Widnes boxing club packs a punch at Parkinson's disease

A boxer with Parkinson's disease has set up a club to help fellow sufferers ease the symptoms of the condition through fitness.

Tommy O'Connor, a former sergeant major, started Rock Steady Club in Widnes, Cheshire, last year.

He said the benefits of boxing were "immeasurable" and include "balance, gait, posture, hand-to-eye co-ordination".

These are precisely "the skills that Parkinson's steals from you", he added.