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A Llanelli gym instructor is getting on his bike and cycling from Paris to Burry Port to help children with autism. To raise money for week on the street project, Rob Welch is saddling up for the 450-mile French challenge in July. The 39-year-old Llanelli Leisure Centre worker is part of a group who will gear up and peddle the journey from Paris to Dieppe then onto Newhaven, Winchester, Chepstow before arriving in Burry Port on July 17. The former bodybuilder has been training hard for the last couple of months, clocking up around 200 miles a week, and hopes people will dig deep in their pockets to raise as much money as possible. Dad of one Rob Welch said: “My friend’s son is autistic and I wanted to do something to help. When the bike ride was suggested I thought this would be a great opportunity to raise money for such a worthy cause. “People can donate by going online to the just giving website page or donate via the collection buckets at Llanelli Leisure Centre.” The scheme, whi...

Carmarthen accountant Ann Thomas is counting down the days to a marathon international bike challenge. Ann, senior consultant with Clay Shaw Butler chartered accountants and business consultants in Lammas Street, Carmarthen, has signed up for the Paris to Swansea charity bike ride in August. “It’s the biggest physical test I’ve faced since climbing Kilimanjaro a few years back, but I’m looking forward to a great challenge,” said Ann, 37. “At the front of my mind will be helping to raise loads of cash for charity and I will be riding for Maggie’s. They are a very worthwhile UK-wide charity with a new cancer centre in Swansea. “The actual ride takes place between August 22-26 and will cover 320 miles. I will be joining a group of riders who hope to raise more than £80,000 for Maggie’s.” Ann is already in training for the ride and is just over a quarter of the way towards reaching her individual target of raising £1,500. “I’m a keen cyclist and I’ve taken part in what are described ...

Hywel Dda Health Board | Wales well represented at International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare Quality improvement in Welsh healthcare will be presented to healthcare professionals from across the globe at the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare 2012, taking place in Paris this week (17-20 April). More than 3,000 delegates are expected at the International Forum and they will have the opportunity to get the latest news of Welsh progress in stroke care, mobilising staff to engage in healthcare improvement, sustaining reductions in infections, and the use of virtual technology to improve patient care.