Published 2nd Oct 2008
The body of a 35-year-old man from Greater Manchester who was killed in a fall from a hotel balcony on his honeymoon in Spain is being flown home. Steven Waddington and his wife Sarah, 28, of Cooper Fold in Middleton, were staying in Benalmadena on the Costa del Sol when the accident happened. Mr Waddington died on Saturday after falling six floors.
Published 2nd Oct 2008
A heartbroken bride today prepared to fly home with the body of her husband, who died after falling from a hotel balcony on their honeymoon. Steven Waddington, 35, died on Saturday night after falling six floors from the balcony in Benalmadena, Costa del Sol, Spain. He was on honeymoon with his wife Sarah Waddington, 28, whom he married six weeks ago at the Bower Hotel in Oldham, Lancashire. The couple lived with Sarah's three-year-old son, Harry and adopted daughter Caragh, 14, in Cooper Fold, Middleton, Greater Manchester.
Published 2nd Oct 2008
A BATLEY family has paid tribute to their brave son who died last week after battling cystic fibrosis throughout his 15 years. Thomas Grimshaw was diagnosed with CF when he was eight weeks old and spent his life in and out of hospital. CF is a genetic disorder which affects the lungs and digestive system and stops them working properly. It affects more than 6,000 children in the UK, and 1 in 20 people carry the CF gene. But Thomas was such a humorous and fun-loving character that many who met him never knew he was ill at all. Family and friends have been left devastated by their loss. Tribute was paid to Thomas at his school, St John Fisher Catholic High School in Dewsbury, and more than 200 cards of condolence have been sent to Thomas’s home, on Holyoake Avenue, Healey. Many people have left tributes on Thomas’s page on the Gone Too Soon website.
Published 1st Oct 2008
A city bouncer who risked his own life to confront the gang who attacked father-of-two Frank McGarahan today admitted his regret at not getting to the scene just half a minute earlier. The Norwich doorman spoke out as it emerged that three people had been arrested on suspicion of murder. The three men, all from Norfolk and in their early 20s, are in custody at police stations across the county where they were interviewed last night into this morning. Officers are still keen to hear from witnesses. The 45-year-old millionaire businessman was with his brother Kevin, who lives in the Norwich area, and a cousin and was returning from a quiet night and was due to attend the christening of his baby niece Thea at St John's Roman Catholic Cathedral later on Sunday.
Published 1st Oct 2008
A city bouncer who risked his own life to confront the gang who attacked father-of-two Frank McGarahan today admitted his regret at not getting to the scene just half a minute earlier. The Norwich doorman spoke out as it emerged that three people had been arrested on suspicion of murder. The three men, all from Norfolk and in their early 20s, are in custody at police stations across the county where they were interviewed last night into this morning. Officers are still keen to hear from witnesses.
