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Former Premier League chairman in 126-mile prostate cancer trek

An ex-Premier League football chairman who has been treated for prostate cancer is walking a major canal to raise awareness about the condition.

Barry Kilby, the ex-Burnley chairman, is leading a team along the 126 miles of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal.

The 74-year-old stepped down from his role with the club in 2012 when he was first diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Since then he has helped save hundreds of lives with testing at football clubs in the north-west of England.

Mr Kilby, who made his fortune producing lottery scratch cards, took over as chairman of Burnley in 1998 when it was at the bottom of the third tier of English football.