps of leather, I get a sense of how much those spectacular circus performers suffer for their art.

I love me: Home is where the hurt is

2010-02-25T10:52:21

When the new domestic violence court hears its first case at Bury Magistrates on March 1 this year it will be a major step forward in the fight against an escalating crime.

During 2008/9, there were more than 70,000 incidents of domestic abuse recorded by Greater Manchester Police. Research indicates that even this figure vastly underestimates the scale as only a minority of cases are reported.

I love me: Help to stop smoking

2010-02-25T10:56:17

Helen Clifton takes a look at some of the events happening around Greater Manchester soon to help you stop smoking

I love me makeover: When bright is right

2010-02-25T10:48:30

For mum of three Joanne Ramsden, 2010 has already been a year of major milestones. This year, she’ll send her three-year-old son, Charlie, to school and she’ll also celebrate a very significant birthday – her 40th.

Charlie’s first day at school is another seven months away but the celebrations for Joanne’s big 4-0 have been and gone.

I love me: The key to responsible drinking

2010-02-25T10:20:53

According to the number of units I down on an average Friday night, I am officially a binge drinker.

Drinking four standard glasses of white wine in one evening may seem perfectly reasonable, but convert those drinks into units and it adds up to a whopping 8.4 – more than double the daily recommended amount of two to three units for women.

I love me: HPV Vaccine – controversial or crucial?

2010-02-25T10:31:58

About 2,900 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year in the UK.

It’s the second most common cancer in women under 35 with the human papilloma virus being the major cause.

The stigma of a size 20

2010-02-12T11:58:14

As I zip up the fat suit, I look in the mirror and don’t recognise the big person looking back at me.

This suit has doubled my clothes size – from a 10 to a size 18/20. In rough terms, if I was this size, I would have gained six stone.

New Year New You: Keeping fit with the Wii

2010-02-09T12:25:53

Now, let's be honest – keeping fit is not all that much fun. I think of it as a daily chore designed only to make me ruddy of face, moist of skin and frizzy of hair.

I LOVE ME: DJ's warning for lovers of loud music

2010-02-09T12:22:01

THE memories of a great club night or gig can last a lifetime. Sadly, so can the damage these nights could cause to your hearing. Jack Barton knows this only too well.

For 22-year-old Jack, music is his life. But he believes being exposed to loud music at gigs, clubbing and DJ-ing, has caused permanent damage to his hearing in the form of tinnitus.

I LOVE ME: Lucky escape for our little fighter

2010-02-02T11:17:45

For such a pretty little girl, my granddaughter Isabelle has an odd fascination with trains – probably stemming from having a ride on a steam railway in Devon during the summer.

I pushed her out for a walk two weeks before Christmas, but as the Pendolinos sped through our local station, she huddled down in her buggy against the cold and paid them little heed.

New Year new you: Beat those chocolate cravings

2010-02-02T11:14:30

THERE’S one big problem in my continuing weight loss campaign that I reckon many fellow dieters will share – and that’s chocolate.

Foundation of modern beauty

2010-02-01T11:40:00

We've all seen those extreme makeover programmes where the prematurely aged woman subjects herself to radical, painful cosmetic surgery in a bid to look 10 years younger.

She's typically a middle-aged female smoker whose garish blue eye-shadow and harsh red or pink lipstick only serves to enhance her wrinkles and downtrodden demeanour.

I LOVE ME: A happy, healthy lifestyle - served on a plate

2010-01-28T18:39:41

FAMILY OF THE MONTH: Mum of three, Joanne Ramsden has two life-changing milestones to reach this year.

In a few days she turns 40 and come September, her youngest child Charlie, three, will start school.

I LOVE ME: 'I want to quit so badly'

2010-01-28T18:18:29

Elizabeth Baker and partner Chris Lloyd are proudly decorating their new home in time for the arrival of their baby in May - and the couple are determined to keep the house smoke-free.

The young couple from Wythenshawe had already banned cigarettes from their previous home, even installing non-smoking signs.

I LOVE ME: Why your very good health is Andy's goal

2010-01-28T18:39:18

THE New Year promises exciting new health challenges for Andy Burnham and he wants the North West to help lead the way. The sport-loving Secretary of State for Health is looking not just to boost traditional areas of activity and care to aid the nation’s welfare but also to encourage dancing, swimming, cycling and cooking.