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A TEAM of firefighters from Herefordshire and Worcestershire are determined to continue the fundraising legacy left by a former colleague who died aged 46 after a 12-month cancer battle. Group commander Stu Crebbin died in March after being diagnosed with colon cancer, but his colleagues wants to continuing fundraising for the Fire Fighters Charity. Last August the ‘Stu’s Phoenix Challenge’ team took on the Brecon Beacons 10 Peaks Traverse, despite Mr Crebbin being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD( in January 2020 and cancer in April 2020 and having to undertake intense chemotherapy and immunotherapy sessions in the lead-up to the challenge. The final total raised last year was £11,384 for the charity, which aims to support those working in fire services throughout their lives.