A world female heavy events championship has been held in Scotland for the first time, say the organisers of Glenurquhart Highland Gathering and Games. Heavy events are tests of strength. They include ...

Ms Robson is a member of the Teesside Throwers squad, and is coached in Middlesbrough by Highland Games veteran David Dowson. Her next competition is the Scottish Championships in Airth on 26 July.

She even raised travel costs for international competitions by challenging blokes to arm-wrestling contests for £10-a-go in the Emerson Arms pub in her local village, where she worked behind the bar.