A dad who turned his life around after suffering from alcohol and drug addiction is now campaigning for others to do the same.
Martyn Abbey from Wavertree has felt extreme highs and lows on his road to recovery. From sleeping in a tent next to a railway to a 14-week rehabilitation.
He was given a second chance when friend and former client Chris Lewis offered to help him open a barber shop and the Big Onion in Bootle. When the ECHO spoke to Martyn in May last year his barber shop was in its infancy.