A TIMPERLEY teenager whose family has been rocked by cancer has carried out a 'hair-raising' stunt.

Seventeen-year-old Luke Stone had his hair shaved of by his schoolmates at St Ambrose College, Hale Barns, to raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Luke wanted to get his head shaved to look like his 13-year-old brother Callum, who lost his hair undergoing chemotherapy treatment.

Callum is currently in the USA with his mother, Lorraine, having proton beam treatment to treat his cancer. He has a rare form of bone cancer called Ewing Sarcoma.

The first few cuts of Luke's locks were made by St Ambrose principal James Keulemans, on March 29.

Around £700 was raised on the day and with £3,200 raised on his justgiving page, he is close to hitting his target of £4,000. This will match the amount Callum raised when he id a sponsored headshave two years ago.

The Stones aren't strangers to dealing with cancer. Three years ago Luke and Callum's dad, Ged, lost his battle with stomach cancer at the age of 49.

School teacher Ged was the head of physics at St Ambrose College, the school where Callum is a pupil along with Luke.

Luke said: "It has been awful to once again have to deal with this disease in my family.

"Callum is being braver than I ever could, despite the hardships that no 13-year-old should have to face, and yet still managing to keep a positive outlook, even after all the horrible side effects from the chemo.

"I wanted to follow in his footsteps by in my own way walking beside him on his path to recovery and show him how much I love him and support him through these dark times."

To support Luke's efforts go to https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Luke-Stone3