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South Wales Argus
6 hours ago
- Health
- South Wales Argus
Family to run Cwmbran's Kolor Dash for St David's Hospice
The Curran family is supported by St David's Hospice, where dad Tom Curran receives palliative care for stage 4 cancer, diagnosed in April 2024. His daughter Ffion, 12, expressed gratitude for the care provided by the hospice, particularly by nurse Jayne, who ensures her father's comfort. Ffion has taken up running and plans to participate in Cwmbran's Kolor Dash on August 27 to raise money for the hospice. She has also encouraged some of her father's friends to join her in the run. The hospice provides care for those with life-limiting illnesses, addressing their physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs. During a recent visit to the hospice, Ffion was inspired to participate in the Kolor Dash after seeing a poster for the event. The family has since raised more than £3,300 for the hospice. Those wishing to support Ffion and her siblings in their fundraising efforts can do so via their Just Giving page. St David's Hospice provides round-the-clock expert care in a friendly environment, supporting people to live their lives to the fullest, even with life-limiting illnesses.
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Surrey take charge after bowling out Durham
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street (day one) Durham 153: Ackermann 51; Worrall 4-31, Curran 3-22 Surrey 182-5: Lawrence 68*, Patel 58; Raine 2-37 Surrey (3 pts) lead Durham (1 pt) by 29 runs Match scorecard Fifteen wickets fell on the opening day of the vital County Championship game at the Banks Homes Riverside and title-chasing Surrey will be the happier side after ending an eventful three sessions 29 runs ahead of Durham with five wickets in hand. After dismissing the home side for 153, with Dan Worrall taking 4-31 to counter Colin Ackermann's 51, the champions slipped to 27-3. But half-centuries by Ryan Patel (58) and Dan Lawrence earned them their advantage. Surrey ended the day on 182-5, with Lawrence unbeaten on 68 and their lead could be crucial on a pitch that appears helpful to most bowlers. The visitors had made their first breakthrough of the day in the seventh over when Ben McKinney clipped Dan Worrall off his toes to Patel, who had been precisely placed at short midwicket for just such an indiscretion. McKinney's dismissal for seven was followed 45 minutes later by Emilio Gay's for 14, the former Northamptonshire batsman's forward push to a ball from Sam Curran only succeeding in nicking a catch to Ben Foakes. Surrey domination of the game's opening two hours was confirmed in the final two overs of the session, first when Worrall trapped Alex Lees lbw on the back foot for 34 and then when Ollie Robinson was beaten and bowled for two by a ball from Sai Kishore which turned sharply past the edge and into the off-stump. That wicket left Durham parlously placed on 68-4 at lunch but things got much worse for the home side in the half-hour after the resumption as they lost three wickets for 16 runs in five overs. Both Graham Clark and Ben Raine were caught at slip by Rory Burns off Worrall, Clark for four and Raine for a single, and those dismissals sandwiched the departure of Bas de Leede, who was lbw to Kishore for nought when trying to sweep. That trio of setbacks meant Durham had lost six wickets for 40 runs and left the home side on 93-7 but some balm was applied to their supporters' wounds by a 53-run stand for the eighth wicket between Ackermann and Matthew Potts. Durham's fightback was brief, though. Ackermann reached his fifty off 128 balls but was caught at mid-on by Kishore off Curran when he miscued a pull. In the next over, Codi Yusuf was bowled by Jordan Clark for a single and the innings ended in faintly comical fashion when Potts, having made 32, attempted a scoop off Curran but merely lobbed the ball to Foakes behind the stumps. Curran returned figures of 3-22 and Kishore took 2-26. Surrey's batters did not have their problems to seek in the first hour of their reply. Burns was lbw to Potts for two and Raine was rewarded for his accuracy with the scalps of Dom Sibley, caught behind when driving, for 12 and Curran, whose frenetic ten-ball innings ended when an expansive drive merely nicked a catch to McKinney at first slip and the Surrey all-rounder departed for four. Those wickets with the new ball reduced Surrey to 27-3 but the next hour of the 40-over evening session belonged to Patel and Lawrence, both of whom batted beautifully in the particular styles. Fresh from his season's best 92 at Scarborough last week, Patel reached his fifty with a six off Callum Parkinson to add to his eight fours. Lawrence, meanwhile, looks as stylish as any batter in the country at the moment and the pair put on 83 before Patel edged Parkinson to Ackermann at slip and departed for 58. Foakes managed only 11 before losing his off-pole to Yusuf but Lawrence reached his fifty off 69 balls four overs before the close and Surrey passed Durham's total a few balls later, an achievement Lawrence celebrated by off-driving Raine for six. Report supplied by ECB Reporters' Network, supported by Rothesay Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport
BBC News
17 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Surrey take charge after bowling out Durham
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street (day one)Durham 153: Ackermann 51; Worrall 4-31, Curran 3-22Surrey 182-5: Lawrence 68*, Patel 58; Raine 2-37Surrey (3 pts) lead Durham (1 pt) by 29 runsMatch scorecard Fifteen wickets fell on the opening day of the vital County Championship game at the Banks Homes Riverside and title-chasing Surrey will be the happier side after ending an eventful three sessions 29 runs ahead of Durham with five wickets in dismissing the home side for 153, with Dan Worrall taking 4-31 to counter Colin Ackermann's 51, the champions slipped to half-centuries by Ryan Patel (58) and Dan Lawrence earned them their ended the day on 182-5, with Lawrence unbeaten on 68 and their lead could be crucial on a pitch that appears helpful to most bowlers. The visitors had made their first breakthrough of the day in the seventh over when Ben McKinney clipped Dan Worrall off his toes to Patel, who had been precisely placed at short midwicket for just such an dismissal for seven was followed 45 minutes later by Emilio Gay's for 14, the former Northamptonshire batsman's forward push to a ball from Sam Curran only succeeding in nicking a catch to Ben Foakes. Surrey domination of the game's opening two hours was confirmed in the final two overs of the session, first when Worrall trapped Alex Lees lbw on the back foot for 34 and then when Ollie Robinson was beaten and bowled for two by a ball from Sai Kishore which turned sharply past the edge and into the wicket left Durham parlously placed on 68-4 at lunch but things got much worse for the home side in the half-hour after the resumption as they lost three wickets for 16 runs in five overs. Both Graham Clark and Ben Raine were caught at slip by Rory Burns off Worrall, Clark for four and Raine for a single, and those dismissals sandwiched the departure of Bas de Leede, who was lbw to Kishore for nought when trying to trio of setbacks meant Durham had lost six wickets for 40 runs and left the home side on 93-7 but some balm was applied to their supporters' wounds by a 53-run stand for the eighth wicket between Ackermann and Matthew fightback was brief, though. Ackermann reached his fifty off 128 balls but was caught at mid-on by Kishore off Curran when he miscued a pull. In the next over, Codi Yusuf was bowled by Jordan Clark for a single and the innings ended in faintly comical fashion when Potts, having made 32, attempted a scoop off Curran but merely lobbed the ball to Foakes behind the stumps. Curran returned figures of 3-22 and Kishore took 2-26. Surrey's batters did not have their problems to seek in the first hour of their reply. Burns was lbw to Potts for two and Raine was rewarded for his accuracy with the scalps of Dom Sibley, caught behind when driving, for 12 and Curran, whose frenetic ten-ball innings ended when an expansive drive merely nicked a catch to McKinney at first slip and the Surrey all-rounder departed for wickets with the new ball reduced Surrey to 27-3 but the next hour of the 40-over evening session belonged to Patel and Lawrence, both of whom batted beautifully in the particular styles. Fresh from his season's best 92 at Scarborough last week, Patel reached his fifty with a six off Callum Parkinson to add to his eight meanwhile, looks as stylish as any batter in the country at the moment and the pair put on 83 before Patel edged Parkinson to Ackermann at slip and departed for managed only 11 before losing his off-pole to Yusuf but Lawrence reached his fifty off 69 balls four overs before the close and Surrey passed Durham's total a few balls later, an achievement Lawrence celebrated by off-driving Raine for six. Report supplied by ECB Reporters' Network, supported by Rothesay
American Press
18-07-2025
- Climate
- American Press
Westlake Fire Department trains with MedEvac unit from Fort Polk
1/3 Swipe or click to see more A 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment helicopter from Fort Polk is used during a training session Thursday morning with members of the Westlake Fire Department. (Emily Burleigh / American Press) 2/3 Swipe or click to see more A 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment helicopter from Fort Polk is used during a training session Thursday morning with members of the Westlake Fire Department. (Emily Burleigh / American Press) 3/3 Swipe or click to see more A 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment helicopter from Fort Polk is used during a training session Thursday morning with members of the Westlake Fire Department. (Emily Burleigh / American Press) Firefighters with the Westlake Fire Department spent Thursday morning conducting joint training operations with the 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment. The 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment – otherwise known as Cajun Dustoff – collaborated with WFD to organize hoist and water rescue exercises. WFD gathered on the shore of the Calcasieu River while the Cajun Dustoff helicopter landed. Within the hour, participants were practicing hoist operations, extraction efforts in which civilians are rescued from land or water via helicopter during emergencies. The training simulated several real-world disaster scenarios to bolster the fire department's emergency response capabilities. The multi-organizational training is paramount with a rise in natural disasters, a phenomenon Southwest Louisiana is all too familiar with, said Maj. Shane Curran, commander, Cajun Dustoff. The region is still recovering from Hurricanes Laura and Delta, while simultaneously fortifying in preparation for future events. 'This is why we're trying to build these relationships with our local emergency friends,' Curran said. 'This is going to help us if we ever get called to work on, whether it be a natural disaster or a local emergency, we've already done the training with the local fire departments.' Cajun Dustoff is an active-duty MedEvac unit stationed at Fort Polk and the Joint Readiness Training Center. The regiment conducts all military training events on Fort Polk, responds to search and rescue missions, and is utilized for local hospital transfers, he said. The main goal of the exercises with local emergency response teams is to continuously increase interoperability between Army assets, like Cajun Dustoff, and local emergency response teams, he said. WFD Chaplain Kyle Doty, who has been with the department for two and a half years, said WFD's role during emergency response scenarios is 'Rural One.' Due to the department's proximity to the water and swift water rescue training, WFD is the immediate response team. 'We're first on scene.' The firefighters are already trained and equipped for land and water rescues, but the joint training operations will integrate aviation-based response into WFD's toolbelt. 'Hoist' is one of the most difficult emergency operations, Curran said. By familiarizing the Westlake firefighting personnel with hoist operations, WFD will be equipped with the expertise they need to help retrieve civilians during emergencies. WFD Fire Chief Jonathan Duff said one of WFD's new firefighters, John Dalgleish, put the training in motion. Dalgleish spent most of his career teaching at the United States Military Academy, West Point. After joining the department, he worked to coordinate the training with Cajun Dustoff, a regiment that has worked with WFD before. 'We're always looking for something new and cutting edge,' Duff said. 'If we're going to use them, we might as well spend some significant amount of time training with them. 'We like to think that we're one of the hardest-working fire departments around, and we've got the best military in the world, so, here we are.' Later down the line, Cajun Dustoff officers will come to Westlake to get swift water training in return. The partnership is an exchange of emergency preparedness education that will continue to strengthen the region's emergency response readiness, he said. A majority of WFD's firefighters are retired military and are already cross-trained, Doty said, but this is the first paramilitary training he has participated in. He was 'pumped' to get up in the air. 'I'm not really as nervous as a lot of people might think,' he joked. 'I'm just looking forward to the next time we can do this again.' Curran said this exercise was hopefully the first in a series of training events with the Westlake Fire Department. 'We just love getting out, getting to work with the local community,' he said. 'That's what it's all about – just taking care of each other and we're super excited to train with these guys.' Duff said they expect joint training to occur on an annual or biannual basis.
Belfast Telegraph
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Cliftonville star is proud of historic goal but he's determined to make it count with European progress
After putting his name to a European milestone in last week's first leg, Ryan Curran is determined to ensure it counts for something when Cliftonville renew rivalries with St Joseph's. As well as being his maiden strike on the continental stage, Curran's headed opener in Gibraltar was the first goal scored in this season's UEFA Conference League — but the 31-year-old wants more than personal landmarks to reflect on from the tie.
