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A Clitheroe couple affected by the heart-breaking still-birth


of their baby boy are pulling togetherto raisefundsfor families who find themselves


in the same situation.


Zayn Nawaz was born on July 27th to parents Yas and Clare, but his heart had tragically stopped beating in the final stages of labour. While most families find­


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ing themselves inasimilarpo- sition would understandably find it hard just dealing with their own shock and grief, Yas and Clare immediately set about turningthesituationin- to something more positive to try to help others. Clare said: “The events fol­


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hospital equipment needed following the birth was limit­ ed and bereavement care was . minimal outside the immedi­ ate family unit. “We decided to try and


raise money to buy much- needed specialistequipment, such as cold cots which ena- blefamiliestospendtimewith.


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Cancer patients’ journey for their treatment cut thanks to new unit


by Margaret Parsons margaret.parsons@jpress.co.uk Twittergdithadvertiser


Patients forced to travel to Preston or Manchester will be able to receive treatment in Burnley Thefund-raisingcampaign


Ribble Valley cancer patients are to get a state-of-the-art, world class chemotherapy unit, miles closer to their home.


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Based at Burnley General Hospital, the unit will cost £200,000 and will replace the existing small chemotherapy suite. Many patients are current­


ly forced to travel to Manches­ ter or Preston for vital cancer treatments and the new unit will take away that need. Half of the cost is being


funded by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust with the remaining £100,000 be­ ing raised by a public appeal which is being backed by the Clitheroe Advertiser’s sister paper the Burnley Express.


Zayn's uncle Paul Howell before his fund-raising 100 km hand cycleride.(s)


their baby, to strive to assist grieving parents and fami­ lies, and also to contribute to research into still births.” The idea of Zayn’s Gift is


that family and friends will participate in fund-raising activities and personal chal­ lenges in memory of Zayn. Clare continued: “My


brother Paul rode 100km on Sunday on his hand cycle to help raise funds. “He has ridden in many


events previously, raisinglots ofmoneyforvariouscharities


but Zayn’s Gift is obviously a cause which is now very dear to his heart.” Family and friends will be


participating in many differ­ ent fund-raising activities and personal challenges in memo-'


ry of Zayn. For more information on


events, or to donate, visit: ht- tp://www.gofundme.com/za-


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Councillors to decide on 130 new homes


A decision on whether or not to allow 130 new homes to be built in Clitheroe, despite a raft of objections, will be made tonight. The d e v e lopm ent at'


Henthorn Road includes a mix of two to four bedroom prop­ erties and 12 of these include two bed apartments. Around40 of the proposed-


properties will meet Ribble Valley Council’s objective of providing on-site affordable housing. ■ The scheme has been rec­ ommended for conditional approval at Ribble Valley’s planning and development committee.


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is being organised by the Rose- mere Burnley Chemotherapy UnitAppeal. Appeal co-ordinator Dan


Hill said: “We are planning a whole range of exciting local events and we really need the people of Ribble Valley to get on board and support this life- saving venture.” The Rosemere C an ­


cer Foundation has made a pledge to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, which manages Burnley General Hospital, that it will guaran­ tee to raise £100,000 towards the £200,000 total cost of the unit through a public appeal. It means that plans already. drawn up by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, which will contribute the rest of the money, can be put out to im­ mediate tender. The new unit should be


ready to welcome its first pa­ tients by next spring. It will


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lent level of patient care, it is tucked away tothebackofthe hospital, which can make it difficult to find. There is also no room for expansion or ad­ ditional, updated facilities. Sue Thompson, Rose-


mere’s Chief Officer, said: “When we learned about the plans for the new unit, we had no hesitation but to pffer our support. “There is a lot of document­


The3D plans of thenewstate-of-the-artchemotherapyunhatBurnley General Hospital, (s)


be situated within the main hospital, next to the Caster- ton Avenue entrance, and will have its own dedicated park­ ing area. Inside, it will be totally


patient-focused, designed to ensure a comfortable and re­


laxing environment to help bring about the most positive treatment outcomes. Once up and running,'


the new unit will replace the hospital’s current, much smaller chemotherapy suite. Although it provides an excel­


ed medical research showing that the environment in which cancer patients are treated can have a significant impact on outcome and those that receive treatment in centres designed specifically around their needs, such as the new unit planned for Burnley, tend to experience more positive results.” Deborah Sullivan, East


Lancashire Hospitals Trust’s Macmillian Lead Cancer Nurse, said: “Around 4,000 chemotherapy treatments


are now delivered annually at Burnley General but this is a figure that increases year on


year. “With improving cancer


care and an ageing popula­ tion, our concern was that in the not too distant future, we would reach capacity and have to turn local patients away, re­ ferring them instead to other hospitals further afield. “This is the last thing an­ yone wanted. Now, with the


• new unit, we will have not only the room to look after all our local patients for the fore­ seeable future, we will also be able to do so in a facility that is second to none." Anyone who has ideas on


how they can support the ap­ peal or who would like tg vol­ unteer their help in anyway can contact Dan on 01772


528346. This same number, along


with 01772 522913, can be used to make a donation.


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