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GREENOCK Baptist Church is joining the fight to save lives by giving the public access to a defibrillator.

A new defibrillator have been installed on the Bistre Community Centre in Buckley, making lifesaving equipment more widely available.

"It make me feel very angry and very sad," says one ambulance worker.

Recently, defibrillators have been installed in places such as Llangollen Football Club and also at Moel Famau. Now the town of Bala has got its very own bit of potentially life-saving equipment. Pictured are Mark Bennett, Grand Master of Bala Lodge of Freemasonry, Eifion Roberts, Mayor of Bala Town Council, and Lis Puw, Clerk. Bala Town Council say councillors and residents alike are 'most grateful for this incredibly generous gift'. Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) are devices located in publicly available areas that can deliver an electric shock to a casualty in cardiac arrest...

Arklow Community First Responders (CFR) celebrated a milestone anniversary by unveiling their 10th Public Access Defibrillator in the town over the weekend. The local lifesavers marked a special day on St Valentine's Day, which was their 10th anniversary as an active responder group with the National Ambulance Service (NAS). They first went live to answering cardiac emergencies on behalf of NAS on February 14, 2011. The latest defibrillator is situated at Sweeney's Garage and Taxi Hire on the Sea Road. This life-saving device will be available around the clock, in case of a cardiac emergency....