A store looks set to shake things up and get children drinking healthily.

Diva Shakes opened this week in the Castlegate Shopping Centre, in Stockton, serving up more than 40 types of milkshakes.

It is the only milkshake bar in the region and one of only a handful in the country, serving drinks in the flavour of sweets, chocolate and fruit.

With the current emphasis on healthy eating for youngsters, a recent survey concluded that children were not drinking enough milk. It said milkshakes were a good way to redress the balance.

Diva Shakes owner Jacky Slack said: "Milk is more of a healthy drink than people think."

The shop offers drinks made from fruit rather than syrup and several low-fat options, although there are also shakes made from sweets and chocolate bars.

It is the first business set up by former secretary Mrs Slack, of Station Road, Billingham