Dylan Lamb, a 20-year-old student who was given a generous donation of £5,000 from Manchester City and England star Jack Grealish for a potentially life-saving treatment, has tragically died following his battle with leukaemia.
Young Dylan from Burton-upon-Trent in Staffordshire was diagnosed with Precursor T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia back in July 2022, and despite being told he was in remission just two months later, he later found out the disease had returned earlier this year.
After his family set up a GoFundMe with the intention of flying him over to the US for an expensive last-ditch clinical trial that could potentially save his life, the Man City midfielder didn’t hesitate to donate the money towards his initial £500k fundraising target.
However, while Grealish‘s donation, and thousands of other contributions helped amass nearly £172k in funds, it has now been confirmed that Dylan sadly passed away on Saturday 26 August.
The promising University of Liverpool student “went in his sleep with his family by his side, having said his goodbyes to all of his friends the day before and he was still full of laughs and jokes,” according to a social media post.
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The post goes on to read: “I cannot put into words the love that us lads and Dylan’s family have felt through this difficult time. We cannot thank everyone enough for the continued support and love.
“I hope we have done you proud bro, and I hope you know that we will always love you.”
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His sister Lucy wrote the following on Facebook: “Dylan you were one in a million. The strength and courage you have shown during your battle has been admirable and will go down in history. If there is anything your nieces and nephews have learnt from ‘Uncle Dylan’ it’s strength, determination, courage, wit and the stubbornness to know exactly what they want. Fly high – until we meet again little bro. Lots of love and fist bumps.”
As mentioned in countless tributes to the brave young man, the way his friends and loved ones rallied around him, and carried out several inspiring fundraising activities over the past few months, has been nothing short of remarkable.
Our thoughts go out to all of his loved ones and all those who helped raise money for his treatment fund through the ‘3 Peaks for Dylan‘, local raffles, charity gigs, community centre drives and more should all be very proud of their selfless work.
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If you would like to continue donating to his fundraiser, and help Dylan’s family during this difficult time – with the money now set to go towards his funeral arrangements – you can do so HERE.
Featured Image — Family Handout/GoFundMe/Phoebe Cole
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Entire tram line suspended due to overhead line damage at Old Trafford
Daisy Jackson
Metrolink trams along the Altrincham line have been suspended due to damage to an overhead line near Old Trafford.
The damage, caused by a third party, has caused significant disruption for commuters across the Greater Manchester region this afternoon.
No Metrolink tram services are operating between Altrincham and Piccadilly, in either direction.
Large queues are already forming for buses at Piccadilly Gardens as people attempt to get home.
Engineers have arrived on site to try and fix the issue, but ‘significant disruption’ is expected to continue into the evening.
TfGM and Metrolink have also deployed staff to assist people with their journeys at all stops in the city centre as well as at Old Trafford, Trafford Bar, and Cornbrook.
Trams between Bury and Deansgate-Castlefield are unaffected.
Ticket acceptance is in place on the 245, 255, 256, 263, 281 and 285 bus services and on Northern Rail services between Altrincham and the city centre. Simply show the driver your Metrolink ticket or pass when boarding.
You can plan the rest of your journey online using the TfGM journey planner here.
Pubs can extend their opening hours if England make it to the Euro 2024 semi-finals
Emily Sergeant
Pubs are to be permitted to extend their opening hours if England make it through to the semi-finals of EURO 2024 this summer.
With the Premier League, and the English and Scottish football leagues, all drawing to a close over the next couple of weeks, our nations are already looking ahead to what is gearing up to be a massive summer of sport – with both the UEFA EURO 2024, and the 2024 Olympics coming up before August is out.
And now, it’s been revealed by Home Secretary James Cleverly that if either England or Scotland’s mens national football teams make it to the semi-final of European football’s flagship tournament, then pubs will be allowed to stay open for longer.
But, there’s a bit of a catch… because isn’t there always?
The Government has said that venues will be allowed to stay open for an extra two hours on match days if either or both teams reach the last four or the final of the competition, but this only applies to pubs that already have a license to open until 11pm anyway.
Pubs can extend their opening hours if England make it to the Euro 2024 semi-finals / Credit: Piqsels | Wikimedia Commons
The move to extend opening hours comes after a consultation at the end of last year, and is hoped to provide a boost to the hospitality industry – which has notably been hit hard during the ongoing cost of living crisis.
The Home Secretaries in England and Wales, under Section 172 of the Licensing Act 2003, can make an order relaxing licensing hours to mark occasions of “exceptional national significance”, but the Scottish and Northern Irish Governments have to set their own rules.
“We have listened to the public through our consultation,” explained Home Secretary James Cleverley, “and we will be extending pub licensing hours should England or Scotland reach the semi-finals or final of Euro 2024.”
The EURO 2024 semi-finals are to be held on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 July / Credit: UEFA
Mr Cleverley said the move will “allow friends, families and communities to come together for longer to watch their nation hopefully bring it home”.
This legislation is set to be laid in Parliament today (Wednesday 8 May) to ensure there is enough time for it to be debated and passed before the tournament begins on Friday 14 June, the Government has confirmed.