A FORMER professional cage fighter has proved a big hit with the ladies - he runs a hugely popular ladies-only fitness class at his gym in Mapplewell.

Chris Whitehouse launched Project Fitties about three years ago when he helped just four women get in shape.

Now he has about 120 women turning up every week to his ladies-only classes and he is currently recruiting further trainers to expand his project across Barnsley.

Read more in this weeks Barnsley Chronicle