A dad who had half his skull removed after a sudden stroke has beaten the odds to walk, talk and ride a bike again.

Geoff Smith, 54, had let his dogs out into the garden when he suffered a middle cerebral artery stroke and fell and hit his head.

His wife Jo Smith, 53, found her husband unresponsive in their living room and realised he was having a stroke.

Geoff was rushed to hospital and the family were told his chances of surviving were just five per cent - and if he did he'd be left severely disabled.

He underwent a decompressive craniectomy to remove a large part of his skull to allow for his swelling brain to expand.