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Dec 26 2019
Miracle Christmas for family thanks to Helimed after tiny baby, James, savaged by dog
A thankful mum has heaped praise on charity helimed paramedics, whose quick actions helped her baby son return home in time for his first Christmas after he was mauled by one of the family’s dogs. Morven Davidson turned her back on her two-month-old son for only “a matter of seconds”,...Read More -
Dec 26 2019
Offshore workers take up fundraising cause for Aberdeen-based charity air ambulance
There are hopes that grassroots efforts to fund Aberdeen’s new air ambulance could soon spread across the North Sea. The Crisps For Helimed 79 campaign has its first collection point offshore on Repsol Sinopec’s Piper platform. Fundraisers across the north-east and beyond have been collecting...Read More -
Dec 15 2019
Life savers: On board with Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
A year after successfully campaigning for Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) to base its second helicopter in the Granite City, the Press and Journal is backing the charity’s fundraising campaign to get it off the ground. SCAA hopes to raise £6 million to fund operations out of...Read More -
Dec 7 2019
We’re Backing Helimed 79, announces The Sandpiper Trust boss
The founder of a life-saving charity has thrown her organisation’s support behind efforts to bring an air ambulance to Aberdeen. Claire Maitland, of The Sandpiper Trust, has announced that she is backing Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance’s (SCAA) Helimed 79 – and thinks it will...Read More -
Dec 2 2019
Having a ball for good cause
A yellow rescue helicopter took centre stage at The Press and Journal Energy Ball at the weekend. Even 6ft 3 TV presenter, and host for the evening, Vernon Kay was dwarfed by the aircraft which was flown in by Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) for the special occasion. As the event’s...Read More