COWLEY School staff walked off with two of the top three prizes in a six week pedometer challenge.

Winner Rob Jones, a teacher at the school, notched up a staggering

1,260,000 steps to take the main prize while colleague Lisa Reid came third with 892,545. Meanwhile, Penkford School’s Tony Wray finished second with 907,589.

All three winners received prizes of shopping vouchers.

More than 1,000 school workers, including teachers, classroom assistants and kitchen staff, registered to take part in the challenge – organised by St Helens Council’s public health team.