AN expert on the illness ME is to speak in the city.

Professor Anthony Pinching, associate dean of the Cornwall Peninsula College of Medicine and principal medical adviser to the charity, Action for ME, is a leading figure in the field of myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome.

The illness is said to affect many body parts, including the nervous and immune systems.

Professor Pinching's free talk, Current Perspectives on CFS/ME, on Saturday, November 28, is at the Methodist Church Centre, Station Road, Mickleover, hosted by the ME Derbyshire Support Group. To book one of the limited places, email philip.mary.whitt@ntlworld.com or call Derby 675079.