For more than 20 years Paul Crone has been one of the most familiar faces on Granada TV,  which broadcasts across the north west of England.

In a broadcasting career which started way back in 1982, Croney started work on the Lancashire Evening Post, and moved to Granada Television in 1984.

Handsome, a babe magnet, 45. Well, one out of three isn't bad.

With the perfect face for radio, Croney seems to have struck up a very special relationship with Granada viewers.

To date, the 45 year old father of one gorgeous daughter, has raised more than HALF A MILLION POUNDS for charity with his marathon walks round the region, with an amazing seven TV appeals.

 This is Croney's official website-we hope you enjoy it.

Cor blimey!! Croney finished the 2008 London Marathon in his best ever time of 4 hours 52 minutes. Great stuff. Here's yer man at the finish line with girlfriend Brigette.
It was an amazing day and all those months of training really paid off.

But that's it now. Three London Marathons is enough...or is it?? Croney says yes it flamin' well is!

Croney's fab daughter Chloe raised £416 for her dad's London Marathon run with a sponsored disco at Cuba nightclub in Lancaster. Thanks to everyone from Ripley St Thomas who came along and supported this fundraising event.

Paul pictured on the Sound as a Pound Appeal in 2002. He helped raise nearly £50,000 for the region's four cancer centres. His charity appeals in the summer have become a familiar sight on the TV as Croney whizzes around the region getting members of the public to part with their hard-earned cash!

With two Royal Television Society Awards, the RNLI's Fundraiser of the Year Award, a Christie's Gold Award and 7 Granada TV charity appeals to his name, Croney is prepared to have a go at just about anything on the telly.

His antics on Granada Reports have made him one of the best-known personalities in the region.He's run the London Marathon twice, travelled the region in a motorised skip, a three-wheeled speedboat, an SAS desert buggy and slogged his way round the region armed with his bucket and a dodgy pair of trainers.

Croney goes live into Granada Reports on one of his famous charity appeals. In 2003 he raised a staggering £148,000 for the North Wales Air Ambulance and North West Air Ambulance.

Croney runs the London Marathon for charity in 2005..5hrs 43 mins 08 secs. It wasn't the 26 miles which hurt...it was the lap of honour.

The now famous 'hill' at Lymm on the live broadcast on the final night of the Up the Amazon Appeal 2006.

Croney on his 200 miles walk round the region for the Up the Amazon Appeal which raised over £80,000

Croney and his mate Lucy Meacock on the Up the Amazon Appeal.

Croney comes a cropper on a day out filming with the famous Belle Vue Speedway Aces.

He sufered a small injury to his pride!!

Croney at the World Cup in Germany 2006 with award winning Granada Reports sports presenter Mike Hall, and intrepid cameraman Dave Brown!

He spend the whole time looking for his bag which he left in the back of a taxi in Cologne, and only got to see 45 mins of the England v Sweden game..duh!

RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL 2007. CRONEY EN PARIS..SACRE BLUE!!

Ooh er, Croney in reflective mood! Probably thinking where his next gag is coming from.

A gorgeous, woman in a trendy outfit, oh, and Granada's entertainment reporter Caroline Hacking!

Can you see my small change?
Croney agreed to pose naked but for this large £1 coin. In return the lovely people at Warrington clothing company JK Ross sponsored him to the tune of £400 for the London Marathon. It proves Paul will do anything for a quid.

Croney on a recent visit to Normandy, France. Taken on the infamous Omaha Beach where the Americans suffered such appalling losses on D Day, 6th June 1944

The D Day memorial to British troops who landed at Port En Bessin.

The beautiful and very moving American cemetery just above Omaha Beach.Everyone should visit this.

Over the weekend which was the 64th anniv. of D Day, many of the French dressed in authentic military uniforms. This was taken at Arromanches where the amazing Mulberry Harbour was built by the British.