LAUNCESTON'S Kate Elston scored a big 10 out of 10 from comedian Jason Manford when they met at Slimming World's annual awards ceremony to celebrate its most successful slimmers.

Kate, who runs weekly Slimming World groups at St John Ambulance Hall, Launceston every Thursday, was thrilled to meet the funnyman, who shot to fame on TV panel show '8 Out of 10 Cats', at the event in Birmingham.

Salford-born stand-up Jason, who has appeared on a string of television shows including 'Show Me the Funny', 'Comedy Rocks' and 'Live at the Apollo', joined Slimming World's founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell to host the ceremony.

He said: "Presenting the Slimming World Awards was a real honour. I was blown away by the achievements of all of the slimmers who joined us on stage. Throughout the day I met so many inspirational people — not only the slimmers collecting awards, but also the amazing people like Kate who run the groups and help them achieve so much. It's literally changed their lives beyond all recognition."

For the full report, and a round up of the area news and sport, please see this week's edition of the 'Post'.