A BARNSLEY man lost more than eight stones in two years to reach the final of Slimming World's Man of the Year 2014 competition.

Darrell Mitchell, 41, from Bowden Grove, Dodworth, has gone from weighing 22 stone 4lbs when he joined his local Slimming World group in June 2012 to 13 stone 11lbs.

He was one of just 36 entrants from across the UK and Ireland to reach the final of the competition on July 6 in Alfreton, Derbyshire, where Darrell met Sky Sports presenter Charlie Webster.