THE son of a Flintshire councillor who died from Covid-19 has vowed to continue his legacy by standing to win his seat. Kevin Hughes, who represented Gwernymynydd, died at Wrexham Maelor Hospital in January at the age of 63 after being admitted with the virus the previous month. It happened just weeks after the funeral of his mother June Margaret Hughes, who also lost her life to the virus. A by-election is set to be held today for voters in the village to choose the independent councillor’s successor. His son Andy Hughes has officially been confirmed as one of two candidates standing by Flintshire Council, alongside Plaid Cymru’s Bob Gaffey.
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Minuteâs applause held in memory of Flintshire councillor Kevin Hughes who died after battle with Covid-19
Kevin Hughes with his wife sally .. A MINUTE’S applause has been held in memory of a popular Flintshire councillor who died following a battle against Covid-19. Kevin Hughes, from Gwernymynydd, died last week at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, where he was admitted after testing positive for the virus in December. Tributes have poured in for the former police officer and journalist, who was 63 and leaves wife, Sally, sons Chris, Steve and Andy, and seven grandchildren. His colleagues at Flintshire Council joined together in remembering him by holding a minute’s applause before an online meeting this morning (Tuesday, January 12).
THE family of popular councillor and former Cheshire Police officer Kevin Hughes have paid tribute to him after he died yesterday morning following a long battle against Covid-19. The Chester-born 63-year-old, who was also an ex-journalist, leaves a wife, Sally, with whom he celebrated 40 years of marriage three years ago, sons Chris, Steve and Andy, and seven grandchildren. He lived in Gwernymynydd and was a Flintshire county councillor serving the area. Kevin attended Chester s Queen’s Park High School and in a varied career was a police diver for Cheshire Constabulary before working as head diver at the Blue Planet Aquarium in Ellesmere Port after his retirement.
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Tributes have been paid to a well-known county councillor who died after spending weeks in intensive care with coronavirus.
Kevin Hughes, who was 63, had been admitted to intensive care in December after testing positive for the virus. As a result of being hospitalised he was unable to attend the funeral of his mother, June Margaret Hughes, 89, who also died from the virus. At that time he delivered a passionate appeal from his hospital bed to people to observe social distancing during the Christmas and New Year periods.
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