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Life Chances work scheme has given me my first pay packet!

9:13am Tuesday 21st May 2013

When Kim received her first paypacket it was a proud moment. Sally Churchward finds out how the Daily Echo-backed Life Chances scheme helped her

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Southampton teacher attempts record-breaking tandem cycle ride

8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

SOUTHAMPTON science teacher, David Cooper, 28, and his brother-in-law, maths teacher Tom Wilkinson, 36 are set to make a record breaking attempt to ride the ‘Side to Side’ from Pembroke to Great Yarmouth; Britain’s widest stretch.

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'Vampire' therapies - is injecting blood the best way to heal?

8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

US TV star Kim Kardashian swears by it, top sports stars are using it to speed up the healing process of injuries and now it is available in Southampton.Tara Russell finds out about the gruesomely nicknamed ‘Vampire Facial’

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I was addicted to heroin - but good Samaritans saved me

7:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Aaron Ballard was a penniless heroin addict living in a tent, but two good Samaritans helped him turn his life around. He tells Sally Churchward how his experiences have motivated him to help others

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Injured ballerina's dogs inspire new business: tails of the unexpected

11:30am Sunday 19th May 2013

When tragedy struck New Forest woman Lisa Suswain and she had to give up her career as a professional ballet dancer, she turned to her canine companions for her new vocation.

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Early onset Parkinson's has given me a new focus

9:12am Tuesday 14th May 2013

Parkinson’s disease is usually associated with the elderly but one person in 20 diagnosed every year is under 40. Mum-of-two Michelle Rook, who learned she had the condition at 39, tells Rachel Masker how it has affected her life and led to a new passion for photography

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Cake baking businesswoman is a supermum!

8:59am Tuesday 14th May 2013

She’s a single mum who worked 20 hours a day to establish a business while existing on three hours sleep. And Lucy Stacey also fitted in a tough exercise regime – culminating in the Rome Marathon.

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Why mum's inspired me to win Race for Life again

8:46am Tuesday 14th May 2013

For young Lizzie Payne, competing in this year’s Race For Life will be even more poignant after her mum was diagnosed with breast cancer just Lizzie’s 13th birthday. She and her mum tell Tara Russell how they have taken this disease on together

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Horses helped to heal my mum- and inspired me too

9:40am Thursday 9th May 2013

Horses have forged a special bond between Vanessa Palmer and her son Jezz. While he is aiming for Olympic glory, horses are helping her recover from a life changing stroke. They speak to TARA RUSSELL.

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Yoga:the hottest fitness trend!

12:34pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

Sally Churchward feels the temperature rise when she tries hot yoga

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Fighting cancer one day at a time

12:20pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

Helen Barron talks to Sally Churchward about her fight against cancer and her determination to beat it

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From cows to catwalk

6:14pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

Isobel Hector tells SALLY CHURCHWARD how she combines her first love, farming, with the glamorous world of modelling

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