Ella Bury died unexpectedly eight years ago this month A Coventry mum whose teenage daughter died suddenly of a cardiac arrest eight years ago has helped raise £17,000 so local young people can have heart screens to prevent history repeating itself. Ella Bury died in her sleep back in July 2014 and mum Karen Green has
Shrewsbury-based rock and blues singer Adam Olds will be performing this weekend at a charity music festival. Adam, who lives in Dorrington, is lead singer and guitarist with ‘The Barebacks’, one of the headline acts at the popular ‘Smokefest’ on Saturday, July 23. Other bands appearing at the festival include The Limit, Brew 22, Huckworm, Marshall
Stoke City legend Ricardo Fuller is pulling on his whites for a charity cricket match at Barlaston this weekend. The Jamaican striker, big mates with Chris Gayle, is hoping to show his skills with bat and ball when he teams up with former Stoke captain Clive Clarke, ex-defenders Carl Dickinson and Ryan Shotton and boxer Nathan
The funds will be donated to Cardiac Risk in the Young A Sunday League football team has raised more than £3,000 in memory of West Bridgford youngster Dylan Rich, who died away after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest whilst playing football last year. Local side West Bridgford Knights have now decided to take on the Welsh Three
Screening for Cardiac Risk in the Young and charity Twenty20 cricket match to be held Barlaston Cricket Club are hosting a charity day featuring a Twenty20 match, live bands, DJ and heart screening event in memory of Edd Ridgway next month. Talented boxer Edd, from Barlaston, was only 23 when he died suddenly in 2016 and
Tributes have been paid to a “kind and laid back” man who died suddenly at the age of 30. James Sheppard, who lived in Sherwood, died from Sudden Arrythmic Death Syndrome [SADS] on April 17 last year. SADS is a type of young sudden cardiac death when someone dies suddenly and unexpectedly from a cardiac arrest – but the
Hundreds of people gathered in Nottingham this weekend to pay tribute to a teenage footballer who collapsed and later died following a cardiac arrest during a football match. Samuel Akwasi, who was 13-years-old, died in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest whilst playing for his club FC Cavaliers under-13s earlier this month. His coach, Everton Richards, said Sam
A heart screening event for young people is being held in memory of a 15-year-old girl. Madeline Siddall, of Eckington, in Derbyshire, died from sudden cardiac arrest in 2011 after she collapsed at her boyfriend’s house. The fully-booked event in Warsop, Nottinghamshire, will give 100 people a electrocardiogram (ECG) on Saturday. Her mother Anne, who raised
By ITV News Central Production Journalist Rachael Lewis A cardiac arrest charity is encouraging young people to get their hearts screened after a schoolboy from Nottingham died following a football match. Samuel Akwasi, who was 13-years-old, died in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch. According to Cardiac Risk in the Young, every week in the
The longest-serving firefighter in Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is set to retire next month. Sixty-six-year-old Kelvin Chell is hanging up the boots after almost half a century of work across various stations – including Longton, Burslem and Newcastle-under-Lyme.The longest-serving firefighter in Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is set to retire next month. “It’s going to