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Lauren Hirst

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Why are 150 pairs of blue shoes on display in seaside resort?

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By Yunus Mulla Verified, Lauren Hirst Verified
| Aol Verified
The Blue Shoes exhibition will be on display at St John's Square in Blackpool In July 2022, Kiena Dawes took her own life after - what a court would later hear - was two-and-a-half years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her then partner. The 23-year-old left her baby daughter with a friend and recorded a note on her phone calling Ryan Wellings a "monster" who had "killed me" shortly before she died on a railway line.
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Model wants to inspire others to be 'proud of their prosthetics'

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By Isobel Fry Verified, Lauren Hirst Verified
| Yahoo Life Verified
A man who had both his legs amputated in 2024 after getting an infection has become a catwalk model in a bid to inspire others. Michael Hopkinson, from Manchester, was among the models who were showcasing the latest line from Recondition - a brand set up to create adaptive clothing. The 39-year-old said he wanted other people to be proud of their prostheses.
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'I built my mate a fake bar at uni - now I'm designing his real one'

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By Georgie Docker, Lauren Hirst Verified
| Yahoo Life Verified
A woman who built a fake bar for her university friends 12 years ago is now redesigning their real bar after winning the BBC show Interior Design Masters. Roisin Quinn, 33, met Tom Wilson and Alex Medlicott at Liverpool John Moores University when they were drama students and built a fake pub for Tom's final project. Now 12 years on, Roisin, who grew up on the Isle of Man but now lives in Wirral, has reunited with Tom and Alex to redesign their bar - Arts Bar on Hope Street in Liverpool.
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