Brain Tumour

Faye Fantarrow, who is signed to Eurythmics star Dave Stewart's record label, was diagnosed with an aggressive glioma brain tumour at the end of summer.

Sally Bellerby, from Billingham, is doing the '10,000 steps a day in February' challenge in memory of her husband who died from a brain tumour on 4 January.

A singer-songwriter from Sunderland has flown to the US for treatment for a rare brain tumour.