Shropshire-born BBC Radio Derby presenter Colin Bloomfield dies aged 33
Radio presenter Colin Bloomfield has died aged 33 following a cancer battle.
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Originally from Shropshire, he was a popular broadcaster on BBC Radio Derby and touched thousands of listeners with his openness and optimism as he battled skin cancer.
A charity appeal prompted by his diagnosis has so far raised more than £62,000 in just over two months.
Colin, of Montford Bridge, near Shrewsbury, who worked at BBC Radio Derby for 10 years as a presenter, reporter and a Derby County commentator, died at a hospice near the family home.
He had a malignant melanoma removed from his leg 10 years ago, but in 2013 learned the cancer had returned.
Last year, he was told it had spread and was given months to live.
