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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Simon obrien | History Defined

Dad and dog with same cancer make most of heartbreaking last days together

Dad-of-three Simon O’Brien, 48, discovered he had kidney cancer just months after his pet pooch Bella, an eight-year-old Labrador, was diagnosed with the same disease

Daily Mirror

Man and pet dog both diagnosed with kidney cancer at same time

Simon and his pet Labrador Bella were diagnosed with kidney cancer at the same time

The Independent UK

Dad and dog diagnosed with kidney cancer at same time, Bella has months to live

Simon O'Brien says he is making the most of the time he has left with his best friend

Wales Online

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Ballarat residents oppose seven-storey building as council grapples with housing crisis

A seven-storey development in the heart of Ballarat would create 70 new apartments, but residents say it is not the right fit for a neighbourhood known for its heritage charm.

ABC News

Brookside's Grant family where are they now? From other soap roles to spin-offs

This is what they got up to after leaving the Close

Liverpool Echo

Bungalow given surprise eco-friendly transformation on TV's The Great House Giveaway now for sale

A surprise renovation request for this pair of complete strangers

Wales Online

Brookside's Damon and Debbie where are they now? From spin-off show to other soap roles

Damon and Debbie hit our screens in 1987

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Liverpool City Region cycling chief issues damning verdict on car free day

Simon O'Brien was a key face of the planned closure of The Strand - but like many, was not impressed with how it panned out

Liverpool Echo

The Great House Giveaway's biggest ever renovation has Welsh contestants overwhelmed and is reauctioned before it's finished

Stressed novice renovators go over budget, ran out of time, and subject to Simon's unexpected 'surprises'

Wales Online

Coronation Street's Simon O'Brien says 'I'm only ever Brookside's Damon' to fans

Simon O'Brien has said that whenever he appears in his new role on Coronations Street, social media reaction to seeing him on TV is always aas

Daily Mirror

ITV Coronation Street: Real life of Simon O'Brien - property empire, lost soap fame and where you've seen him before

The actor made his debut in the ITV soap last month as Frank

Manchester Evening News

Lessons can be learnt from city’s ‘experimental’ pop-up cycle lanes

Liverpool’s pop-up cycle lanes have remained controversial but have been a success in some areas of the city

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside playing ‘catch up’ so roads aren't 'stuck' in the 50s

The region is hoping to push ahead with improving its active cycling and walking infrastructure

Liverpool Echo

ITV Corrie's newest character makes debut and fans can't stop talking about him despite 'cringe' scenes

Frank Bardsley made his way into the Rovers Return

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Liverpool Echo

Coronation Street fans instantly recognise former Brookside actor

The actor has arrived on the cobbles as a love interest for Sean Tully

WhatToWatch

Simon O’Brien: things you didn’t know about the Brookside and Coronation Street star

Simon O’Brien made his name on the Liverpudlian soap, but what else is there to know about him?

Daily Mirror

Strangers attempting to flip house for profit struggle as cowboy builder blows budget

Strangers Llyr and Elinor were thrown together to renovate a property in the Rhondda Valley that was bought at auction

Wales Online

The Great House Giveaway: Welsh first-time renovators are victims of 'cowboy builder' who creates a 'nightmare'

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The Great House Giveaway: Pair increase value of house by £56,000 in just six months by spending just £7,000

The terraced house was described as 'tired' but was left completely transformed

Wales Online

The Great House Giveaway: Strangers given mouldy, damp house to renovate for free walk away with £20,000 each

They had never met

Daily Mirror

Shock as pair given house for free before it's 'destroyed' and left unsellable

An over-ambitious would-be developer ended up nearly £50k out of pocket after finding problem after problem with the four-bedroom terraced property, including mushrooms growing out of the skirting board

Liverpool Echo

Great House Giveaway's Simon O'Brien gobsmacked by home's demolition disaster

The shocked host branded the property as "un-mortgageable"

Wales Online

The Great House Giveaway: Simon O'Brien left speechless after demolition disaster in Welsh village

The project soon went from bad to worse

Wales Online

Coronation Street's latest newcomer once played a legendary character in another soap

Fans of Brookside will definitely recognise Weatherfield newcomer Frank Bardsley

Liverpool Echo

Coronation Street newcomer fans may recognise from rival soap

He is set to sweep one Cobbles resident off their feet

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