Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK)

Fat File

Name: Sue Johnson Age: 44

My Secret to Success in Shedding Baby Pounds ; Unable to Control Her Cravings During Pregnancy, Sue Johnson Piled On the Baby Pounds. Two Decades Later, She has Finally Shaken Them Off Again and Tells Tamzin Hindmarch Her Story

Unable to control her cravings during pregnancy, Sue Johnson piled on the baby pounds. Two decades later, she has finally shaken them off again and tells Tamzin Hindmarch her story As A little girl, Sue Johnson would take an apple to school every day. Already bigger than other girls in her year, it was her substitute for school dinner desserts at lunchtime.

Tastes Good

Garlic Chilli Burgers with Mint Yoghurt Sue was struggling to make healthy home-made burgers that tasted nice until a class member recommended the delicious recipe below. Free on an Original day

Sue's Savers

Star Saver Remove kettle lime scale and save on expensive products by pouring in a mixture of half vinegar and half water, boil it up and leave it overnight. The lime scale will just fall away.

Help with the Kids: Teen Money Management

How do I get my older teen to be financially responsible and not book holidays when she's got no money? Jane, mother-of-three from Newcastle

Two Minutes With: Pauline Hardwick

Professional piano and accordion teacher Pauline Hardwick is a member of the North Staffs Accordion Club. Here, the 54-year-old mother-of-two and grandmother, who lives with her husband David in Crossfield Avenue, Blythe Bridge, talks about how she first fell in love with the instrument as a little girl. When did you start to play the accordion and why?

How the College Bad Lad Snared Goody Two-Shoes

Tracy and Brad Griffiths first exchanged amorous glances across a busy Newcastle College refectory in 1984. At that point, no-one would have ever believed the ex-head girl and scruffy punk rocker would have a future together. But mum-of-two Tracy, 41, and Brad, 43, from Porthill, are now happily married THE COUPLE have taken their partnership into the business world and run All About Eden florists, in Ellison Street, Wolstanton. Here they tell their story to Richard Court.

Burlesque Dancer Turns Focus On to Body Image ; As a Burlesque Dancer, Lauren Cherryfox Is Confident About Her Body. But As a Photography Student, the 26-Year-Old, of Stoke, Realised Some Women Are Not so Proud of Their Image - Especially in Front of the Camera. She Tells Antonia Ash How She has Helped Women Show Off Their Best Attributes Through Her Own Combination of Photography and Therapy

As a burlesque dancer, Lauren Cherryfox is confident about her body. But as a photography student, the 26-year-old, of Stoke, realised some women are not so proud of their image - especially in front of the camera. She tells Antonia Ash how she has helped women show off their best attributes through her own combination of photography and therapy Lauren Cherryfox could be considered a bit of a contradiction in terms.

Dear Alison: My Partner's Mum Is Still Friends with His Ex

My partner and I have been together for six years. We have both been married before and divorced our ex-spouses to be together. My partner's mother had an extremely close relationship with her ex- daughter-in-law and since the divorce she has maintained close contact with her. I had accepted this, but as time has gone on she makes pointed comments about how well my partner's ex is doing, looking, getting on in her career, what a fantastic social life she has, holidays she goes on, and so on. ...

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Stonewall: The Riots That Triggered The Gay Revolution R2, 10.30pm IN JUNE 1969, a police raid on a gay bar called the Stonewall Inn in New York's Greenwich Village erupted into a night of violence, and week of rioting and pitch battles, between the gay community and the city's riot cops. It was a watershed in gay history which inspired a new militant phase in the gay rights movement.

Tv Review: The Supersizers Eat ... The Fifties - Bbc2

The Supersizers Eat ... The Fifties BBC2 ANTHEA Turner's not having much luck with TV cookery competitions. First, there was Hell's Kitchen where she became marooned in a sea of fennel, and now she's been beaten in a 1950s cake-baking competition. Whatever you do, love, don't put in for Celebrity Masterchef.

Tv: John Woodhouse's Pick of the Rest

World's Best Diet ITV1, 9pm LINDA Robson, Cheryl Baker, Darren Gough and Carole Malone are again challenged to maintain their diet regimes.

Tv Preview: Monster Moves - Five, 8pm

Monster Moves Five, 8pm MALARTIC in Quebec is one of the world's oldest gold towns, more so even than Cleethorpes.

Tv Preview: 7/7: The Conspiracy Files - Bbc2, 9pm

7/7: The Conspiracy Files BBC2, 9pm THE 7/7 bombings in 2005 were England's worst terrorist atrocity, killing 56 people and injuring 784.

Tv: John Woodhouse Pick of the Rest

Gregg Wallace's Recession Bites BBC2, 10pm MASTERCHEF'S Gregg Wallace examines the effect of the recession on the British food economy. The downturn is affecting not only how much we fork out on food but also what we are putting in our baskets.

What's On

Cinema: The 2009 documentary film Encounters At the End Of The World (U), which took Werner Herzog to Antarctica and earned him his first Oscar nomination, can be seen at Stoke Film Theatre this evening at 7.45pm. Call 01782 411188. MUSIC: Limehouse Lizzy will be playing at The Queens in Basford on Saturday night (July 4). Doors open at 8.30pm. Tickets cost pounds10 in advance and pounds12 on the door. For further information, call 01782 616180.

Mum Finds Price Isn't Uniform ; School Is Almost Out for Summer, but It Will Soon Be Time for Parents to Trawl the Shops On the Hunt for New Uniform... Colette Warbrook Hits the High Street to Find Out What's in Store

School is almost out for summer, but it will soon be time for parents to trawl the shops on the hunt for new uniform... Colette Warbrook hits the high street to find out what's in store The school summer holidays might not have even started, but that hasn't stopped Marks & Spencer launching its latest range of uniforms - from just pounds6.50.

The Final Verdict...

Jessica says: "I like the National Schoolwear Centre because of the shoes." Dean says: "My favourite is the red jumper from Marks and Spencer."

Sentinelle Makeover: Lynda Farrington ; Retired Great-Grandmother Lynda Farrington has Had a Rough Couple of Years. The 60-Year-Old From Consett Road, Blurton, Was Nominated for a Makeover by Her Daughter Kerry Powell Who Thought Some Pampering Would Cheer Her Up

Retired great-grandmother Lynda Farrington has had a rough couple of years. The 60-year-old from Consett Road, Blurton, was nominated for a makeover by her daughter Kerry Powell who thought some pampering would cheer her up Katrina McGregor, senior stylist at Joseph Michael in Newcastle, did Lynda's hair. She says: "The first thing Lynda said she wanted to do was to get rid of the length. She said she only ever had it cut and layered and didn't really do anything special with it. I kept some ...

Don't Thank the Old Management

Praise Trust: Mike Wolfe's praise for the staff, building and success of the Wedgwood museum is surely appreciated by all involved. I'd like to add one caveat, which heaps even more praise on the trust, museum team and Gaye Blake-Rogers for their extreme foresight and diligence, but decidedly less on the old Waterford Wedgwood management.