Women across the province have become used to browsing the lushly- scented Body Shop outlets in search of her unique range of beauty products. More than that, they do so with the knowledge that the soaps and cleansers and perfumes come largely without a sense of guilt.

In June 2003 Anita Roddick guest-edited 'The Independent' for a day. She wrote the following column for that paper --have never been able to stand "old" people, people for whom ageing becomes an excuse for physical and mental inertia.

The death of Dame Anita Roddick from a brain haemorrhage, after suffering from Hepatitis C for 30 years, was met with great shock by the many she inspired.

The Hepatitis C Trust has brought in agency support for a star- studded campaign to warn students of the dangers posed by the disease.

By GRAHAM BROUGH BODY Shop founder Dame Anita Roddick is seeking a liver transplant after contracting the "silent killer" disease hepatitis C 36 years ago.