South Wales Argus – 28th January 2014 The parents of Jack Thomas have been campaigning to raise awareness of underlying heart conditions following Jack’s death in 2012. The campaign to get defibrillators in every secondary school in Gwent is being supported by schools in the area. Read more
Campaign Series, 1st October 2013 The defibrillator was donated to the school in memory of Jack Thomas, who died in February last year. £23,000 has been raised for CRY by Jack’s family and friends. Read More
South Wales Argus, 9th June 2013 Hundreds of people gathered for the unveiling of a memorial star for Jack Thomas, who died last year. The star-shaped stone was unveiled by boxer Nathan Cleverly in the centre of the village, surrounded by Jack’s friends and family. Read more
Wales Online, 9th June 2013 The money has been raised in memory of jack Thomas. Jack’s mother, June Thomas said ,”If I can save just one person, it would be worth all the effort. For us to live as a family with no answers is so hard and we wouldn’t wish it upon anyone.” Read More
Campaign Series, 4th June 2013 Local businesses have joined together in order to honour schoolboy Jack Thomas, who died suddenly in 2012 at the age of 15. The official unveiling will take place on Saturday 8th June at 11am. Read more
Daily Post, 11th April 2013 Huw Rodgers is hoping to raise £5,000 for CRY when he takes on a 120 mile walk from St David’s in Wales to Bridgend over 5 days. Huw embarks on the challenge in memory of his friend Darren Smith. Read more
Former Welsh international footballer and coach Terry Yorath was among 800 people at a charity football tournament held in memory of a Risca man who died suddenly from a heart condition. Sunday’s event was organised by the family and friends of Craig Powell, who died while working as an asbestos contractor two years ago on his
A council worker is to run the London Marathon in memory of a friend who died before a game of football. Chris Speed, 30, of Bollam Close, Connah's Quay, a goalkeeper for Wepre Rangers Football Club, was due to play against Holywell Town at their ground in Halkyn Road in 2008. Chris, an accountant for Flintshire
Nurse Lisa Jane Browne died from heart failure brought on by the shock of a ringing alarm clock, an inquest ruled yesterday. The 27-year-old, who died in 1998, suffered from an undiagnosed heart abnormality which caused her hear to stop beating after the sudden shock of her 6am alarm call. Last year experts discovered the paediatric
A North Wales mum whose daughter died when her “alarm clock” was triggered, yesterday won her five-year battle for a new inquest. Nurse Lisa Browne suffered Long QT Syndrome – but it was only discovered after an inquest, which recorded an open verdict. Experts said then they could not find a reason why she died in January