Last year was a difficult one for so many people in so many different ways. So, we ve gone back through our files to bring you 10 stories which made us smile in 2020. 1. Newport County Community member raises £900 for the NHS A FOOTBALL-MAD Newport man with autism raised almost £1,000 for the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board by doing training “drills” in his back garden. Luke Degilbert, aged 25, who is a fixture of Newport County’s County in the Community Team and the Dragon’s Disability Team, started the fundraising to “give something back to the NHS”. He said: “I have been in and out of hospital all my life, the NHS has been massive for me.
The cancellation of the event is completely understandable in the circumstances of the pandemic. There had been hope that the venue for the gruelling event could be switched to another ice locked country. Sweden were thrilled with staging what would have been the first of its kind in the country and all was going well for the event in Swedish Lapland, said Mr Fosh.
Paul Fosh beneath the Northern Lights.
Paul Fosh during a previous expedition
Paul Fosh during the Likeys Ultra in 2015. I was in training for the Canada event and switched with the Swedish event in mind. I had got all the latest kit for the event and had sorted out my training schedule but now have no event.
Camely, Old Lane, Aberyschan, Pontypool This property in Abersychan garnered quite a lot of interest, despite being affected by subsidence due to an underground water leak. The plot is located in a residential area, close to local amenities and transport routes, and could now be repaired or redeveloped by the new owners. The original guide price for this property was £43,000, but it sold, after 103 bids from nine bidders, for almost three times that, at £119,000.
Mount Zion Methodist Church, Gellihaf Road, Fleur De Lis One of the most popular properties from the December auction was the Mount Zion Methodist Church in the village of Fleur de Lys. It benefits from UPVC double glazing, gas central heating, a kitchen, a meeting room, and a disabled toilet. To the rear of the property, there is a garden with well planted borders with flowers, shrubs, and trees, and overlooking a stream. The original guide price for this property was £40,000, but after 196 bids from 18 different