Slimmers in Bristol have lost nearly 14 stone between them over three months.

The 12 members of the Patchway Arriva Community Wellness Challenge, aged between 21 and 72, celebrated their success at the final weigh-in this week.

Each week they attended a group meeting, run by husband-and-wife team Stuart and Nicky Telling, at Patchway Community Centre, where they learned about nutrition and how to live a healthy life.

It is the first community group which the Tellings – who describe themselves as "personal wellness and nutrition coaches" – have run.

They are now looking to run similar courses in other areas of Bristol, while a member of the Patchway group is considering continuing the club herself.

The group's "biggest loser" – who lost the biggest percentage of her original weight – was Gaynor Stadon, who lost 17lbs.

Mr Telling said: "We are really pleased with how it has gone. What makes this group different, we think, is that it is community-driven.

"It has brought the community together and the members of the group have all been swapping numbers and encouraging each other."