Helena Vesty

Health and Social Care Correspondent at Manchester Evening News

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'Fit as a fiddle' dad given diagnosis he never expected

1 week ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Olivia Williams |Helena Vesty

Paul said he didn't feel ill when he was given the devastating newsA dad thought "my life's over" when he was given a devastating diagnosis. Paul Swift, 40, was just four weeks off running his first marathon when a chance conversation about a problem he'd spotted when going to the toilet led to a trip to the doctors.
Woman given 18 months to live after collapsing during A&E shift

1 week ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Helena Vesty |Wesley Holmes

A doctor was given just 18 months to live after being struck with sudden, debilitating stomach pains in the middle of an A&E shift. Mari Isdale was 31-years-old and working at Tameside Hospital when she was diagnosed with what was thought to be terminal cancer. She said: "Back in 2015, I was a really fit healthy - as I thought - doctor working away.
Jesse Lingard's grandad 'sexually abused girl for years', trial hears

1 week ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Helena Vesty |Adam Everett

Ken Lingard, the grandfather of former Manchester United footballer Jesse Lingard, has appeared in courtThe grandfather of former England and Manchester United footballer Jesse Lingard has appeared in court accused of historic child sexual offences. Ken Lingard, a Warrington resident and ex-gymnastics coach, is facing trial over allegations that he sexually abused a girl for 15 years, starting when she was five-years-old.
'A cow jumped on my face - this is what happened next'

2 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Helen Le Caplain |Helena Vesty

WARNING: This story has images some may find distressingShocking footage has captured the moment a woman was trampled and kicked in the face by a runaway cow, resulting in her needing plastic surgery. Darcie Rowlandson was attempting to herd a pair of dairy cows from the fields ahead of a storm during her work as a farming assistant when one of the animals decided it preferred to stay outdoors.
This couple 'demanded free food', then the restaurant owner checked the CCTV

2 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Helena Vesty |Hannah Robinson

The couple and a young girl were dining at an Italian restaurant on Saturday when the lady complained about a sharp object in her pasta dishA furious couple demanded a free meal and compensation, alleging they found glass in their food. However, the restaurant's CCTV footage appears to show them 'planting it there'. The duo, along with a young girl, were dining at San Marino restaurant in Cheshire, on Saturday (April 5) when the woman complained about a sharp item in her pasta dish.
Woman left with 'metallic taste' and cats 'gasping for water' after mysterious phenomenon outside window

2 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Helena Vesty |Megan Banner

'The cats were both acting so strange, they woke me up howling and animals react to things. They were going mad'A woman has been left baffled when she awoke to find her two cats in a frenzy over something outside her window on the morning of April 10. Peering out, she was astonished to see what seemed to be "two moons" in the sky.
'My sister was born with a condition so rare it was named after her'

2 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Helena Vesty |Megan Banner

'I love Jess with all my heart, but there are so many things we can't do'A young woman is preparing for an extraordinary challenge to support her younger sister, who lives with a condition so rare it's been named after her. Jess Ruston, from Southport, has faced daily struggles with the "simplest" of tasks since her birth in January 2006 due to severe disabilities. The 19-year-old's rare condition has been named 'Jessica syndrome' after her case.
Terror as family flees home following suspected arson attack

2 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Helena Vesty |Kit Roberts

Police are appealing for informationA family was forced out of their home following a suspected arson attack in the early hours. Police were called to reports of a fire at Sunny Brow Road in Middleton at around 1am this morning (April 5). Greater Manchester Police said it believed the fire was started in a bin and spread to a vehicle. An image taken at the property understood to have been targeted showed damage to a roof. The incident is being treated as arson, police said.
What happened when shamed doctor was confronted on his doorstep

2 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Liam Thorp |Helena Vesty

Dr Daman Sharma, a tribunal heard, groomed and sexually harassed patients and workmates for more than a decade was 'given the benefit of the doubt at every stage of his careerA 'predatory' doctor struck off after a string of allegations against him were found to be proven following a tribunal was confronted on his doorstep by a journalist.
Gogglebox's Helena Worthington's life away from the show as she reveals surprising talent

2 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Helena Vesty |Katie Palmer

Gogglebox star Helena Worthington is a familiar face on the Channel 4 show - take a look at her life off-screenManchester family the Worthingtons are regulars on Channel 4's hit show Gogglebox. Alison, George and Helena - along with Helena's young son Edwin - have become familiar faces. Helena, an accomplished artist based at Islington Mill, dedicates her time to sculpting and painting.