More than a quarter of men in the South West have admitted to finding it easier to confide in one another when stood around a barbecue.
Research was carried out by male cancer charity Orchid ahead of Men’s Health Week from Monday.
The charity’s annual Big BBQ initiative encourages people to host a fundraising barbecue for male-specific cancers. See the-big-bbq.co.uk
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