children

Drug hopes for Madison

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

YOUNG cancer sufferer Madison Parton has started a potentially life-saving drug trial.

The Sandford Hill schoolgirl, aged four, has a rare form of childhood cancer and is classed as terminally-ill.

Her family hope the six-month trial of a new drug at Birmingham...

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Project offers more sports for disabled

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

THOUSANDS of disabled children and their families could soon be experiencing the thrills of watersports, performing arts, and other short breaks as...

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Fat-fighting youngsters hit the gym

FIT FOR LIFE: Seven-year-old Black Cobra kick-boxer Harvi Hough, from Audley, keeping fit at the gym. Picture: Mark Scott

Monday, January 25, 2010

OVERWEIGHT children can get fit with free martial arts sessions being offered to help fight back against childhood obesity. Doug Clark, who runs the...

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Camping firm help dream come true

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

DISABLED youngster Owen Rollason is looking forward to swimming with dolphins after a company stepped in to help make his dream come true. Eight-year-...

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Lilly-Anne offers hope after parents' sadness

FUND-RAISING: Tracy Lowely, right, with baby Lilly-Anne and sister-in-law Rachel Bryan, who completed a sponsored slim in aid of the UHNS neonatal unit. Picture: Steve Bould

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Eight friends have just completed a sponsored slim to raise money for the neo-natal unit at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire. Reporter...

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Daughter's recovery an early Christmas gift

Saturday, January 02, 2010

LITTLE FIGHTER: A youngster diagnosed with a rare form of cancer is in remission after a successful operation to remove a tumour. Four-year-old...

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PRIEST OFFERS £40K TO FIGHT FOR ETHAN

Friday, January 01, 2010

AN ARCHBISHOP is planning to take legal action against a health trust because a boy has not been to school for four months. Ethan Cottingham has not...

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Drug trial offers little Madison fresh hope of beating cancer

Thursday, December 31, 2009

LITTLE Madison Parton is to take part in a drugs trial which could save her life. The four-year-old is among a handful of children chosen for the...

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Boy with rare heart illness awaits tests

HEART PROBLEM: Three-year-old William Simpson.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

A SERIOUSLY-ILL youngster who needs a heart transplant will undergo more tests to see if his condition is deteriorating. Three-year-old William...

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Toys give tot better sight

DOING WELL: Sienna Williams and her mum Hayley Oliver.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

THE eyesight of a tot diagnosed with a rare syndrome is improving after Sentinel readers helped to buy toys for her. Draycott-in-the-Moors youngster...

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