Stockport’s  actor and presenter Geoffrey Hayes, who hosted long-running children’s TV show, Rainbow, has died at the age of 76.

Hayes appeared alongside children’s TV favourites Zippy, George and Bungle in more than 1,000 episodes of Rainbow.

He died in hospital surrounded by his family after suffering from pneumonia.

“The family would like to express their thanks to the many fans over the years as it always gave Geoffrey so much pleasure to know that he and his Rainbow team had given so much fun to TV and theatre audiences over the years.”

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