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South Wales Argus
7 days ago
- Business
- South Wales Argus
Newport Galvanizers logo to be featured in EA Sports FC 26
Newport Galvanizers Ltd, based in Newport and part of Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd, will have its logo featured on Newport County AFC's official away kit for a second year running through a renewed sponsorship agreement. The kit will appear in EA Sports FC 26, giving the company international exposure. Ethan Clarke, partnerships manager at Newport County, said: "We're delighted to be working with Newport Galvanizers again for the upcoming 2025-2026 season. "Working with local companies is a key priority for us, so to strengthen our ties with Newport Galvanizers is something of which we're very proud." Edward Saville, area manager at Newport Galvanizers Ltd, said: "We've been based in Newport for many years so it's an absolute privilege to support our local club and 'The Exiles' in this way. "Many of our team and customers are lifelong fans, and my son, who plays FIFA, also noticed that as part of our sponsorship our Wedge Group Galvanizing logo is on the away kit during games – if anyone who plays fancies a match against FC Barcelona." Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd is the largest hot-dip galvanizing organisation in the UK with a history dating back over 155 years and 14 plants placed across the country.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- BBC News
Teen who drowned at Aberavon could not swim, inquest hears
A teenager who died after jumping into the sea from a pier had told friends he "couldn't swim", an inquest has Ejimofor, 15, died at Aberavon beach, Neath Port Talbot, on 19 June 2023 after joining friends at the beach to celebrate the end of their hearing, at Swansea's Guildhall, heard from a fisherman who said he heard the boy telling other teenagers he "couldn't swim".His mother, Maria Ejimofor, described her son as "beautiful young boy," who was "bright and sporty". The fisherman, Ethan Clarke, said he heard the teenagers telling the boy "it would be fine" despite telling them he could not Clarke said the teenager jumped in and he began to panic as soon as he entered the then disappeared under the water at which point the teenagers called for Rowland, an off-duty police officer, was paddleboarding with his partner at the noticed a group of seven teenagers at the pier about 19:00 BST, with some in the saw three head back to shore and told the inquest he heard them saying "he's gone".Mr Rowland said one teenager told him his friend had "gone under the water and not come back up".Mr Rowland jumped off his paddleboard and swam over to the group as they frantically looking for David. The inquest heard he dived down several times before finding David's was helped to carry the body to shore by a nurse called Amy Saunders who was at the a statement read out in court, she described the efforts to rescue David at the beach as "never experiencing trauma like it".The coroner also read a statement from David's mother, Maria court heard he won athletics competitions, was a keen weightlifter and made TikTok tutorials on social media. His mother's statement said he "achieved so much in his 15 years" and had aspirations to become a said he could swim after having lessons as a child but he was not confident in the statement added "he would not have put himself in a dangerous situation" because he was not a risk often went to the beach because his family lived close by but was always cautious of the inquest continues.
