A blind man has conquered his disability to plunge into the underwater world of scuba diving. Robert Ainsley-Raffel was born blind but that hasn’t stopped the have-a-go Geordie making a splash with the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC). They have helped the 25-year-old from Hexham complete his training in a swimming pool with flying colours and [..]
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A search has been launched to find families of the “forgotten heroes” who perished on a D-Day landing craft which sank in the Solent. The Southsea branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) who identified the wreck of the landing craft are hoping to organise a memorial service at sea. They are keen to trace [..]
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A community centre which has become established as the hub of activities on an Old Colwyn housing estate has been given a new lease of life. The premises on the Tan Lan estate underwent a “90-Minute Makeover” involving volunteers, tradesmen and staff of Cartrefi Conwy, the housing association now responsible for housing matters which formerly [..]
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ONE of the world’s leading experts on tourism has revealed a new vision to turn North Wales into a “world class” destination for visitors. Professor Terry Stevens is working with Tourism Partnership North Wales to make sure North Wales is a destination which visitors will want to return to – again and again. He aims [..]
Wednesday October 19th, 2011 — —