THE estate team boss at a luxury wedding venue has trekked to the foot of Mount Everest to raise awareness about autism which affects his young daughter. Shane Fallon, of Bardsley, near Oldham, who heads up estate maintenance for Elle R Leisure which owns Soughton Hall near Northop, Flintshire, made the seven-day slog to the […]
A replica of an Edwardian miner’s cottage complete with 1900s furniture, coal fires, and restored period flooring is to open as a new visitor attraction in Astley, after museum trustees enlisted the support of a hire firm that originated in the town. A traditional style tea rooms will also open alongside the miner’s cottage in […]
The parents of a boy who faced life-saving surgery when he was just weeks old are helping raise funds to support families of seriously ill children. Albert Williamson, who now lives in Penmaenmawr, underwent lengthy emergency specialist surgery at Birmingham Children’s Hospital to remove a growth on his liver, caused by a blood clot. His […]
A TEENAGE carer hailed a ‘second mum’ to her little brother who was born with kidney failure and has an incurable brain disorder, has thanked family firm Astley Hire for giving a boost to the charity that helped rebuild her childhood. Since the age of four Grace Lynch, from Orrell, Wigan, has played an active […]
Family firm Astley Hire is helping Olympic hopefuls reach new heights after donating a scissor lift to help build the GB Climbing Team’s first ever dedicated training wall. The Hub has just opened at the Rock Over Climbing centre in Manchester, which is the first of its kind in the UK, and will also be […]
A LITTLE boy with cerebral palsy met a vet who has helped raise money for the riding centre where he takes part in a horseback form of physiotherapy. The parents of five-year-old Maks Butrym, from Ewloe, were warned he may never walk after he developed the condition following his premature birth at just 25 weeks. […]
A darts champ is on target for more success thanks to the delivery company for which she works. Claire Maddock is accounts administrator with delivery firm Delsol by day – and in the evening she turns into an arrows ace, sponsored by the courier company based on the border of Chester and Wales. The 34-year-old […]
A HARTFORD travel firm is helping to rev up fund raising for a charity which provides motor sport experiences for people with disabilities. The Perfect Getaway – a Hartford-based travel company which creates tailor-made breaks of a lifetime for its customers – has joined forces with Speed of Sight, a cause set up by multiple […]
The production manager is putting his best foot forward at the 2017 Chester MBNA Half Marathon to raise funds for a charity that’s close to his heart. Martin Stevens from Rubicon Garden Rooms has vowed to complete the run in May for the British Heart Foundation. The 57-year-old was inspired to tackle the 13.1 mile challenge, […]
A leading plastic surgeon is to fulfil the pledge he made to return to the Middle East to treat the child victims of the Syrian civil war. Ali Juma, an expert in face and breast surgery and body contouring at Spire Murrayfield Hospital on the Wirral, will fly out to the Lebanon in January with […]
