A Weston man's become the first in the UK to have a special device implanted that could help his heart failure..

It's similar to a pacemaker and stimulates one of the nerves leading to the heart - and has been put in John Joiner as part of a European trial to find another form of treatment for people with the condition.

96 patients are involved in the trial altogether..and |john reckons he's feeling a bit better already.