A WEIGHT-LOSS expert from Darlington has won an award for the work she does in helping more than 100 people in the area to lose weight every week.

Lynn Brown, who runs the Slimming World groups at the RA club on Brinkburn Road, has been given the silver status by the national slimming club because of her success in supporting slimmers to reach their dream weight, improve their health and change their lives.

The accolade is awarded to Slimming World Consultants who have 100 members or more in their group come back week after week because they’re losing weight

She said: "I feel passionately about helping people to transform their lives by losing weight in the same way that I did when I lost 5st.

"Losing weight made me feel happier and healthier and gave me so much more confidence. I became a consultant because I wanted to share that feeling and help other people to achieve the same success I had myself. Seeing the members in my groups reach their target weight is so rewarding and receiving this award is just the icing on the cake.