A SUPER slimmer hopes to be named the biggest loser.

After losing three stones in eight months, Paul Tyrrell, of Stockton, has qualified for Slimming World's search for the country's Greatest Loser.

If he convinces the judges he has lost the most weight, he stands to gain £2,000.

Mr Tyrrell, a financial planning manager, attends slimming classes every Thursday at the Richard Hind Centre, in Stockton. He said: "I'm so thrilled. I've had so many disastrous attempts at losing weight, I was beginning to think I'd never do it."

For details on the class, contact (01642) 656364.