A 22-YEAR-OLD Tregaron woman cheered on a team of solicitors who tackled Sunday’s Cardiff Half Marathon in memory of her dad who died earlier this year after suffering a brain injury on the farm.

Andrew Jones, 52, was mucking out the cattle shed when he was struck by a large metal door blown by a gust of wind in 2014.

Having been flown by Wales Air Ambulance to University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, Mr Jones underwent immediate surgery, and subsequent specialist neuro-rehabilitation, but sadly died last March.

Now his daughter, Cara Capener-Jones, who lives with her mum in Llwynygroes, near Tregaron, has been thrilled to learn that the team from Cardiff-based Hugh James Solicitors - who represent her family – raised over £1,500 for Wales Air Ambulance.

“I believe that it was the Wales Air Ambulance service that not only saved my dad’s life but allowed us to have an extra three years with him,” she said.

“They not only assisted on the day of the accident but they also helped transfer my dad to the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit in Bristol which was a crucial part of his rehabilitation. My family as a whole have always donated to Wales Air Ambulance as my auntie was previously a fundraiser for the charity, but we hadn’t ever thought of organising our own fundraising activity until my dad’s accident happened.

“It was only then we realised how much each journey costs and how crucial the service is."

See this week’s south editions for the full story, in shops and online now