Dad who had finally fulfilled his dream of becoming a father drowned in ‘silly tragic accident’

The death of a new father, who drowned when his canoe overturned, has been described by a coroner as a ‘silly, tragic accident’. On July 18 last year, Mark Hill made the fateful ‘last minute’ decision to take his canoe to Amberswood Lake in Wigan. The 40-year-old had only become a father 14 weeks earlier, … Read more

Dad who had finally fulfilled his dream of becoming a father drowned in ‘silly tragic accident’

The death of a new father, who drowned when his canoe overturned, has been described by a coroner as a ‘silly, tragic accident’. On July 18 last year, Mark Hill made the fateful ‘last minute’ decision to take his canoe to Amberswood Lake in Wigan. The 40-year-old had only become a father 14 weeks earlier, … Read more

In lockdown, I fulfilled my lifetime dream of writing a children’s book as my legacy

Sitting next to her daughter Freya, Nancy Carter-Bradley watched as the talented young artist ‘magically’ captured her story in illustrations to finally finish her book and make a lifetime dream come true. After the shock of a scan showing her brain tumour had grown after 14 years in remission, it gave Nancy, 44, who lives … Read more