Lee Bottomley
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- Sep 29, 2026
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From Boden ads to The Gentlemen red carpet - training dogs for TV (opens the original)
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A woman who works as an on-set animal handler and trainer for TV, adverts and events said it all began with her own dog being randomly scouted for a commercial. Katie Frimston describes herself as "animal mad and obsessed" and owns eleven terriers, many of which are also show dogs. "If you ever see a Welsh Terrier on the TV, or in commercials or magazines, it's usually one of mine," said the 32-year-old from Crewe, Cheshire, Her seven-year-old Welsh Terrier, Bear, has now appeared in adverts for
Staffordshire group offers alternative approach to help hoarders (opens the original)
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"It is not just the decluttering journey that is important, but decluttering my mind and finding out who I am". The words of Pat, 77 who, after decades of hoarding, has been getting help from a specialist therapeutic project called Recovering Homes, run by Reaching CIC. It includes a hoarding clinic and fortnightly peer support, along with help in the home from a psychotherapist, and has directly assisted around 150 people in north Staffordshire with what CEO Georgina Salt describes as a "hidden
Stoke-on-Trent giant pumpkin grower hopes to beat previous record (opens the original)
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Despite a dry summer and health issues, a world record holding giant vegetable grower believes he is still set to break his previous record for Staffordshire's biggest pumpkin. Derek Hulme, from Stoke-on-Trent, has an allotment at Proctors Nursery and said without their support and access to their water supply, he would have been out of the running this year. The 65-year-old is taking his huge pumpkin - which he estimates already weighs more than 500lb (226kg) - to the Canna UK National Giant Ve
Cheshire garden centre faces hardest season for keeping plants alive (opens the original)
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Keeping plants hydrated and healthy during a prolonged dry spell has been extremely challenging, according to a manager at a large garden centre. Kevin Fleming, plant area manager at Bridgemere Garden Centre, estimated that they have been using "two swimming pool's worth" of water a day. The 52-year-old, who has been in the gardening business for 34 years, said this had been the hardest season of his career, and they had lost plants, especially seasonal bedding, due to it drying out. "It's been
Disabled Staffordshire student walks across stage at graduation (opens the original)
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A disabled student who walked across the stage at her graduation after secretly practising in order to surprise family has said the applause of the audience kept her going. Bal Deol, 33, graduated with a PhD in Education from the University of Staffordshire on Monday, marking the end of a 15-year association with the institution. Diagnosed with generalised dystonia, external aged eight, she has lived with painful muscle spasms, fatigue, and the progressive loss of her mobility and vision. She no
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