Stables boss leaves £1m

The boss of a Shropshire livery stables who died after a horse riding accident has left an estate valued at more than £1 million in his will.

Mike Slater, of Aston, near Market Drayton, died in February.

The 49-year-old, who ran Aston Manor Liveries with his wife Debbie, came off his horse during a hunt on February 2.

He died at the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary in Stoke-on-Trent four days later.

He left his estate, valued at £1,288,353 gross, £1,242,355 net, to relatives.