Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
2 May 2020 A farm vet with a passion for music is using his talent to raise funds for those on the frontline fight against coronavirus. John Hemingway Despite hardly having sat in front of a microphone since he graduated from university four-years-ago, John Hemingway is using his ‘not going out time’ to perform a song-a-day for 26 [...]
1 May 2020 A musician has written a Coronavirus-inspired song called ‘Stay at Home’ with all the proceeds going to the charity that supports Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Paul Bailey has released a song called Stay at Home in aid of SaTH Charity Paul Bailey has performed the length and breadth of the UK for the past 30 [...]
1 May 2020 Dr Arne Rose The Medical Director of Shropshire’s acute hospitals has joined sporting stars such as Gary Lineker, Monty Panesar, Chris Kamara, Wes Morgan and Andy Robertson to call for racism to be given the red card in the NHS. Dr Arne Rose, Medical Director at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which [...]
1 May 2020 The importance of hand-washing during the coronavirus pandemic is being highlighted by health bosses as part of World Hand Hygiene Day (Tuesday, 5 May), which is a global initiative to bring people together to improve hand hygiene around the world. Regular and effective hand hygiene is the single most important thing you can do to protect yourself [...]
30 April 2020 Amanda Lovett, 27 from Shrewsbury, has become the first woman to give birth at the new, purpose-built Wrekin Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, part of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. The unit replaces its predecessor that was 30 years old. Amanda gave birth to a baby girl, who [...]
29 April 2020 A Student Nurse is shaving his hair off to raise funds for the charity that supports Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Harry George, 22, of Shrewsbury, is shaving his hair off for SaTH Charity. Harry George, of Shrewsbury, is a second year nurse at Staffordshire University and has so far raised more than £300 ahead of [...]
29 April 2020 Welshpool Rugby Club has raised more than £2,000 for the charity that support Shropshire’s two acute hospital. Families from Welshpool Rugby Club took part in the charity challenge. The Mid Wales-based club called on its members to run the distance of Welshpool to the Stade De France - the venue for the 2023 World Cup [...]
28 April 2020 A pair of teachers who ran a marathon around their six metre garden have helped raise thousands of pounds for the charity that supports staff at Shropshire’s acute hospitals. Dan Pritchard and Liam Deery’s incredible feat was the highlight of a weekend of activity as fundraisers sought to fill the charity gap left by the postponement [...]
27 April 2020 A businessman who “owes his life to the NHS” has come up with a unique way of raising money to help boost the morale of staff at Shropshire’s acute hospitals. John Tudor holding one of the bright yellow T-shirts John Tudor, the Joint Managing Director of Access Cover in Rugeley, has had hundreds of bright [...]
25 April 2020 A primary school pupil with a passion for music has spent ‘lockdown’ learning the trade of a DJ and will this Sunday perform a live set on social media to raise money for the NHS. Olivia Harris, 10, from Shrewsbury, who now goes by the stage name of DJ Livi, will perform her set at 4pm on [...]
