Ayr woman uses tattoo skills to raise money of brain cancer research

Last month we told you how brain cancer was the biggest cancer killer of children and young adults - we also told you how it only recieved 2% of government funding for research.

Published 13th May 2016

Last month we told you how brain cancer was the biggest cancer killer of children and young adults - we also told you how it only receives 2% of government funding for research.

Now, we are hearing from Ayr woman Paula McCallum, she lost her mum to the disease in September last year and is using her talents as a tattoo artist to raise cash to fight the cancer.

Paula owns Lort Art Tattoo on the Sandgate - she is offering inch by inch squared tattoos for £13 this weekend with 70% of the cash raised going to the Small But Mighty Fund - which raises money to fund research into new brain cancer treatments.

Paula spoke to our reporter Natalie Crawford...