More than 20 people from across the region were nominated by friends and family and the Dragon Taxis team had the difficult task of choosing their winner. Mr Drewett said: I ve raised money for local causes such as the foodbank. I walked the equivalent of Land s End to John O Groats for the Alzheimer s Society raising £1,500. I walked a million steps in a month for Guide Dogs and raised just £1,000 and last year I helped raise £1,500 for a homeless shelter in Bradford. He said: My wife Paula is a great support. I wouldn t be able to do all my challenges with out her. She s always keeping my spirits up when I flag - and my dog Ollie is a great companion on my walks.
THESE are the biggest stories to happen near you this month. A £50 million bitcoin hunter, an unexplained death and a Gwent singer who wowed Sir Tom Jones are among the top stories across the region in January. We have compiled some of biggest events that have happened in the area in the last four weeks to show you what is happening where you live. You can click on the icons on the map below to see the goings on in your neighbourhood. These are the top stories this month:
Blaenau Gwent One of the biggest developments in Blaenau Gwent this month was the dramatic reduction in coronavirus rates. Nowhere in Wales has the coronavirus rate fallen as much in the past month as in Blaenau Gwent. The area s case rate has fallen from being among the highest of Wales 22 council areas, to one of the lowest.
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Newport Galvanizers. Picture: DBPR She and we as a family received such a wonderful service from the hospice and so I am especially pleased to help support their fabulous work in the community. As a company more than £150,000 was distributed towards good causes and we were very pleased to secure the funds for St David’s Hospice Care.
Workers at Newport Galvanizers. Picture: DBPR
Workers at Newport Galvanizers. Picture: DBPR Newport Galvanizers Ltd, based at Llanwern, is a provider of corrosion protection which supports the steel industry and has remained open throughout the pandemic providing support to help enable completion of projects such as the Grange University Hospital, near Cwmbran, and other essential infrastructure developments in the UK.