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BBC News
05-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Mum to run Lincoln 10k a year after breast cancer treatment
A woman diagnosed with breast cancer 18 months ago will run the City of Lincoln 10K race to raise awareness of the Ingamells, 31, who completed her treatment in 2024, said: "This time last year I couldn't even walk up the stairs without getting out of breath."The mother of one, from Horncastle in Lincolnshire, said she was inspired to take part in the challenge after watching her friend, Ellie Beebe, run last year's race to raise funds for breast cancer charity CoppaFeel."I just felt so lucky to be supported by the best group of friends", Mrs Ingamells added. Mrs Ingamells said she "felt really isolated" after the diagnosis in 2023, but has now set up a support group for other young people with breast cancer."We have a group of young people coming to a support group in Horncastle," Miss Beebe said."People all within the same town under the age of 40 going through a similar experience."Mrs Ingamells added: "I feel so grateful to be alive and kicking." The annual City of Lincoln 10K race attracts thousands of runners every year and takes place on Sunday 6 April."I'm proud of her for all her training, she's smashing it," Miss Beebe said. "Catching this awful disease early can save your life."According to the NHS, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women in the UK. Anyone can get breast NHS advises to see a doctor if you have any of the following:A lump or swelling in your breast, chest or armpitNotice any changes in your breasts or nipples that are not normal for youHave pain in your breast or armpit that does not go awayMore advice is available via the NHS website. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
19-02-2025
- General
- BBC News
'Rogue drones' putting Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance at risk
Dangerously flown hobbyist drones are putting helicopter pilots and patients at risk, an air ambulance service has one incident, the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance was unable to take off with a patient on board because of a drone flying another occasion, pilot Llewis Ingamells said he had a "near miss" with a drone while flying to a hospital in Police said it tried to educate hobbyists where possible but warned people could be prosecuted if they put aircraft at risk. The air ambulance is said to be particularly vulnerable because it often has to fly close to the Ingamells said pilots had dealt with a number of drone-related incidents in recent one case, staff had to delay the care of a patient while they tried to find out who was controlling a drone flying a lightweight drone could cause "catastrophic" damage to a helicopter during flight if it collided with the rotas or came through a window, Mr Ingamells added. The problem was not the drones themselves, but people operating them without regard to rules and regulations, he said. "We don't want to over-regulate in terms of the air space. It's for everybody to share."If everybody's doing it safely, and by the rules, it will be safe. "It's just the rogue drones that are a concern to everybody."The concerns come after the RAF in Lincolnshire warned anyone flying a drone above 400ft (120m) could pose a risk to military aircraft taking off from year, a drone operator was fined by magistrates in Boston after causing the RAF to divert flights. According to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), drones should not fly above 400ft and operators should always look and listen out for low-flying officers from Lincolnshire Police seized one drone after it was repeatedly flown at more than 12,000ft and not far from RAF Coningsby."It's in that airspace where we have fast jets, the air ambulance, the Red Arrows," said Kevin Taylor, the chief pilot of the force's drone unit."We have to be really mindful of the safety of those aircraft and the danger a drone can pose."He urged drone pilots to always keep drones within line of sight, to familiarise themselves with regulations on the CAA website and to register camera drones with the to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
