HE earns a living driving Barnsley folk to and from airports and quite enjoys watching the planes taking off and landing.

But next month Chris Dunning will mark his 50th birthday not in a plane - but on one.

Chris is tackling a sponsored wing walk and says he is determined his up, up and away challenge will raise as much charity cash as possible.

He has already installed a large bucket in his All Occasions Travel minibus so customers can tip their tips into it.

He admits: “All my regular customers have told me they think I am absolutely stupid for agreeing to do it- but you only live once.”

Read more in this weeks Barnsley Chronicle