It’s Crimbo ...at last for Corrie cast
THE girls of Weatherfield finally put on their posh frocks yesterday – as the Corrie cast had a very late Christmas Street party.
Millie Gibson and Tanisha Gorey, who play Kelly and Asha, got all dressed up for the do, delayed for two years because of Covid.
Jane Danson, Samia Longchambon and Alison King – aka Leanne, Maria and Carla – and Maureen Lipman, who plays Evelyn Plummer, were also up for some festive fun.
They were joined in Manchester by Mikey North, Colson Smith and Alan Halsall, who play Gary, Craig and Tyrone in the ITV soap.
to import cannabis oils without a licence, so some parents and adult sufferers are resorting to breaking the law.
“Medical cannabis must be available to everyone who needs it.”
Amy says she tweeted the PM about her campaign and did not receive a reply.
But she is determined to make him take notice and wants to appeal to him as a father. “I want to sit down with him with Jorja and tell him about this wonderful little girl. I’d tell him how much Robin paid on Jorja’s private prescriptions before a private company had to sponsor her medication. I will do all I can to change things.”
Robin, of Dundonald, County Down, said many epilepsy patients are being “pushed into becoming criminals”.
He said: “There are more than 10,000 private prescriptions within the UK for medical cannabis products, yet the NHS won’t prescribe them as they say more trials are needed. It means drug dealers are benefiting from sick people.”
But some medics back the NHS stance. Dr Christine Smith, an independent consultant pharmaceutical physician, warns: “Growing cannabis at home can be hugely beneficial for some conditions but can also risk accidental poisoning.
“It can be serious for children leading to hyperventilation or seizures. It can also be dangerous when combined with other medications. It must be prescribed by someone who knows how.”
Dr Smith also said using cannabis for conditions such as heart disease can make things worse, adding “more research needs to be done”. Here four ill cannabis growers tell us their stories.