West Lothian councillor shaves beard grown during lockdown for cancer charity
East Calder local councillor Carl John raised funds for Macmillan Cancer Research.
14:51, 12 MAY 2021
Cllr Carl John
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One of the big moans of lockdown was not being able to get a haircut.
Zak Swire and family in Blackpool after their 238-mile walk.
- Credit: Shane Dean
An inspirational youngster walked more than 200 miles from Weston to Blackpool to raise money for charity.
Zak Swire walked 238 miles from one seaside town to another, staying in sub-zero tent temperatures to raise more than £2,220 for Macmillan Cancer Research and Trinity Hospice.
Zak, aged 12 and of Worle Community School Academy (WCSA) was with nine other people from his family for the six-day trip.
The year seven pupil was determined to do the whole journey to help raise money for his great uncle Kevin who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Widow s plea to find late husband s bike pawned for cash in pandemic
Karen Mottram said she broke down in tears when she heard Cash Converters had sold her partner s precious racer bike
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Karen and Tony Mottram (Image: Karen Mottram)
A heartbroken mum-of-two who pawned her late husband s racing bike during the Covid-19 pandemic was devastated to learn she can t get it back. Karen Mottram, who had to pawn the bike because she had no money during the early part of the pandemic, only recently got together enough cash to buy back the vintage blue Faggin cycle after restarting work again.
The death has occurred in her home of Brigid Kelly Nee McGeown; Meenmore, Dungloe.
Remains will repose at McGlynns Funeral Home from tomorrow, Wednesday at 5.30pm with removal at 6pm going to her late residence to repose overnight.
Funeral Mass on Thursday at 11am in St Columbas Church, Acres with interment afterwards in Belcruit Cemetery.
Due to HSE and Government guidelines, wake funeral and interment are private to family only with a maximum of ten people permitted.
Funeral can be viewed live on mcnmedia.tv/camera/st-columbas-church
Family flowers only. Donations if desired to the Macmillan Cancer Research C/O Any family member or Shaun McGlynn Funeral Director.
But Hattie s own story begins in September 2019.
Hattie was sent home from school during her first day of Year 2 with tummy ache and a fever. After a number of visits to medical professionals, doctors concluded Hattie was constipated.
After being seen by a specialist at Lister Hospital and having multiple scans, it was discovered that a tumour had formed.
Despite nine rounds of chemotherapy, countless hours spent in hospitals, proton beam therapy in Manchester and a year of maintenance chemotherapy, Hattie s parents say her resilience continues to inspire them. She copes with everything amazingly, mum Helen said. She’s always been very strong-willed and I think that has done her really well. Even with this horrible thing going on, she just has so much positivity.