A GRAPHIC design student from Newton has swapped uranium for your living room.

Brendan Ashbrook has been working on Channel Four soap Hollyoaks, after giving up his job at British Nuclear Fuels.

The 40-year-old, from Conroy Way, is studying for a graphic design HND after giving up his job as a computer programmer at the nuclear company.

He was given the plumb role of working with the props department for the Chester-based soap.

He said: "I worked in IT for a long time and it was a question of taking time out for my dream job. It has been fun and I did work on some props for Hollyoaks as part of my placement. It was really interesting."