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THE mother of a 13-year-old girl who lost her brave battle with cancer has paid tribute to her "little Tinkerbell".
Popular Chantelle Davies, who was fighting the disease for the fourth time, died at home on Tuesday night surrounded by her family.
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PORCELAIN pale, her enormous sky-blue eyes are framed by thick, dark lashes, and her mouth is as perfect as a rosebud. Her hair has been styled into tousled blonde bunches, which hang coquettishly either side of the ruffled collar of her Victoriana blouse.
You could be forgiven for thinking you are looking at a life- size china figurine. But Venus is a living, breathing 15-year-old girl, who chooses to style herself as a 'living doll'.
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The questions came thick and fast, like cruise missiles blasting their way under the radar. 'Where was Tinkerbell in the parade? I was looking for her but she wasn't there.' 'Erm... she is represented at the front of the Peter Pan boat,' came the stuttering reply. 'She's also on top of the castle.'
'I know but that isn't the real one,' came the exasperated response.
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PORCELAIN pale, her enormous sky-blue eyes are framed by thick, dark lashes, and her mouth is as perfect as a rosebud. Her hair has been styled into tousled blonde bunches, which hang coquettishly either side of the ruffled collar of her Victoriana blouse.
You could be forgiven for thinking you are looking at a life- size china figurine. But Venus is a living, breathing 15-year-old girl, who chooses to style herself as a 'living doll'.
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YOUNGSTERS were left spellbound when they came face-to-face with Disney stars.
Tinkerbell was sprinkling some of her fairy dust in Newcastle's Eldon Square ahead of appearing in the Disney on Ice show, Worlds of Fantasy.
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THIS is absolutely my favourite time of year -- although it doesn't come at the same time every year. Sometimes it's half way through April. Usually it's May. But this year it's been later than usual.
This is the time of year when I always become totally convinced that this is the start of a lovely, long, long, hot, hot summer and it's going to be sunny for months and months and everybody is going to be happy again. S
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WHO IS YOUR SPORTING HERO?
Being a Spanish goalkeeper, there is only one place I can look. Andoni Zubizarreta was a giant for the national team when I was growing up.
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An elderly mare who was found abandoned after October's gypsy horse fair in Stow has had to be put down.
Piebald Tinkerbell was rescued by the Blue Cross animal charity, based in Burford, but sadly its care came too late.
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WHO IS YOUR SPORTING HERO?
Being a Spanish goalkeeper, there is only one place I can look. Andoni Zubizarreta was a giant for the national team when I was growing up.
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A CAT stuck up a tree for three days during the hottest weekend of the year had to be rescued by a team of nine firefighters.
Adventurous moggy Tinkerbell had scrambled 60ft up a tree at Worlebury Woods on Saturday - but was unable to get down.