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Feb 21 2020
Superheroes' BT Murrayfield touchdown will prove a lifesaver
BT Murrayfield has welcomed its fair share of rugby heroes over the years. But superheroes of a very different kind will be aiming to touchdown at Edinburgh's famous international arena next month. Dozens of fundraising daredevils are set to abseil 135 feet from the towering stands at the home of Scottish...Read More -
Feb 1 2020
From Afghanistan to Aberdeen: Meet the former RAF pilot hired to save lives in the north-east
Pete Winn is a modest man. The former Royal Air Force pilot is quick to downplay his lifesaving work in war zones in Afghanistan, and is always the first to point to friends and colleagues who “did a lot more”. But dealing with attention, praise and “pressing the flesh with fundraisers”...Read More -
Jan 31 2020
More than £25,000 raised towards life-saving new air ambulance for Aberdeen at Energy Ball
This year’s Press and Journal Energy Ball, which took place at the P&J Live arena in Aberdeen, raised £26,471 for Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA). Fundraising efforts, backed by the P&J, have been ongoing to purchase a second machine which will be based in Aberdeen and...Read More -
Jan 22 2020
Injured baby reunited with life-saving crew
A young baby whose life hung in the balance after being attacked by a dog has been reunited with the air ambulance crew that helped save his life in a desperate race against time. Four-month-old James and his parents Morven and Derek Davidson from remote Glen Esk in Angus travelled to Perth Airport to...Read More -
Jan 21 2020
Former North Sea oil worker lands boyhood dream job with Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
A former North Sea oil worker is to lead the team of paramedics who will soon take up life-saving missions across the north and north-east. Ewan Littlejohn will head-up the Scotland’s Air Ambulance Charity unit to be based at Aberdeen airport. The 34-year-old has spent the last year on the Scottish...Read More -
Jan 10 2020
Rise in serious incident responses for Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) responded to more emergencies and an increasing number of time-critical serious trauma incidents during 2019. From their base at Perth Airport, highly skilled paramedics deployed to 352 life-threatening emergencies - an 8% increase on the previous year's workload....Read More -
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