A brave youngster from Cullingworth who has battled against cancer is well on the road to recovery.

Jessica Bell is in remission after seven months of chemotherapy treatment and is back at school.

However, her family's dream trip to Disney World in Florida has had to be cancelled due to the high cost and lack of cover offered by health insurers.

They have instead decided on a summer trip to Euro Disney outside Paris.

The 12-year-old was diagnosed with Birkett's Lymphoma in February and underwent seven months of chemotherapy at St James's Hospital in Leeds.

"Jessica is on the road to recovery and all the chemo has been done," says mum Angela.

"She's just on visits to the hospital to monitor her blood and make sure the cancer's gone.

"She is still very achy, which is to be expected with what her body has been through, but she's doing really, really well. It will be another five years before we know if she can get the all clear."

She adds: "We got a list of insurers from the hospital and the quote we got was for £1,250, which was capped at £65,000.

"It just wasn't adequate for America because of health care costs and we would have had to get quite a few top-up policies.

"We've decided to have a week in Alcudia and a week at Euro Disney, so we should still have a great time."

Jessica has been going back to Parkside School on a part-time basis and is receiving student support to help her catch up with her fellow classmates.

"We have bought Jessica a PC to help her with her homework and that has really helped because she has been able to do school work on that," says Angela

The family has also expressed its thanks to kind-hearted folk in Cullingworth and neighbouring villages who rallied around to raise cash for Jessica.

A party night at the Five Flags Hotel in June raised more than £6,500. Part of the cash was raised by Denholme resident Vikki Garwood, who auctioned off badges she had collected from fellow rescue workers at the Twin Towers site in New York.