EVERY year, heart and circulatory disease kills 18,000 in the north west. The need to find new ways to prevent and treat these terrible conditions is more urgent than ever.

That’s why I’m calling on everyone to take part in the British Heart Foundation’s Wear it. Beat it.

campaign. Last year more than 15,000 people took part, raising over £750,000. For a free fundraising pack about how to get involved, visit wearitbeatit.bhf.org.uk Michelle Bailey British Heart Foundation