A loving headteacher who dedicated her life to help others has died at the age of 43.
After being diagnosed with bowel cancer, Ros Atkins - who has been described as a "special person" - lost her fight with the disease and died surrounded by her loved ones on Monday, October 3. Her family and friends are now urging people to "know the signs" and "get checked" if you experience any changes in your body.
Ros, from Gateacre, was on holiday with her husband John and their daughter Maggie in Scotland when she first started experiencing pain in the right side of her body which felt like a stitch. Despite thinking it could be a pulled muscle, the pain gradually got worse.
