She rang in the New Year with loved ones - ten days later she was dead

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

It was Christmas in 2018, and the family gathered round to celebrate the festivities together. But beloved TV broadcaster Dianne Oxberry and her loved ones had no idea of the tragedy that would follow.

On New Year’s Eve, the much-loved BBC North West weather presenter received a worrying diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Just 10 days later, Dianne was dead.

This year, the presenter's family is asking the public to do one thing that will help save lives. READ MORE: 'We spent £105 MILLION after being promised change, now we could be left surrounded by crumbling Victorian bricks' The Dianne Oxberry Trust – the charity which was set up following the death of the broadcaster from ovarian cancer in January 2019 – has already raised thousands in her memory to support the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

The trust is run by Dianne’s loved ones, and is urging people in the north west who would have known Dianne as a nightly fixture on their TVs to do something lifesaving.