Carer hurt in nasty car crash spent five hours on a spinal board in the cold while waiting for an ambulance
Amber Howie has said she is indebted to the fire service for their help and support that evening, which included building a tent from ladders
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The scene of the crash at Graig Road in Garnant, left, and right, Miss Howie on the spinal board (Image: Asha Lewis-John and Rachel Rees)
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HUNDREDS of people tuned in to watch the South Wales Argus Health & Care Awards, held in association with t2 group, and applaud the heroic men and women who have been on the Covid-19 frontline during 2020. The ceremony, broadcast online on the Argus Facebook page to keep everybody safe, featured a glittering array of household names from the worlds of sport, television, music and medicine. Wales and British Lions rugby legend Sam Warburton, Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page, Justin Hawkins of rock band The Darkness, GP and TV star Dr Hilary Jones, and doctor, broadcaster and comedian Dr Phil Hammond, all took time out from their busy schedules to deliver special words of praise for the finalists and winners.
THE Welsh Ambulance Service has re-enlisted the support of the military as it contends with a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. More than 90 soldiers will once again assist the Trust’s Covid-19 effort by driving ambulance vehicles from Wednesday. Among them will be soldiers from 9 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps. On Sunday, Chief Executive Jason Killens visited their headquarters in Chippenham, where soldiers were undergoing training ahead of deployment. Jason said: “The extreme pressure on our ambulance service in the last couple of weeks has been well documented, and it’s why we’ve taken the decision to re-enlist the military, who did a superb job of assisting us earlier in the year.
The Army is helping the Welsh Ambulance Service with the coronavirus effort. THE Welsh Ambulance Service has re-enlisted the support of the military as it contends with a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. More than 90 soldiers will once again assist the Trust’s Covid-19 effort by driving ambulance vehicles from tomorrow (Wednesday). Among them will be soldiers from 9 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps. On Sunday, Chief Executive Jason Killens visited their headquarters in Chippenham, where soldiers were undergoing training ahead of deployment. Jason said: “The extreme pressure on our ambulance service in the last couple of weeks has been well documented, and it’s why we’ve taken the decision to re-enlist the military, who did a superb job of assisting us earlier in the year.