WHEN it comes to slimming Carol Howard and Maureen Hope are double diamonds.

The Weight Watchers' leaders stepped up to take sparkling titles at a company presentation in Manchester at the weekend.

Area service manager Jan Matthews is delighted that two of her girls have become "diamond leaders".

Jan, of Langford Drive, Leigh, said: "To win this award leaders have to be very special, helpful and caring people who have helped slimmers to their goal weight and to maintain it."

Over 700 voted for full time leader Carol, of Poolstock, who runs the Monday evening class at Hindley Green Methodist Church as well as nine others throughout the county and Lancashire.

More than 400 clients wrote in to support Maureen, of Crossdale Road, Hindley Green, a child minder, who runs the Wednesday morning and evening classes at St Jude's Catholic Club in Poolstock.

Both are successful slimmers themselves.

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