FIREMAN Steve Leigh has landed a major trophy.

He was crowned the North West Power Lifing Champion at Appleton Thorn, near Warrington.

Competing in the up to 110 kilo class, he lifted 812kilos in three lifts - squat, bench press and power lift.

It was the best lift of the day's competition.

But the icing on the cake came when Billinger Steve, a member of the Adlington Bar Bell Club, won the award for the best pound-for-pound lift.

Now 39-year-old Steve, who is based at the Parr Stocks Road station is to compete in the British Championships in Birmingham at the end of this month.

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