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Cancer survivor who drove 20 miles to find a support group sets up her own

A cancer survivor who turned up at a support group 20 miles away only to find no one there, has set up her own group.

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Amanda Lickorish who has set up a support group for cancer sufferers in Bridgnorth

When Amanda Lickorish, from Bridgnorth was told she has Stage 1 breast cancer at the end of last year following a routine mammogram, the news left her "traumatised".

But when she began looking for a support group, the closest she could find was 20 miles away in Shrewsbury.

However, when the 57-year-old craft teacher turned up she found nobody there, so set out to begin her own group.

Amanda, who moved to Bridgnorth in 2020 from Banbury, said: "When you are first diagnosed with cancer they realise you may be traumatised so they give you a bumper pack of info, which includes places where you can get help.