DVLA staff hand over £50,000 to mental health charity

The grand total was raised for the mental health charity throughout 2017 as part of a year of fundraising by DVLA staff. 








Staff chose Mind as the agency’s annual charity of choice and have been raising money through a number of activities including half marathons, Three Peaks Challenge, skydiving and a ‘Music for Mind’ charity concert. Over the year staff also ran raffles, sweepstakes and cake sales, with every opportunity raising funds for the good cause.

Along with representatives from the charity, Swansea City Football Club Ambassador Lee Trundle showed his support by attending the presentation of the cheque to Mind at the DVLA in Morriston today, during the agency’s annual Christmas fayre.

Lorna Killin, Senior Corporate Account Manager for Mind, said:

We are absolutely thrilled that DVLA chose us as their charity of choice and for all their fantastic fundraising support. The money raised will be split between Swansea Mind, which provides support locally, and the Mind Infoline which provides support and advice for anyone experiencing mental health problems. The money raised by DVLA will help Mind ensure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.

Published 6 December 2017
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IWPC staff face redundancy

Question of County Press redundancies met with ‘No Comment’ from editor

The Editor of the County Press told OnTheWight he has ‘no comment to make’ when we approached him about word of staff redundancies, four months after the family-owned business was bought by media group, Newsquest.

It’s been just four months since the Isle of Wight County Press (IWCP) was sold to mainland media group, Newquest.

OnTheWight received an email saying there had been an “entire staff meeting this morning at 11.50. They are looking for redundancies in all departments except reporters and advertising” adding “as they are understaffed in both”.

The source goes on to say “They will be reviewing the involved departments alongside the offer of voluntary redundancy”.

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Tuesday, 14th November, 2017 8:57pm

By Sally Perry

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